Environment Agency
Adapting to 4C of global warming
Emma Howard Boyd's speech to the Committee on Climate Change's Adapting to 3C+ of global warming conference
Turn the ignition on nature based solutions, report urges businesses
From street trees to green walls, nature-based approaches are shown to deliver significant environmental and economic benefits for developers and communities
James Bevan: Environmental regulations remain key for post-Brexit success
Environment Agency chief executive argues 'good regulation is what gets you green growth and a blue planet'
'Ready for change': Government unveils £5.2bn flood prevention and coastal management strategy
New funding confirmed alongside sweeping new strategy from the Environment Agency designed to bolster climate resilience across the UK
Our vision: A nation ready for, and resilient to, flooding and coastal change
The Environment Agency's new strategy will help build up the resilience of millions more homes and businesses to flooding and coastal erosion, according to its chair Emma Howard Boyd
MPs warn parts of England face 'serious risk' of running out of water within 20 years
Select committee delivers damning assessment of government's "lack of leadership" when it comes to managing England's water supply, warning that public awareness campaigns and better oversight over companies water leakage performance is needed
'Build back greener': Environment Agency debuts new five year plan
EA2025 strategy vows to strengthen UK climate resilience and enhance natural habitats in pursuit of net zero goals, as Flood Re warns flood mitigation efforts must continue to evolve
Pilot projects seek to tap private sector investment for nature restoration and resilience boost
Government-backed Natural Environment Impact Fund to support four projects that will explore how private investment can be harnessed to enhance nature
Environment Agency sets out Covid-19 priorities
The non-departmental body has shared incident management expertise and loaned a senior staff member to the national effort to combat the coronavirus crisis, confirms chair Emma Howard Boyd
'No time to waste': UK water industry targets net zero by 2030
Water UK promises to deliver 2030 net zero strategy focused on energy efficiency, emissions reduction from water treatment processes, and ramping up clean energy sources
Climate resilience: Government urged to seize 'excellent opportunity' to deliver ambitious plans
Ministers should urgently 'make a clear statement of ambition' on climate and flood resilience, UK climate, infrastructure and insurance experts warn
Flood risk: 70,000 new homes in England could end up uninsurable, study warns
Study of land registry data reveals thousands of new homes have been built in flood prone areas, and could also be denied insurance
Environment Agency chair: 'We must build climate resilience into everything we do'
Emma Howard Boyd concedes flood defences 'cannot prevent flooding everywhere, all of the time' and calls instead for more resilient infrastructure
A harder rain's a-gonna fall
There have been repeated warnings about the UK's vulnerability to flooding - now the PM must put climate resilience at the centre of his 'levelling-up' agenda
Wild solutions: Public bodies back CCC call for expansion of forests, peatlands, and wetlands
The Environment Agency, Forestry Commission and Natural England have voiced strong support for several key recommendations outlined in today’s Committee on Climate Change land use report
Rising seas: Work begins on £40m tidal defence scheme in Great Yarmouth
Upgrades to flood defences in Great Yarmouth will help protect the town against flooding driven by climate change
Regional leaders call for flood-focused COBRA committee as fresh floods hit
Some 300 flood alerts in place over the weekend, including almost 100 flood warnings, as experts call for overhaul of flood policy
Environment Agency sounds alarm over spike in pollution and illegal waste
Last year saw a 27 per cent increase in serious pollution incidents and 12 per cent increase in illegal waste sites compared to the previous year, Agency finds
Waste crime: Smart rubbish-tracking tech given £1m government boost
Environmental consultancy Anthesis and waste analytics company Topolytics secure grant funding to help digitise tracking of household and commercial waste
The frequency of the unthinkable
Environment Agency chair Emma Howard Boyd's speech this week to the Aldersgate Group - in full
Environment Agency targets net zero by 2030
Regulator aims to become net zero by 2030 and is looking at moving to 'absolute zero' by 2050
Waste industry warns 25 Year Environment Plan at risk of failure
Ambitious legislation is needed to prevent failure of 25 Year Environment Plan, waste industry warns
Biffa Waste fined over £500,000 for illegally exporting contaminated waste
Biffa Waste has said it is seeking to appeal the verdict
Unchecked: The scandal at the heart of the UK's 'world class' environmental regulatory regime
The Prime Minister is right to say the UK has some of the most ambitious environmental legislation in the world, but as a new report reveals many of those rules are going unenforced
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