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Water company inspections will more than quadruple as the government cracks down on poor performing companies.
Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to extended by nearly 90 hectares, the equivalent of 128 football pitches, to encompass a unique wetland
A Northumberland man who made his neighbours’ lives a misery during lockdown by storing and burning waste on an illegal waste site has been sentenced.
Some 38 people have been caught fishing illegally and will pay more than £12,000 in fines and costs.
Local wildlife trusts to receive a £20,000+ windfall.
Pensioner's Poltimore piles prison punishment.
A Nottinghamshire man has been found guilty of fishing illegally on two counts in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
The stream was polluted after a farm inspection by the Environment Agency recommended improvements should be made to prevent possible pollution.
A man from Coalville, Leicestershire has been found guilty of fishing illegally in Warwickshire in a case brought by the Environment Agency.
The government has announced the recipients of awards to improve lowland peat soils, including over £1.3m to projects across the North.
Environment Agency officers blocked by operator
The Environment Agency launches Economic Crime Unit to address serious financial offences in the waste sector
Abdul Monir found guilty of running an illegal waste transfer station and depositing waste on Network Rail land. Monir also ordered to pay £2,000 compensation.
Angler's £120 fine dwarfed cost of rod licence
A Bridgwater waste business director's company took in excess waste, then failed to have it removed after being told to do so by the Environment Agency.
The coast is clear: digital tool launched to bring shoreline management approaches to life
The Environment Agency is launching a consultation on proposed changes to water quality permitting charges.
Nine anglers from the West Midlands have been ordered to pay a total of £3,983 after they were caught fishing illegally by officers of the Environment Agency.
A Gloucester angler gave a false name and address when an Environment Agency fisheries patrol found he did not have a valid fishing licence.
Recent storms caused erosion on the beach in Lancing. Up to 12,000 cubic metres of shingle will be brought in to maintain defence to homes and businesses.
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