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Grants awarded across 26 local authorities to target fly-tipping hotspots
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Dozens of new bathing water sites in England have been designated ahead of the 2024 bathing season in the government’s largest ever rollout.
£11.5m extra funding announced to boost tree planting, habitat restoration and flood management across England through the Water Environment Improvement Fund.
Fund will help groups of farmers investigate how they can better manage water for use in time of drought, helping to safeguard food security.
National Drought Group confirms water resources are healthy in first meeting this year
Up to £11 million from water company fines and penalties will be reinvested to directly improve the water environment.
Up to £295m in capital funding for local authorities to roll out weekly food waste collections
Fund of up to £7 million will boost access to nature and support rural communities across England to become more green-fingered
Northumbrian Water will pay £50,000 to Tyne Rivers Trust after a burst pipe polluted Monkton Burn in Jarrow, South Tyneside.
Sustainable approaches to the circular economy and resource efficiency will be developed to enable the transition to a greener future
40 projects across England set to benefit from £25 million funding for using nature to increase the nation’s flood resilience
The Environment Agency launches Economic Crime Unit to address serious financial offences in the waste sector
Floods Minister Robbie Moore gives an oral statement to the House on Storm Henk.
From today, households no longer have to pay to get rid of DIY waste at council recycling centres
Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods
The first phase of 2 innovative projects to reduce metal pollution from abandoned lead and zinc mines near Middleton-in-Teesdale has recently been completed.
Government and Environment Agency outline action to further improve bathing water quality.
Yorkshire Water has paid a record £1million to charities after polluting a Harrogate watercourse, following an investigation by the Environment Agency.
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