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Results 11 - 20 of 43 News Releases

River Medway boaters fined for navigation offences

South East

125 River Medway boaters were issued with warning notices across the 2012 season, with 17 river users prosecuted for keeping an unregistered boat on the Kent waterway.

Published: 21-May-13

The Severn Estuary strategy: Still time to have your say

Midlands,South West,Wales

Over the last 18 months the Environment Agency and its partners have been engaging with the public on future plans for managing tidal flood risk along the Severn Estuary.

Published: 20-May-13

Boat owners urged to wise up to fire and carbon monoxide risk in Boat Fire Safety Week

South East

Boat owners across the South East are being urged to make vital safety checks to their vessels to ensure they’re safe from fire and carbon monoxide poisoning.

Published: 20-May-13

Family in court for running massive illegal waste operation in the Cornish countryside

South West

Eight members of an extended family have pleaded guilty at Truro Crown Court to running a complex series of illegal waste businesses from a former smallholding near St Austell, Cornwall.

Published: 18-May-13

Environment Agency review Hemerdon environmental permit applications

South West

The Environment Agency has today received two applications for environmental permits at Hemerdon Mine, Devon.

Published: 17-May-13

Radcliffe firm fined £10,500 for flouting environmental regulations

North West

A Radcliffe-based skip hire firm and its owner have been ordered to pay £10,500 after the Environment Agency, supported by Bolton Council, secured a successful prosecution relating to fly tipping at a site in Bolton.

Published: 17-May-13

Water companies must cut leaks to prepare for the future

National

Water companies need to invest now to tackle leaks and prevent sewers overflowing during heavy rain, Environment Agency Chairman Lord Chris Smith will say today.

Published: 16-May-13

Listening to you: The Exe Estuary Strategy

South West

The Environment Agency has received over 150 responses to its recent public consultation on the draft Exe Estuary Strategy.

Published: 16-May-13

Appeal for information after tipped paint causes river pollution

South East

The Environment Agency is appealing for information after a large quantity of diluted paint was tipped into a surface water drain at Welwyn Garden City.

Published: 16-May-13

Water testing gets underway to prevent beaches failing tough new standards

National

More action needed to help protect England’s seaside economy.

Published: 15-May-13

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