Environment Agency

Lord Smith warns "there are no quick fixes in the face of this kind of extreme rainfall"

Environment Agency's new Quality Protocol for biomethane set to simplify costly regulations for producers

Environment Agency's new Electronic Duty of Care portal avoids need to print and store 23 million waste transfer notes a year

Defra insists budget cuts to Environment Agency will not reduce Britain's resilience to extreme weather events

GMB, Prospect, UNISON, and Unite mount campaign to oppose "short-sighted austerity measures"

Businesses urged to take steps to minimise flooding risk, as new figures suggest last year's floods caused £84m of damage to commercial properties

New report warns government progress on natural environment policies is faltering

Organisation confirms 1,700 jobs are to be lost over 12 months following budget cuts

The desultory fines handed out to water companies that breach environmental rules are part of a much wider problem

Utilities face 'pitiful' fines despite huge profits, with sewage spills cited as causing particular distress