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Devon landowner took 23 times the legal limit of waste from haulier

Devon landowner took 23 times the legal limit of waste from haulier

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

To restore land to agricultural use, the landowner imported 23,500 tonnes of soil but was only allowed a maximum of 1,000 tonnes. ...

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Young engineer Ahmed takes national title

Young engineer Ahmed takes national title

Wednesday, 19 June 2019

Environment Agency engineer, Ahmed Yusuf, has proved he is at the top of his game by winning a national award....

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Climate change tops agenda at Flood and Coast Conference 2019

Climate change tops agenda at Flood and Coast Conference 2019

Tuesday, 18 June 2019

The fourth Flood and Coast Conference opened in Telford today....

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Not drowning but waving: making the climate emergency a global opportunity

Not drowning but waving: making the climate emergency a global opportunity

Tuesday, 18 June 2019

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive, Environment Agency Flood and Coast Conference, Telford International Centre, 18 June 2019 ...

Exmouth tidal defence scheme exhibition   save the date

Exmouth tidal defence scheme exhibition save the date

Monday, 17 June 2019

Learn how 1,800 properties will have their flood risk cut at the drop-in exhibition on 28 June 2019. ...

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Anglers asked to embrace careful catch and release of salmon

Anglers asked to embrace careful catch and release of salmon

Monday, 17 June 2019

The Environment Agency and its partner organisations are today calling on anglers to choose to release salmon caught by rod and line and to handle fis...

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Preventing pollution and hazards from soil water run off

Preventing pollution and hazards from soil water run off

Friday, 14 June 2019

Environment Agency and Herefordshire Council are using satellite technology to target sites where soil water run-off is causing big problems for the e...

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Emergency byelaw to protect salmon stocks throughout the Severn

Emergency byelaw to protect salmon stocks throughout the Severn

Friday, 14 June 2019

The Environment Agency is today introducing an emergency byelaw to protect salmon in the River Severn and its estuary, after a review of recent data s...

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The tip beneath the iceberg

The tip beneath the iceberg

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency Speech to Resourcing the Future Conference 2019, London...

Work to start on final stage of £1 million pumping station overhaul

Work to start on final stage of £1 million pumping station overhaul

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Parkeston pumping station near Harwich, located at the lower end of the Ramsey/Dock River, helps to protect homes and businesses from the risk of floo...

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Government announcement to end UK's contribution to climate change

Government announcement to end UK's contribution to climate change

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

Commenting on the Prime Minister's announcement to set a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, Emma Howard Boyd Chair of the Environmen...

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Rowanoak directors found guilty of waste crime

Rowanoak directors found guilty of waste crime

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

They abandoned 2,000 tonnes of waste, leading to complaints of odour, dust and debris...

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New equipment set to help fish in distress

New equipment set to help fish in distress

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Fishing licence income has funded £10,000 worth of equipment to help protect fisheries in East Anglia and save fish in distress due to the effects of ...

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Major milestone for £45 million York Flood Alleviation Scheme

Major milestone for £45 million York Flood Alleviation Scheme

Monday, 10 June 2019

Construction gets underway on flood defences in the North Street area to help protect York...

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Green light for next stage of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme

Green light for next stage of Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme

Friday, 07 June 2019

The first step of phase two of Leeds flood defence scheme was supported by city plans panel today ...

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Hundreds of commercial properties “sitting targets” for waste criminals

Hundreds of commercial properties “sitting targets” for waste criminals

Wednesday, 05 June 2019

Warning for owners of land and property across Kent, Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire....

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National Drought Group agrees support for farmers and wildlife

National Drought Group agrees support for farmers and wildlife

Tuesday, 04 June 2019

A National Drought Group (NDG) meeting was convened today (4 June) to review water resources ahead of summer, following a dry winter and spring which ...

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National Drought Group   EA Chief Executive’s Statement

National Drought Group EA Chief Executive’s Statement

Tuesday, 04 June 2019

The National Drought Group met on 4 June 2019...

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Emergency review of salmon numbers to protect stocks in the Severn estuary

Emergency review of salmon numbers to protect stocks in the Severn estuary

Tuesday, 04 June 2019

The Environment Agency is carrying out a review of new data which shows a significant reduction in salmon stock levels in the Severn Estuary. ...

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Jail for pair of serial Home Counties fly tippers

Jail for pair of serial Home Counties fly tippers

Monday, 03 June 2019

Third man gets suspended sentence and night curfew following waste crime convictions....

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The importance of soil in a changing climate

The importance of soil in a changing climate

Monday, 03 June 2019

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, speech to Devon and Cornwall Soils Alliance, Lakeside, Roadford Reservoir, Devon...

Residents invited to view Perry Barr and Witton flood scheme

Residents invited to view Perry Barr and Witton flood scheme

Friday, 31 May 2019

Public invited to see £42.3m flood defence scheme in Sandwell Valley Country Park...

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Appeal for help in tracing Keighley river pollution

Appeal for help in tracing Keighley river pollution

Wednesday, 29 May 2019

Oil seen in a tributary of the River Worth...

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South West Water fined after repeat sewage spill at Devon beach

South West Water fined after repeat sewage spill at Devon beach

Tuesday, 28 May 2019

Sewage leaked from a manhole at South Sands Beach in 2012 and again during Easter Bank Holiday in 2017....

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Appeal for landowners to take part in pioneering project

Appeal for landowners to take part in pioneering project

Thursday, 23 May 2019

A pioneering project looking into whether temporarily flooding agricultural land around the Humber could benefit farmers and wildlife is appealing for...

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Norwich river given new lease of life

Norwich river given new lease of life

Thursday, 23 May 2019

A stretch of the River Yare near Norwich has been improved thanks to a river habitat project....

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Nottinghamshire project to protect native white clawed crayfish

Nottinghamshire project to protect native white clawed crayfish

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

Protecting our native white-clawed crayfish from the invasive American signal crayfish...

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£40m Great Yarmouth flood defence upgrade set to start

£40m Great Yarmouth flood defence upgrade set to start

Wednesday, 22 May 2019

The work will better protect more than 4,500 properties from tidal flooding...

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Brown trout and endangered crayfish rescued from river pollution

Brown trout and endangered crayfish rescued from river pollution

Tuesday, 21 May 2019

Environment Agency teams have moved around 700 fish to safety...

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Environment Minister launches major Hull flood alleviation scheme

Environment Minister launches major Hull flood alleviation scheme

Thursday, 16 May 2019

Construction of one of the biggest flood defence schemes in the country was officially launched by the Environment Minister in Hull today (Thursda...

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