tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications from Environment Agency (EA) 2025-05-16T16:14:56+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-opens-into-county-durham-incinerator-application 2025-05-16T16:14:56+01:00 Consultation opens into County Durham incinerator application 皇冠体育app Environment Agency has launched a consultation into an environmental permit application from Fornax (North East) Ltd to operate an energy-from-waste plant. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-scheme-in-oxford-to-protect-every-home-and-business-from-risk-of-river-thames-flooding 2025-05-16T00:00:00+01:00 New scheme in Oxford to protect every home and business from risk of River Thames flooding Environment Secretary Steve Reed approves purchase to allow new scheme to be built tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/west-country-water-lovers-urged-to-lend-a-hand-to-bathing-waters 2025-05-15T10:54:10+01:00 West Country water lovers urged to lend a hand to bathing waters Communities who campaigned to turn their favourite spots into official bathing waters asked to help the Environment Agency make them cleaner to swim in. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-starts-sampling-devon-and-cornwalls-beaches 2025-05-15T10:22:50+01:00 Environment Agency starts sampling Devon and Cornwall's beaches Environment Agency sampling of Devon and Cornwall's 155 monitored beaches has started and will run through until the end of September.聽 tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/new-bathing-water-season-for-hampshire-isle-of-wight-and-sussex 2025-05-15T10:02:28+01:00 New bathing water season for Hampshire, Isle of Wight and Sussex Environment Agency monitoring of the 56 designated bathing waters between Highcliffe and Hastings Pelham have started ahead of summer. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/bathing-water-season-in-england-begins-as-applications-re-open 2025-05-15T00:01:03+01:00 Bathing water season in England begins as applications re-open 皇冠体育app Environment Agency will be testing water quality more than 7000 times during the season tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/man-given-suspended-jail-term-for-illegal-lincolnshire-waste-site 2025-05-12T16:13:39+01:00 Man given suspended jail term for illegal Lincolnshire waste site 皇冠体育app Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Lincolnshire man for running an illegal waste site at Thorpe Farm, Skendleby, in East Lindsey. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/hertfordshire-waste-boss-to-pay-79000-gained-from-illegal-sites 2025-05-09T14:17:09+01:00 Hertfordshire waste boss to pay 拢79,000 gained from illegal sites Quarry director let waste mountains pile up way beyond legal amount. Enough waste at one site to nearly fill the Royal Albert Hall 3 times tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/7m-beach-management-scheme-reduces-flood-risk-in-lincolnshire 2025-05-09T12:15:56+01:00 拢7m beach management scheme reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire鈥檚 coastal communities. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/ea-steps-up-dry-weather-prep-after-driest-spring-start-since-1956 2025-05-07T14:39:27+01:00 EA steps up dry weather prep after driest spring start since 1956 Driest start to spring in 69 years across England. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-launched-into-incinerator-permit-draft-decision 2025-05-07T13:48:30+01:00 Consultation launched into incinerator permit draft decision 皇冠体育app Environment Agency has launched a consultation into its 鈥榤inded to鈥� decision to issue a permit to a Teesside incinerator. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/warning-issued-against-unauthorised-building-work-in-bassetlaw 2025-04-30T13:18:30+01:00 Warning issued against unauthorised building work in Bassetlaw 皇冠体育app Environment Agency has issued a warning against unauthorised building near rivers and flood defences in Bassetlaw, North Nottinghamshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/councils-to-seize-and-crush-fly-tipping-vehicles-to-clean-up-britain 2025-04-29T22:30:06+01:00 Councils to seize and crush fly-tipping vehicles to clean up Britain Waste criminals, fly-tippers and cowboy waste operators to have vehicles seized and crushed tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/polluting-water-bosses-face-up-to-two-years-in-prison 2025-04-24T22:30:07+01:00 Polluting water bosses face up to two years in prison New laws in force today mark the toughest sentencing powers against law-breaking water executives in history. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/environment-agency-clampdown-on-illegal-use-of-cast-nets 2025-04-23T15:19:07+01:00 Environment Agency clampdown on illegal use of cast nets A 42-year-old man was caught red-handed by Environment Agency officers when he attempted to use a cast net without permission on a canal in South Yorkshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/site-checks-after-suspension-notice-served 2025-04-17T15:18:49+01:00 Site checks after suspension notice served Environment Agency officers, together with West Yorkshire Police, have been undertaking site checks at the Mineral Processing Ltd site. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/company-and-director-fined-for-burning-waste-on-rural-land 2025-04-17T10:01:37+01:00 Company and director fined for burning waste on rural land A company and its director have been fined for ignoring Environment Agency warnings to stop burning waste on rural land in West Yorkshire. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/dunball-sluice-97-million-upgrade-completed 2025-04-15T10:32:53+01:00 Dunball Sluice 拢9.7 million upgrade completed鈥� Dunball Sluice - a vital flood defence asset near Bridgwater - has been successfully refurbished by the Environment Agency.鈥� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/appointments-made-to-the-environment-agency-board 2025-04-14T10:30:02+01:00 Appointments made to the Environment Agency Board New Chair of the Audit and Risk Assurance Committee named, as three board members reappointed tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/consultation-on-recovering-costs-for-water-company-enforcement 2025-04-14T10:22:15+01:00 Consultation on recovering costs for water company enforcement Environment Agency launches consultation on cost recovery for water company enforcement activities.