All news on the topic: Environment Agency

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"

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

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'

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

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

Much of England is already underwater, as our aerial shot of saturated Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, shows. There are 98 flood warnings in place across the country, including 13 were in Shropshire

The Environment Agency has confirmed Anglian Water was ordered to pay £510,000 and £50,000 costs after discharging six million litres of sewage into the Great Ouse

The Environment Agency has issued 64 flood warnings for parts of the southwest of England, as Met Office weather warnings for rain stretch into Herefordshire and Shropshire

Holly Smith, from Gloucester, sought revenge after finding a pile of rubbish dumped on the side of a country lane in an attempt to keep the countryside "immaculate"

Several buildings in York city centre are underwater, including two popular pubs, amid flooding following a night of heavy rain and wind, with more forecast for the UK in the coming days