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Second round of public consultation is now open.
Hull’s new Humber frontage flood defences which provide greater protection to 113,000 homes and businesses, as well as local infrastructure and other public amenities are being officially opened.
Angler found guilty of breaching Nottinghamshire fishing byelaws.
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted two men who stored more than 26,000 cubic metres of waste illegally at a site on land next to the M54 motorway.
Remarks by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Water, 3 March 2022
Martin Ward pleaded guilty to dumping waste in Charlton, Greenwich, Lambeth and Peckham.
A man from County Durham has been ordered to pay £1,251 in fines and costs for obstructing and abusing Environment Agency officers who wanted to conduct a site inspection.
The Environment Agency is reminding anglers of the importance of having a rod licence after a Leeds man was fined for fishing illegally.
The Environment Agency is urging communities to remain vigilant as flood warnings are still in place.
The public consultation is in response to an application by BAE Systems Marine Ltd for Barrow Shipyards site in Cumbria.
A man who spent 20 months dumping waste on a field has been given three months to clear up his mess.
The Environment Agency will consult on its draft decision to vary environmental permitting conditions for Walleys Quarry Landfill, Cemetery Road, Silverdale, Newcastle under Lyme.
Speech by Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, at the National Farmers Union Conference
Speech by Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive of the Environment Agency, World Water Tech Innovation Summit, 22 February 2022
Company pays £17,600 to Bradgate Park Trust’s Jubilee Woodland project.
Residents in flood-risk areas urged to evacuate with support from police and council.
Powerful flood defences along Severn Estuary stand up to full force of Storm Eunice.
Severe Flood Warnings issued due to expected tidal surge which poses high flood risk to properties along the Severn and Wye estuaries.
Northumbrian Water has paid £165,000 to Tyne Rivers Trust after an unauthorised discharge led to a pollution incident near Newcastle.
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