Environment Agency

Environment Agency to step up compliance checks on companies' water use, as large areas officially designated as being in sever drought

Summer may have come to an end and rain may be forecast, but the Environment Agency has warned drought conditions are continuing to impact much of the country

Flood Action Online service launched to mark start of Flood Action Week, as government pledges to improve protection for 200,000 properties

Conservative Party leader vows to back renewables, nuclear, and fossil fuel drilling, as she sets out vision for wave of tax cuts and bonfire of planning and environmental regulations

Conservatives set to announce plans to axe the Environment Agency and Natural England, drop the Future Homes Standard and Extended Producer Responsibility rules, and quit the Aarhus Convention

Below average September rainfall comes as 30 million people are still impacted by temporary use bans imposed by water companies

Water company pleads guilty to five offences relating to 2023 incident that saw sewage discharged along the Fylde Coast for 35 hours

Sewage pumped into England's bathing waters for more than 2,000 hours over the summer, Surfers Against Sewage finds

Government, regulators, and experts now set to meet on a weekly basis to coordinate responses to drought conditions that are impacting homes, businesses, and farmers

Prime Minister announces increase in fines for a range of waste offences, as clear up of illegal dumps expands