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Signs help to identify flood risk car parks

Signs help to identify flood risk car parks

Friday, 21 December 2018

Motorists across the North East can now get information on car parks at risk of flooding in a new project from the Environment Agency and local author...

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Polluter to submit plans for River Witham repairs

Polluter to submit plans for River Witham repairs

Thursday, 20 December 2018

The Environment Agency has served a 'notice of liability' for a pollution incident that killed at least 100,000 fish in Lincolnshire....

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Environment Agency issues new permits for Bletchingley oilfield

Environment Agency issues new permits for Bletchingley oilfield

Thursday, 20 December 2018

The Environment Agency has issued new environmental permits to iGas Energy for operations at the Bletchingley oil and gas site in Surrey....

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Report floating pennywort this winter, says Environment Agency

Report floating pennywort this winter, says Environment Agency

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Reminder issued after EA removes 1,000 tonnes of the invasive species from the Anglian region’s rivers...

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Environment Agency announces new national salmon and sea trout byelaws

Environment Agency announces new national salmon and sea trout byelaws

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Environment Agency introduce restrictions on fishing in England in response to the international decline in migratory salmon stocks....

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Somerset rivers stocked with fish ahead of Christmas

Somerset rivers stocked with fish ahead of Christmas

Tuesday, 18 December 2018

Thousands of roach, bream, chub, tench, crucians and dace find homes in Clevedon, Burtle, Parchey, Yeovilton and Frome....

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Tis the season for filling Christmas stockings

Tis the season for filling Christmas stockings

Monday, 17 December 2018

Environment Agency’s Fish Farm team has been out spreading good cheer during the festive season with their Christmas restocking program....

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Illegally dumped waste at Redbrook Lane cleared

Illegally dumped waste at Redbrook Lane cleared

Monday, 17 December 2018

Rugeley illegal waste following organised waste crime...

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Carlisle residents invited to have their say on future flood risk

Carlisle residents invited to have their say on future flood risk

Wednesday, 12 December 2018

Carlisle residents are being invited to share their thoughts on a flood risk management scheme for the town at an upcoming community drop-in session. ...

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Totnes flood defence scheme gets £3.8 million upgrade

Totnes flood defence scheme gets £3.8 million upgrade

Monday, 10 December 2018

More than 400 properties better protected from river and tides by longer, higher walls plus other improvements....

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Planning application submitted for further £112.1m of Leeds flood defences

Planning application submitted for further £112.1m of Leeds flood defences

Thursday, 06 December 2018

Plans for the second phase of the Leeds Flood Alleviation Scheme have been put forward....

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Call for committee members to help shape future flood plans (2018)

Call for committee members to help shape future flood plans (2018)

Tuesday, 04 December 2018

The Environment Agency is recruiting members for flood committees in the Severn and Wye and the Trent catchments....

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Public urged not to take dangerous risks as Storm Diana hits Britain

Public urged not to take dangerous risks as Storm Diana hits Britain

Thursday, 29 November 2018

As Storm Diana hits Britain, the Environment Agency and National Fire Chiefs Council are urging the public to avoid life-endangering risks such as dri...

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Young people most at risk in a flood, warns Environment Agency & British Red Cross

Young people most at risk in a flood, warns Environment Agency & British Red Cross

Thursday, 29 November 2018

The Environment Agency and British Red Cross research shows that young people most at risk in a flood ...

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Environment Agency issues Brockham oil site permits

Environment Agency issues Brockham oil site permits

Thursday, 29 November 2018

The Environment Agency has issued new modern permits to Angus Energy plc for production at its Brockham site in Surrey....

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Fish moved to make way for flood scheme construction

Fish moved to make way for flood scheme construction

Monday, 26 November 2018

The next stage of the Environment Agency’s £32m project in Perry Barr and Witton, reducing flood risk for 1,400 properties, started with a fish rescue...

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Business and communities should plan now for climate change

Business and communities should plan now for climate change

Monday, 26 November 2018

Environment Agency Chair, Emma Howard Boyd is calling on businesses and communities to prepare as latest UK climate change projections are published....

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Water company to pay a record £975,000 towards environmental improvements following sewage spills on Dorset coast

Water company to pay a record £975,000 towards environmental improvements following sewage spills on Dorset coast

Friday, 23 November 2018

Wessex Water has offered to pay £975,000 to achieve equivalent environmental benefits following a series of sewage spills in Swanage Bay, Dorset. ...

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Campaign to cut plastics around the coast gets boost thanks to Environment Agency

Campaign to cut plastics around the coast gets boost thanks to Environment Agency

Friday, 23 November 2018

Firm agrees to pay nearly £25,000 to the Marine Conservation Society following breaches...

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Partnership project to help protect Nottinghamshire villages from flooding

Partnership project to help protect Nottinghamshire villages from flooding

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Construction has started in Lowdham...

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Chance to find out about plans to remove Dove Cliff Weir

Chance to find out about plans to remove Dove Cliff Weir

Thursday, 22 November 2018

Project will improve biodiversity on the river...

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National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement: 19 November

National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement: 19 November

Monday, 19 November 2018

The Environment Agency host the National Drought Group (NDG) which brings together stakeholders to coordinate action to maintain protect the environme...

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£2.1m programme of improvements to River Thames locks

£2.1m programme of improvements to River Thames locks

Monday, 19 November 2018

Work will support recreational and commercial boating along 135-mile stretch of water....

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Leatherhead van destroyed after link to waste crime

Leatherhead van destroyed after link to waste crime

Monday, 19 November 2018

Vehicle seen in Surrey town part of criminal probe...

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Keep an eye out for floating pennywort this winter

Keep an eye out for floating pennywort this winter

Friday, 16 November 2018

We’re asking river-users to report any new outbreaks of the invasive plant...

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Tonbridge Hildenborough residents invited to flood scheme events

Tonbridge Hildenborough residents invited to flood scheme events

Thursday, 15 November 2018

The Environment Agency is inviting local residents, land owners and stakeholders to discuss plans for its scheme to better protect properties from flo...

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Project to help protect coastal defences and the environment

Project to help protect coastal defences and the environment

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Environment Agency teams have been working to restore eroding saltmarsh in north Essex to help preserve coastal defences and enhance the ecology....

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Helping fish and eels along their journey

Helping fish and eels along their journey

Thursday, 15 November 2018

A specially designed fish pass could be rolled out across Essex to allow fish to travel more easily through rivers....

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UK HPR1000 new nuclear reactor design completes initial scrutiny part of regulators’ Generic Design Assessment

UK HPR1000 new nuclear reactor design completes initial scrutiny part of regulators’ Generic Design Assessment

Thursday, 15 November 2018

Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency (EA) announce completed scrutiny of the UK HPR1000 reactor design...

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Portreath sea wall repair work starts

Portreath sea wall repair work starts

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

The Environment Agency will start repair work on Portreath sea wall this Thursday (15 November)....

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