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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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Somerset haulage firm fined for waste offence

Somerset haulage firm fined for waste offence

Wednesday, 14 November 2018

A company has been ordered to pay £10,476 in fines and costs for illegally disposing of thousands of tonnes of waste on agricultural land near Exeter....

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Weather Radar deployed in Cumbria to improve flood forecasting

Weather Radar deployed in Cumbria to improve flood forecasting

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

The Environment Agency and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) have successfully deployed a mobile weather radar in Cumbria....

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Work to regenerate dock area in Hull gets under way

Work to regenerate dock area in Hull gets under way

Tuesday, 13 November 2018

A construction project to regenerate a historic riverside dock area in Hull and replace flood defences to better protect 2,000 commercial properties h...

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Event brings North East Flood Wardens together

Event brings North East Flood Wardens together

Monday, 12 November 2018

Teams of volunteer flood wardens across the North East are playing a vital role in helping protect their communities...

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New Northumberland flood scheme complete

New Northumberland flood scheme complete

Friday, 09 November 2018

The Environment Agency and Port of Blyth have worked together to build a £600,000 flood wall to protect homes and businesses in Blyth. ...

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Body worn cameras to help fight fisheries and waste crimes

Body worn cameras to help fight fisheries and waste crimes

Thursday, 08 November 2018

East Midlands officers are now wearing body worn video cameras to aid prosecutions and as a deterrent to violence...

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Environment Agency announces increases to charges for boaters

Environment Agency announces increases to charges for boaters

Thursday, 08 November 2018

Environment Agency announces new charges for boat registrations...

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£16 million Teesside flood scheme complete

£16 million Teesside flood scheme complete

Thursday, 08 November 2018

The Environment Agency has completed a vital new Teesside flood scheme which benefits local residents and businesses and provides a significant boost ...

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Beavers to return to Essex for the first time in 400 years

Beavers to return to Essex for the first time in 400 years

Tuesday, 06 November 2018

A pair of beavers will be heading to a new home in North Essex as part of a pioneering natural flood management scheme for East Anglia....

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Van crushed for Berkshire waste offences

Van crushed for Berkshire waste offences

Monday, 29 October 2018

Green Transit connected to waste crime across southern England...

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Standing on the shoulders of giants in a rising sea

Standing on the shoulders of giants in a rising sea

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, speech to the Global Engineering Congress - 24th October 2018...

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Skipton Flood Alleviation Scheme officially opened

Skipton Flood Alleviation Scheme officially opened

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

A multi-million pound flood defence scheme to reduce the risk of flooding to homes and businesses in Skipton has officially opened today (Thursday 11 ...

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New River Wear fish pass is complete

New River Wear fish pass is complete

Monday, 22 October 2018

An Environment Agency project to safeguard the flood warning service for Stanhope has also improved fish passage on the River Wear. ...

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Recreational angling puts £1.4bn into English economy

Recreational angling puts £1.4bn into English economy

Thursday, 18 October 2018

Freshwater anglers contribute an estimated £1.4 billion annually to the English economy, supporting up to 27,000 full-time equivalent jobs, through th...

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Environment Agency commits to fight against modern slavery

Environment Agency commits to fight against modern slavery

Thursday, 18 October 2018

The Environment Agency commits to tackling modern day slavery...

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Surface water: The biggest flood risk of all

Surface water: The biggest flood risk of all

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Speech by Sir James Bevan KCMG, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, CIWEM Surface Water Management Conference, 17 October 2018 ...

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Solihull man ordered to complete 220 hours of unpaid work

Solihull man ordered to complete 220 hours of unpaid work

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

Adam Orsler of Solihull, was sentenced today, for charges relating to the illegal dumping of waste in Smethwick....

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Environmental performance of business continues to improve report shows

Environmental performance of business continues to improve report shows

Monday, 15 October 2018

The environmental performance of regulated businesses across the country continues to improve, according to latest figures released from the Environme...

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Environment Agency to remove wrecks from River Thames at West Molesey

Environment Agency to remove wrecks from River Thames at West Molesey

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

The River Thames Waterways team is carrying out an operation to remove a number of abandoned and sunken 'eyesore' wrecks from the River Thames....

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Extra prison time for waste dumper

Extra prison time for waste dumper

Tuesday, 09 October 2018

A waste dumper already serving time in prison has had his sentence increased by Basildon Crown Court. ...

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Romford CCTV catches Pinner waste criminal in the act

Romford CCTV catches Pinner waste criminal in the act

Monday, 08 October 2018

Man filmed dumping builders rubbish illegally...

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RSPB to host flood scheme information evening on 11 October

RSPB to host flood scheme information evening on 11 October

Friday, 05 October 2018

You are invited to hear more about the £32m project in Perry Barr and Witton, reducing flood risk for 1,400 properties....

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Flood risk management scheme for Worcestershire village opens

Flood risk management scheme for Worcestershire village opens

Wednesday, 03 October 2018

New £4.1 million Badsey Brook flood risk management scheme to reduce the risk of flooding for nearly 300 properties in Worcestershire....

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Helping residents be prepared for flooding

Helping residents be prepared for flooding

Wednesday, 03 October 2018

The Environment Agency is working with residents in Chester-le-Street to help them be better prepared for flooding. ...

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Environment Agency joins forces with eBay to stop illegal vehicle breakers

Environment Agency joins forces with eBay to stop illegal vehicle breakers

Friday, 28 September 2018

The Environment Agency and eBay have joined forces to tackle illegal car breakers which use the e-commerce site to trade....

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Working with nature to reduce flood risk in Norfolk

Working with nature to reduce flood risk in Norfolk

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Working with natural flood management to help manage flood risk to local properties and to improve habitats....

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Speech   Climate change: too true to be good

Speech Climate change: too true to be good

Tuesday, 25 September 2018

Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency Royal Society of Arts, 24 September 2018 ...

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National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement – September 2018

National Drought Group – Chairman’s Statement – September 2018

Thursday, 20 September 2018

The NDG convened on Thursday 20 September to assess the present situation and review the action being taken to reduce the risk of drought in 2019. ...

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Grass greener, but rain needed to reduce drought risk for 2019

Grass greener, but rain needed to reduce drought risk for 2019

Thursday, 20 September 2018

More than 300 dry-weather environmental incidents in summer 2018 ...

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