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Environment Agency launches consultation on updating charges for regulating notified international waste shipments
Three communities in the South West allocated £6 million to support adaptation to coastal erosion
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Eight flood warning sirens will be sounded across the upper Calder Valley as part of an annual test to help communities be prepared as possible for any risk of flooding this winter.
£25 million to support projects that use nature to increase the nation’s flood resilience
A multi-million project on the Essex coast has reached a new milestone after thousands of tonnes of rock armour arrived from Norway.
Site investigations are now underway in Tadcaster as part of plans to develop a multi-million-pound flood defence scheme for the town.
Work to build a £9 million mine water treatment scheme that will reduce harmful metal pollution in rivers in the North East and Cumbria is nearing completion.
The Environment Agency is inviting residents in the River Severn area to join a Citizens’ Panel on the Future of Our Rivers.
New electric workboats are set to be deployed along Thames as part of world’s largest network of zero emission workboats.
Devon and Cornwall farmers asked by the Environment Agency to guard against run-off during and after harvesting their maize crop this year.
Options considered for refurbishment of the coastal frontage between St Helens and Bembridge - part of wider project to reduce risk of flooding and coastal erosion
A North East man has been banned from being a company director for three years after his company dumped asbestos contaminated waste on land in Northumberland.
The Environment Agency’s work to improve eel passage at the confluence between the River Avon and River Severn at Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire is now complete.
As England enters the autumn, the National Drought Group met to reiterate the importance of all sectors continuing to plan and invest for future droughts.
John Leslie Allison sentenced to 3 years and 5 months (1261 days) in prison.
Be a vital link for your community and emergency responders - and help local people prepare for flooding
A son and mother responsible for illegal waste activity at a site in Huddersfield, which then set on fire in 2016 causing significant risk to the environment, have been sentenced.
A £6.5million Northumberland scheme that reduces the devastating impact of flooding is complete.
Event to mark official start of work on major flood risk management scheme at Beales Corner in Bewdley, Worcestershire
Temple Footbridge crosses the River Thames west of Temple Lock near Marlow. Bridge specialists have advised that immediate repairs are not possible.
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