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Two company directors have been in the Old Bailey court this week for operating an illegal waste wood operation in Essex.
Poor maintenance at the company's plant diverted corrosive liquid towards River Cam
New legal duties on water companies and government will reduce sewage discharged into waterways.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Cutting-edge flood forecasting and natural flood management schemes trialled in 25 selected areas receiving a share of £150m to develop new flooding responses.
Scheme will better protect 787 properties in the area
A specially designed fish pass is being installed in a Norfolk chalk stream, to enable fish to swim freely through the upper River Tiffey.
More than 250 trees are being planted in a Northumberland town to replace those lost during construction of a vital flood alleviation scheme.
Public Consultation is now open
The Environment Agency’s contract with the Angling Trust has been extended until March 2023.
Construction firms urged to take responsibility for their waste to limit disruption to the environment.
600 homes and businesses protected from flooding.
Residents in 113,000 homes in Hull are now better protected from flooding as the Environment Agency’s £42 million Humber frontages scheme comes to fruition.
The Environment Agency and partners have completed more than 700 projects to better protect more than 300,000 homes since 2015
The Environment Agency and the Suffolk Wildlife Trust have completed a 2-year project to improve the River Gipping and its tributaries.
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and Adviser to the Board of Trade, speaking at an event hosted by the British Embassy in Washington D.C.
Plans to create a large ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses near Bransholme in east Hull have been submitted for planning approval.
Public consultation now open on applications to vary existing permits at Horse Hill, including the drilling of 4 new boreholes.
Resources encouraging less waste are live on the National Federation of Young Farmers’ Club website.
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment, speaking at an International Women's Day event organised by the COP26 presidency, in partnership with Chatham House
A Northamptonshire man, who was jailed in January, after a decade of waste offences was ordered this week to pay £12,500 in costs and £140 in victim surcharge.
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