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The bathing water season has started today, with monitoring by the Environment Agency now underway.
Robert Surtees will pay fines and costs totalling almost £10,000 after failing to provide information about where 25,000 tonnes of waste was taken.
Environment Agency and Environmental Services Association (ESA) relaunch joint Waste Industry Placement Scheme
Energy Security Secretary has told Parliament that with growing geopolitical tension, the best agricultural land must be protected for food security.
The Prime Minister has unveiled a major package of measures to support farmers and grow the UK’s farming and food sector
Experts can now apply to advise Defra on new ways to finance innovation and achieve a return on investment, including the possibility of a dedicated fund
Use of cameras, gear sensors and GPS units will help improve the sustainability of UK fish stocks.
Julian Glover, Nick Folland and Baroness Kate Rock appointed to the departmental board
Farmer Derek Dyer contaminated a private water supply and polluted a stream after a slurry store built from farmyard manure collapsed.
Dozens of new bathing water sites in England have been designated ahead of the 2024 bathing season in the government’s largest ever rollout.
£4 million to expand world-leading laboratories to improve UK biosecurity and tackle emerging threats to tree health
Mandatory microchipping of cats will help reunite thousands of lost or stray pets every year.
The Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed the reappointment of four members to the Science Advisory Council.
At the Farmers Weekly Transition Live Event, Environment Secretary Steve Barclay gave a speech outlining the support available from government for farmers
A community event will take place next week to explain proposals for a mine water treatment scheme at Threlkeld, near Keswick.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
A man has been sentenced for operating an illegal waste site and burning waste on the land, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
New approach puts an end to confusing recycling and excessive bins
The government has set out plans to make the UK food supply chain most cutting-edge in the world
Sand has begun to be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point, reducing the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities.
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