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Be aware of safety warning signs when swimming near water structures this summer

Be aware of safety warning signs when swimming near water structures this summer

Friday, 26 July 2019

Weirs, currents, and underwater structures all pose hazards, warns the Environment Agency...

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National Drought Group – EA Executive Director’s statement

National Drought Group – EA Executive Director’s statement

Friday, 26 July 2019

The NDG met on Thursday 25 July, chaired by Harvey Bradshaw, Executive Director of the Environment Agency....

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Drones to detect illegal water abstractions

Drones to detect illegal water abstractions

Wednesday, 24 July 2019

Drones will be used for the first time this summer to gather information about illegal abstraction in East Anglia’s fenland areas....

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£2.9 million extra funding to boost action on making homes more resilient to floods

£2.9 million extra funding to boost action on making homes more resilient to floods

Monday, 22 July 2019

Extra funding will support three projects to increase flood resilience...

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Environment Agency publishes Annual Report 2018 2019

Environment Agency publishes Annual Report 2018 2019

Monday, 22 July 2019

Outlining the EA's achievements over the last financial year. ...

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Survey works start at Apperley Bridge for flood defence proposals

Survey works start at Apperley Bridge for flood defence proposals

Monday, 22 July 2019

Survey works are starting at a listed bridge in Bradford, to create a detailed design to reduce flood risk in the area for the Leeds Flood Alleviation...

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Restoring Estuarine and Coastal Habitats in the North East Atlantic

Restoring Estuarine and Coastal Habitats in the North East Atlantic

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

Speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency 16 July 2019 | Natural History Museum...

New equipment to help combat illegal fishing

New equipment to help combat illegal fishing

Monday, 15 July 2019

Funding has helped secure new specialist equipment to boost fisheries enforcement patrols in East Anglia....

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Road closure avoided in Mytholmroyd as vital flood defence scheme progresses

Road closure avoided in Mytholmroyd as vital flood defence scheme progresses

Monday, 15 July 2019

Motorists in Calderdale village temporarily diverted through fire station forecourt...

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17,000 more fish released into Lincolnshire's River Witham

17,000 more fish released into Lincolnshire's River Witham

Friday, 12 July 2019

Environment Agency teams have restocked a total of 91,000 so far to help the river recover after a devastating pollution last year...

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Work underway to remove tonnes of plastic from West Cumbrian river

Work underway to remove tonnes of plastic from West Cumbrian river

Thursday, 11 July 2019

River liner was installed 25 years ago...

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Thames Water fined for polluting Berkshire waterway

Thames Water fined for polluting Berkshire waterway

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Hundreds of fish killed after Maidenhead stream hit by sewage ...

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North Warwickshire landowners warned to be vigilant

North Warwickshire landowners warned to be vigilant

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

Environment Agency issues warning to prevent landowners becoming a victim at the hands of waste criminals....

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EA Chair responds to Committee on Climate Change Adaptation Report

EA Chair responds to Committee on Climate Change Adaptation Report

Wednesday, 10 July 2019

The Committee on Climate Change has published a report on adaptation to climate change today, here is the response from the Chair of the Environment A...

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Environment Agency tells water companies to clean up their act and protect the environment from pollution

Environment Agency tells water companies to clean up their act and protect the environment from pollution

Tuesday, 09 July 2019

Water company efforts to protect the environment were described as ‘simply unacceptable’ in an Environment Agency (EA) report published today (10 July...

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£67m Ipswich Tidal Flood Barrier wins top engineering award

£67m Ipswich Tidal Flood Barrier wins top engineering award

Friday, 05 July 2019

The Ipswich Tidal Flood Barrier has won a top award from the leading international engineering institution. ...

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Company directors convicted after 2 major fires

Company directors convicted after 2 major fires

Friday, 05 July 2019

Suspended prison sentences handed to company directors following major fires and pollution incident in Kidderminster...

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Major flood scheme construction gets underway in Radcliffe and Redvales

Major flood scheme construction gets underway in Radcliffe and Redvales

Friday, 05 July 2019

A sod cutting ceremony marked the launch of a flood scheme which will protect more than 800 homes and local businesses. ...

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Speech for London Climate Week

Speech for London Climate Week

Friday, 05 July 2019

Speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and UK Commissioner to the Global Commission on Adaptation...

Much Wenlock residents urged to find out about flood risk

Much Wenlock residents urged to find out about flood risk

Wednesday, 03 July 2019

Public drop in session is being held in Priory Hall on 10 July...

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Alcester residents invited to give views on flood scheme proposals

Alcester residents invited to give views on flood scheme proposals

Wednesday, 03 July 2019

Residents are being invited to share their thoughts on flood scheme proposals for the town of Alcester at an upcoming community drop-in session. ...

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Event to raise awareness of Hull's flood risk

Event to raise awareness of Hull's flood risk

Tuesday, 02 July 2019

An organisation whose remit is to raise awareness of flood risk in the Hull area has announced that the city will once again host to the 'Hulltimate' ...

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Chair of the Environment Agency statement on the Green Finance Strategy

Chair of the Environment Agency statement on the Green Finance Strategy

Tuesday, 02 July 2019

Emma Howard Boyd welcomes the launch of the Green Finance Strategy...

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United Utilities gives back to local environment after polluting river with ferric solution

United Utilities gives back to local environment after polluting river with ferric solution

Tuesday, 02 July 2019

Incident caused a significant fish kill...

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Major flood scheme gets underway in Burton upon Trent

Major flood scheme gets underway in Burton upon Trent

Friday, 28 June 2019

£30m project in Burton-upon-Trent to reduce flood risk for 5,500 properties for decades to come....

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Ofwat announces £126 million penalty for Southern Water

Ofwat announces £126 million penalty for Southern Water

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

The Environment Agency is undertaking a separate criminal investigation. ...

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It’s the climate emergency, stupid

It’s the climate emergency, stupid

Tuesday, 25 June 2019

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency Aldersgate Group, London, 25 June 2019 ...

New National Angling Strategy aims to get more people fishing

New National Angling Strategy aims to get more people fishing

Monday, 24 June 2019

A new National Angling Strategy has been launched to encourage greater participation in the sport by focusing on the health and well-being benefits th...

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Wainfleet residents return home after flooding

Wainfleet residents return home after flooding

Friday, 21 June 2019

More than two months’ worth of rain fell in three days last week, causing a breach of the flood bank on the River Steeping....

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Officers head to the beach all in the name of science

Officers head to the beach all in the name of science

Friday, 21 June 2019

Beach users in Suffolk and Norfolk might be surprised to see Environment Agency staff stride into the sea in their waders, but they are testing water ...

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