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Tiny fragments of paper, plastic and wood among rubbish piled 20 metres high.
The Environment Agency has funded a successful project to improve water quality and fish habitat in the Devils Brook, an important chalk stream in Dorset.
Citizen science data helps inform plans to tackle pollution on the River Wye
Third conviction for Anglian Water in 2022, with civil engineers also guilty over river pollution.
Company fined £120,000 plus costs of £28,125.19.
The Environment Agency and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust have worked together on the 'Wild Wiske Revival: Clean and Green' project over the last three years.
The Environment Agency is monitoring 149 bathing water sites across Devon and Cornwall until 30 September.
A father and daughter have received a suspended custodial sentence after a fire at their removals business in Evenwood near Bishop Auckland led to serious property damage and the evacuation of several neighbouring homes.
The statement will embed protections and enhancements for the environment in government policy-making.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Liquid waste from chemical toilets, abattoir washings and other sources was injected into fields across Cornwall and cost two men more than £240,000.
Part of the Wolvercote Mill Stream at Port Meadow, Oxford, and the East Cowes Esplanade on the Isle of Wight will be added to the list of bathing waters.
The Environment Agency has produced a new film showing how it is working with farmers in the River Axe catchment in East Devon to improve water quality and compliance with environmental legislation.
Farming company Velcourt Ltd, who manage and advise on farms throughout Europe, polluted a Somerset watercourse with dirty, ammonia-rich water, killing hundreds of fish.
Three men from Cumbria have been ordered to pay fines and costs totalling almost £10,000 for operating four illegal waste sites at Alston.
A Grantham man has received a suspended prison sentence for deceiving the public about his ability to handle asbestos safely.
Natural England calls for members of the public to take action to prevent wildfires in the Yorkshire area
Environment Agency publishes Event Duration Monitoring data for 2021.
Targets and Green Paper proposals will protect and enhance our natural world.
Air Quality Grants awarded across England to fund local projects for cleaner air.
Banks of the River Lugg were damaged in December 2020 causing suspected significant and long-term ecological harm.
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