All news on the topic: Environment Agency

Avon and Somerset Police say they are working with the fire department and council after homes were evacuated and people have said they are stuck in the floods in Somerset

Many dogs have been taken ill after being walked on the Welsh island of Anglesey, where the popular beach of Aberffraw is suspected to be at the epicentre

Steph Bickerton was sent photographs of the neon-coloured waterway by her 11-year-old daughter, Lucie, on Monday, April 24 and initially believed the girl was pulling her leg

For months the country has suffered with lower than expected rainfall, as parts of England have remained in drought status throughout the winter amid fears for the coming summer

Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon is trying to force through legislation that would impose automatic fines on water companies dumping waste in rivers and seas

The National Drought Group revealed plans for a hosepipe ban as it said it is "preparing for the worst case scenario of another hot, dry spell this summer"

The UK should expect to see some heavy rain on Sunday April 23, with the Met Office forecasting showers and wintry bursts, while weather maps also showed more snow could be on the way...

The party plan to hold a binding vote on Tuesday to introduce a bill that would implement legally binding targets to reduce sewage dumping, and impose automatic fines

The Mirror's new interactive map lets you type in your postcode to find beaches near you where pollution levels have reached the point where swimming could become dangerous

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey shared a picture of herself standing next to the River Deben estuary in Suffolk. where bad weather meant the bank is covered in sludge

The Environment Secretary has been accused of not instigating laws to stop dumping of sewage into waterways and a river on her own doorstep contained 50mg of e.coli per litre of water

Easter bank holiday weekend is forecast to kickstart an end to the cold and wet weather that's characterised 2023 so far, with dry spells and much warmer temperatures, the Met Office has revealed

The Labour Party analysed data from the Environment Agency (EA) which it says shows 141,777 sewage dumping events across 137 of a total of 139 coastal constituencies in England and Wales in 2022

Overnight temperatures are set to continue to plummet in the run up to the Easter bank holiday weekend, with the Met Office recording a low of -5.6C in the early hours of Tuesday

The worst incident was on Blackpool Sands in Devon, where sewage was discharged for 1,014 hours last year during 63 separate sewage dumps onto the beach

A major incident has been declared at Poole Harbour, in Dorset, after around 200 barrels of reservoir fluid leaked into the water from a pipeline

Temperatures are set to fall to -15C in northern Scotland on Friday night, but forecasters say the heaviest snow is now over. The Environment Agency posted over 50 flood alerts today

Temperatures of -16C were recorded at Altnaharra in the Scottish Highlands overnight, making it the coldest March since 2010, according to the Met Office which has issued an amber warning

Residents living near Davidstow Creamery in Cornwall, which produces Cathedral City cheddar, have been complaining for years of foul smells, pollution and noises

The campaign launched this month, which at the time of writing had garnered 48,386 signatures, said: 'We challenge the CEOs of South West Water and Southern Water to swim in the mess they've made'

Data crunched by Top of the Poops has shown how waterways across England and Wales were severely polluted in 2021 by water companies pumping out sewage for millions of hours

A Japanese knotweed expert has warned how people need to be aware of fines, that could be more than £34,000, or even jail they could face by having the invasive plant in their gardens

Countless Brits up and down the country live in fear their homes will get wiped off the map by the every new storm as many don't even know they're being left at the mercy of the waves

The ultra-invasive species is known for causing serious damage to property foundations but a new interactive map is helping homeowners to spot exactly where the worst areas are

A massive rockfall at West Bay, Dorset, saw more than 1,000 tonnes collapse from 150 feet high cliffs and onto the beach below with a witness describing a sound like "thunder"