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The Environment Agency has replaced a culvert and added a playground to Mousehole School in Cornwall.
The Environment Agency has taken action to crackdown on suspected illegal waste activity at Blackpole Recycling Ltd in Worcester.
The Environment Agency has acted to restrict access to land in Wigan, Greater Manchester, to prevent the illegal dumping of waste.
Environment Agency closure comes after arrests. Bumped-up drone squad takes off to fight dumpers from the sky.
Court order blocks access to land near Skipton to prevent dumping of illegal waste.
Environment Agency shuts down illegal waste site at Power Station Road in Minster, Isle of Sheppey. Access blocked to prevent further waste entering the site.
The Environment Agency will refurbish the mitigation pipe at Widewater Lagoon near Lancing in early 2026.
The Environment Agency has already begun preparations to ensure the site is cleared as soon as possible
Partners including Environment Agency, Cherwell District Council, Oxfordshire County Council, and local emergency services provide update on Kidlington waste dump site
Record dry spring and summer heatwaves mean that without winter rain there will be drought next year with impacts on nature, agriculture and navigation
Despite recent rainfall, a large part of the country remains in drought across England as we enter winter.
The operator of a Bristol nursing home is counting the cost of ignoring repeated warnings about inadequate septic tank discharge for several years.
Manor Farm Dairy has been prosecuted for allowing cattle slurry to overflow from a lagoon, polluting a nearby river for 4 kilometres.
Mousehole Primary School pupils decorate culvert's temporary barriers during flood defence construction work.
Drought is causing significant environmental impacts, with Atlantic salmon, hedgehogs and garden birds struggling
Five areas remain in drought with six more in prolonged dry weather
Some 50 brown trout in the Thames Valley have been given new homes as the dry spell has an increasingly challenging effect on wildlife and habitats.
Following the driest spring in 132 years, Environment Agency steps up operational response.
National Drought Group steps up operational response and asks people to play their part in managing the drought and use water wisely
Yorkshire has become the second region to enter drought status following the driest spring in 132 years.
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