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Environment Agency joins forces with partners to use natural features to capture silt run-off in the River Leven catchment.
Environment Agency teams in East Sussex responded to a serious incident near Lewe when approximately 20,000 litres of slurry entered the Plumpton Mill Stream.
New statistics on bathing water quality reveal England's favourite swimming spots are the cleanest they've been since records began.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The Environment Agency has issued an appeal for information following the oil pollution in the River Derwent yesterday.
A mine water treatment scheme is helping to improve the bathing water quality at Saltburn-by-the-Sea in the north east of England.
From this week, the Environment Agency begins the annual water quality testing at over 400 popular bathing beaches.
Pollution incident affected the River Ouse near York
Clearance work will improve water flow
Pollution incident killed hundreds of fish at Walton Colliery Nature Park
Thames Water Utilities Limited (Thames Water) has been ordered to pay record-breaking £1 million after polluting a canal in Hertfordshire.
A livestock farm leading the way in catchment sensitive farming in Cornwall hosted a visit by Sir Philip Dilley, the Environment Agency Chairman, and the Bude Cleaner Seas Project this week (Monday 23 November).
Minister Rory Stewart opens Europe’s first zero-chemical, zero-power, metal mine water-treatment scheme
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
New figures show the benefits of the new state-of-the-art tunnel
Autumn harvesting using heavy machinery can often lead to soil compaction, with little time for remedial action before the winter sets in.
A sniffer dog is being used to monitor for new colonies of water voles, as part of a reintroduction project in Hertfordshire
On 23 September, Severn Trent Water appeared at Sheffield Crown Court for charges relating to a number of pollution incidents.
Speech delivered at the House of Commons
The Environment Agency is working with partners to improve water quality in a Northumberland burn following recent pollution incidcents
The public can do their bit to keep water quality high
England’s bathing season is officially open – and its best-loved seas and lakes are cleaner than ever.
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