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The Government has responded to the Coroner’s Prevention of Future Deaths Report
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Burst water mains contaminated Billing Brook in Northampton and Willow Brook in Corby.
Video footage released by Highways England reveals the moment litter louts caught dumping rubbish on the M6 were then ordered to clean up their mess by police.
Natural England has downgraded the environmental condition of the Somerset Levels and Moors Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) due to water quality issues.
Favourite recreation spot and chalk stream hit by 79 million litres of sludge.
Government announces major cash injection for green technology and development as part of Green Industrial Revolution.
New legal duties on water companies and government will be included in the Environment Bill to reduce sewage discharged into waterways
Sales of coal and wet wood for household burning are being phased out to cut harmful pollution to human health
UK funded study confirms that preserving Guatemalan landscapes in the Pacific coast will contribute to reduce more than 250,000 tons of Co2 until 2050.
Preventing plastic waste will be the focus of an open virtual workshop for businesses in the Solent area today (19 April 2021).
Poor maintenance at the company's plant diverted corrosive liquid towards River Cam
Government consultation opens on plans to monitor, reduce and eliminate Persistent Organic Pollutants
The Flipflopi sailing boat arrives in Uganda to the source of the River Nile, to tackle plastic pollution in Lake Victoria and the East African region.
Ambitions to reduce avoidable plastic waste in the Southampton area have taken a step forward at a virtual workshop run by the Environment Agency.
Five legally binding principles will guide future policymaking to protect the environment.
Air Quality Grants awarded across England to fund local projects for cleaner air
Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, delivered a speech this morning at an event hosted by the Aldersgate Group.
Fish deaths topped 1,000 as sewage poured into stream.
The new environmental watchdog for England will be launched on an interim basis ahead of its formal establishment as part of the Environment Bill.
The Environment Agency is urging people to check their oil tanks for leaks to protect the environment and reduce the risk of potentially large financial losses.
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