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On 29 June 2023, the government announced new investment and actions to improve lowland peat and reduce carbon emissions.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Plans to maintain water supply resilience have been discussed by National Drought Group members amidst ongoing hot and dry weather.
Anglian Water has paid a monetary penalty of £150,000 following an investigation by the Environment Agency after sewage was released into the River Til.
Public urged to report sightings of invasive Pacific pink salmon in UK waters.
South East fisheries officers are responding to hundreds of fish in distress as warmer temperatures raise risk of fish dying and algal blooms in watercourses.
Environmental permit public consultation now open for comments until 2 August 2023.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted eight men from the West Midlands for fishing offences.
The Environment Agency is inviting residents of Bewdley, Worcestershire to find out more about plans for a permanent flood defence scheme at a drop-in event.
The Environment Agency is announcing the start of the new fishing season, welcoming anglers back to rivers across England.
An emergency convoy of lorries carrying donated flood equipment has left the UK for Ukraine, following the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam.
Thousands of homes and businesses will be better-protected from flooding by new seawall.
Full steam ahead for boaters in summer 2023 - Improvements scheduled at 20 sites and more projects coming down the river
West Yorkshire man gets director ban after unlawful business that saw sons jailed.
A faulty pipe leaked deadly fertiliser into River Witham, stretching 46km in ‘one of the largest environmental incidents ever recorded in Lincolnshire’.
The Environment Agency is reminding anglers that no crayfish trapping is authorised in Yorkshire
The FLOW river orchard was planted five years ago. It is now a thriving community project which became popular during the pandemic.
This week the Environment Agency hosted The Flood and Coast Conference Excellence Awards.
A new consultation has launched as the Environment Agency is 'minded to’ issue a permit variation for commercial oil and gas production at West Newton A in East Riding of Yorkshire.
Perry Barr and Witton to benefit from £50 million project. New protection hopes to avoid historical floods
Dozens of angling clubs and fishery projects boosted by cash grants.
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