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First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Environment Agency bailiffs caught 4 people fishing without a licence when they went out this week in Norfolk.
The winter floods have highlighted the danger of building on floodplains, the Environment Agency Chairman told this week’s CIWEM conference.
Residents of West Bay, Dorset are invited to a drop-in session tomorrow (10 April), 4pm to 7pm, to talk about the winter storms and floods.
On 1 April the Environment Agency's revised web content went live on GOV.UK.
The Environment Agency has a new blog.
Dredging of one of the major rivers in the Somerset Moors and Levels will begin today (31 March 2014), the Environment Agency announced.
It's taken five weeks of intensive work to restore the sea defences damaged by the severe winter storms at Preston Beach, east of Weymouth.
Home owners are being reminded of the dangers of pouring cleaning fluids and other toxic chemicals down drains after a pollution incident.
Prompt action by Ministry of Defence staff has saved a Napoleonic fortification threatened after winter storms damaged nearby sea defences.
The Lower Dove flood defence scheme is a successful tale of private-public partnership.
Eric Pickles' update on the latest situation on the UK floods and recovery.
The Environment Agency is appealing for witnesses to a crime after approximately 3,000 cubic metres of waste was dumped in a warehouse.
Owen Paterson announces an action plan to better protect Somerset.
The Environment Agency was today joined by military personnel as it starts the inspection of flood defences across the South West.
Eric Pickles' update on the latest situation on the UK floods.
Military personnel are to remain available to assist local authorities as efforts begin to move from flood relief to recovery work.
Military personnel will assist the Environment Agency in inspecting flood defences across England.
Thousands of military personnel continue to contribute to flood relief efforts across affected parts of the United Kingdom.
Statement following the COBR meeting (15 February) on the floods and severe weather affecting parts of the UK.
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