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The Environment Agency is on a mission to tackle plastic pollution with the launch of interactive 'Source to Sea' posters across Plymouth.
Oxfordshire water contamination "reckless failure" - judge
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
Councils across England have been awarded a share of £10.7 million to clean up air in local communities.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Speech to launch the Environmental Improvement Plan, a blueprint to charge nature recovery.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Tony Juniper marks the launch of the Environment Improvement Plan
Five-year delivery plan to restore nature and improve the environmental quality of the air, our waters and our land
The Environment Agency is working together with partners at Groundwork North East & Cumbria and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust on the pilot project.
EA Chair Alan Lovell delivers a speech at the annual Coastal Futures Conference
The Environment Agency publishes it's 21/22 fisheries annual report revealing how rod licence income has been spent to enhance and protect England's fisheries.
Fareham firm admits illegal sewage spread
Multi-national owned International Paint Ltd has been fined after banned chemical entered the Site of Special Scientific Interest designated Yealm estuary in Devon.
Pioneering research set to curb harmful threats to marine biodiversity
Virgin Atlantic wins competition to receive government funding for the first ever net zero transatlantic flight.
Environment Agency sends 200 tonnes of the invasive species for composting
The path to reducing outdoor air pollution is clear, and we now need to go down it.
For the second year running, our 148 monitored bathing beaches in Devon and Cornwall have broken records for water quality standards.
A project to improve the water environment in Dorset’s Stour catchment has successfully gained a sixth year of funding from the Environment Agency.
The Environment Agency is to fund a new study to improve fish passage on the River Tarrant in Dorset.
Whites Recycling Limited fined £36,000 for breaching environmental permit and unlawfully storing waste.
Measures to clean up rivers added to Levelling Up Bill, with vital infrastructure to be delivered more quickly.
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