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Campaign highlights pollution risk caused to sea by pouring fat, oil and other waste down drains and gullies.
A tool calculating the potential costs of air pollution will provide councils with further impetus to act and improve air quality.
Work is beginning in Salisbury to decontaminate potentially affected sites for the city and its visitors.
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Re-scheduled public drop-in for Holmwood residents to find out more about the Environment Agency's role.
Views on domestic burning of dirtier fuels will help inform steps to further improve air pollution.
Restrictions to help lower emissions from combustion plants and generators will come into force after agreement by parliament
The Environment Agency has today (Friday 12 January) announced £750,000 for new, dedicated team to tackle plastics pollution in the South West of England
A 63 year old Sunderland man has been ordered to pay £3,000 for flouting environmental laws.
Winston Reed said the effluent should have been flowing to a slurry store. But instead it was entering a tributary of the River Exe.
Environment Agency pollution and hazardous waste experts were out in force yesterday, advising businesses how to safely store hazardous materials and waste.
The AAIB is sending a team to investigate a mid-air collision near Aylesbury
Opinion piece from Environment Secretary Michael Gove on plans to consult on a new, independent body for environmental standards.
Michael Gove says the UK supports further restrictions on the use of neonicotinoids due to their effects on bees and other pollinators.
Maximum litter fines are to almost double to £150 from April next year as well as new fines introduced for owners of vehicles from which litter is thrown
A partnership project has improved habitat, increased flood storage and created extra space for the community to enjoy.
The Environment Agency is urging those people who will be getting oil delivered for winter to check their fuel storage.
An Asian hornet nest has been destroyed in the Woolacombe area and no further live Asian hornets have been sighted.
An Asian hornet has been found in the Devon area.
Emma Howard Boyd to speak at conference celebrating partnership work protecting nation's iconic Peak District and South Pennine moorland
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch is recruiting an Inspector of Air Accidents (Human Factors)
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