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Autumn harvesting using heavy machinery can often lead to soil compaction, with little time for remedial action before the winter sets in.
Wild Trout Trust praises Upper Aire habitat scheme
Construction of a new spillway on the Rochdale Canal to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses west of Todmorden begins next week.
The Environment Agency is rolling out new rules to stop boaters overstaying at its free 24 hour mooring sites.
Delivered on October 14 2015 at Defra
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
The Environment Agency is holding a public exhibition on Friday 16 October 2015 to provide people with more information about the Starcross and Cockwood tidal defence scheme.
A sniffer dog is being used to monitor for new colonies of water voles, as part of a reintroduction project in Hertfordshire
Teesside firm's flood defences will protect the community
A multi-agency operation has seen the Environment Agency crack down on illegal waste carriers in Lincolnshire.
The Environment Agency is calling on growers to think ‘soil, slope and stream’ when they apply metaldehyde-based slug pellets to crops.
The Environment Agency has warned of the dangers of illegal crayfish traps after an otter was found drowned near Bridport, Dorset.
Boaters are to benefit from improved facilities after the Environment Agency completed the installation of new pontoon moorings.
Sir James Bevan has been appointed chief executive of the Environment Agency following a competitive recruitment process.
On 23 September, Severn Trent Water appeared at Sheffield Crown Court for charges relating to a number of pollution incidents.
UK businesses risk missing out on savings of £250m each year if they fail to reap the benefits of a new scheme aimed at reducing their energy bills and consumption.
The Environment Agency has been testing its emergency response to flooding at six locations around the country today (Thursday 17 September).
Clearance works at Corbridge reduce flood risk
Ground investigations to determine the design and route of Oxford Flood Alleviation Scheme’s proposed flood relief channel began this week.
It feels like autumn is already here and many households will soon be getting oil delivered ready for winter.
People are being invited to attend an information event about flood risk in the Black Sluice catchment in Boston – and then to give their views on how it should be managed in the future.
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