All news on the topic: Environment Agency

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Tory MPs face 'judgement day' over sewage as Labour attempts to hijack Commons
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
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Families told use less water now as officials warn hot, dry summer may be on way
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"
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'Heavy rain' weather warning on Sunday with up to two inches of snow forecast
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...
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Labour planning local ad blitz if Tory MPs block sewage dumping crackdown plan
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
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Interactive pollution map shows England's most dangerous beaches for swimming
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
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Therese Coffey mocked for posing at muddy estuary listed as 'wild swimming' area
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
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Campaigners warn river on Therese Coffey's doorstep riddled with deadly bacteria
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
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Met Office confirms Easter weather for the UK with sizzlingly hot temperatures
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
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New sewage scandal as data shows waste is dumped on to coast every three minutes
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
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Freezing forecast to continue battering Brits after icy -5C start to week
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
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Top Five UK Blue Flag beaches worst for sewage discharges as pollution soars
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
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Major incident declared after 200-barrel fluid leak in UK harbour
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
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Temperatures set to plunge to -15 overnight as travellers face disruption
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
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Snowstorm warning as UK faces 16 inches after coldest weather for a decade
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
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Neighbours of UK's biggest cheese factory 'losing sleep' over 'rotten' smells
Residents living near Davidstow Creamery in Cornwall, which produces Cathedral City cheddar, have been complaining for years of foul smells, pollution and noises
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Water company bosses told 'swim in mess you've made' after pollution warnings
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'
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UK's 20 most polluted rivers named in Top of the Poops league table - see list
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
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Japanese knotweed warning as little-known law can hits Brits with £34,000 fine
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
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Coastal towns living in terror as £600m of homes in danger of plunging into sea
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
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Britain's Japanese knotweed hotspots shown in new map - see how bad your area is
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
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Moment huge chunk of rock weighing 1,000 tonnes collapses off Brit coastal cliff
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"
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Stinkiest place unveiled as city has 1,000 smell complaints in a year
Stoke-on Trent recorded 860 complaints about smell last year and has the dubious honour of being the stinkiest authority in the UK the survey by Airmatic has found
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Major flooding incident declared in UK county as residents urged to take action
The Environment Agency have this morning declared a major incident due to the on-going flooding in the west and south west of England as residents are told they should 'plan for the worst'
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All UK strikes dates from nurses to paramedics as teachers on brink of walkouts
Widespread industrial action shows no sign of abating, with nurses, civil servants and ambulance workers among those set for walkouts in bitter disputes over pay and conditions
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Snow hits UK as drivers warned of travel chaos - when will it fall in your area
Snow is set to batter parts of the UK as temperatures plummet during a renewed cold snap that is expected to cause chaos on the roads through much of this week