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Environment Agency

Water sector under fire over sewage discharge into coastal bathing areas

Policy

Water sector under fire over sewage discharge into coastal bathing areas

Figures compiled by the Lib Dems indicate water firms released raw sewage into England's designated coastal bathing areas on 25,000 occasions last year

clock 03 May 2022 • 4 min read
'Fighting a losing battle': NAO warns UK's waste crime elimination target under threat

Waste

'Fighting a losing battle': NAO warns UK's waste crime elimination target under threat

Environment Agency waste crime prosecutions have fallen from a high of 800 per year to just 50 in recent years

clock 27 April 2022 • 4 min read
Report: Concrete industry could become net carbon sink within 20 years

Infrastructure

Report: Concrete industry could become net carbon sink within 20 years

New Low Carbon Concrete Routemap argues that emissions from the sector could halve by 2035

clock 26 April 2022 • 3 min read
'Is it morally right?': Environment Agency head calls for UK ban on waste exports

Policy

'Is it morally right?': Environment Agency head calls for UK ban on waste exports

Sir James Bevan argues complete ban on waste exports would help grow UK recycling sector, boost jobs and the economy, and help tackle waste crime

clock 12 April 2022 • 5 min read
A 'sea change'? Government unveils plans to halt sewage flows into UK waters

Policy

A 'sea change'? Government unveils plans to halt sewage flows into UK waters

Proposals come as water companies admit to discharging raw sewage more than 372,000 times into England’s rivers, estuaries, and seas last year

clock 31 March 2022 • 3 min read
'Prepare and adapt': Government announces new £36m coastal flood and erosion programme

Risk

'Prepare and adapt': Government announces new £36m coastal flood and erosion programme

New Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme to help communities trial new approaches for tackling escalating flood risks and relocating the most at-risk communities

clock 26 March 2022 • 3 min read
Leading water companies pledge to tackle sewage storm spills in UK rivers

Biodiversity

Leading water companies pledge to tackle sewage storm spills in UK rivers

Severn Trent and Anglian Water announce joint plan to regenerate rivers across their regions

clock 15 March 2022 • 2 min read
Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan: 'The water crisis is a ticking time bomb for the UK'

Climate change

Environment Agency chief Sir James Bevan: 'The water crisis is a ticking time bomb for the UK'

The biggest long term threat to the environment, economy and lifestyle is water quantity, argues Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan in a recent speech

clock 24 February 2022 • 22 min read
EVzero: Tesco, NatWest, LeasePlan, and Defra join electric fleet action group

Automotive

EVzero: Tesco, NatWest, LeasePlan, and Defra join electric fleet action group

Industry-led group to focus on overcoming barriers to deployment of corporate electric vehicle fleets in the UK

clock 26 January 2022 • 2 min read
Government unveils plans for waste crime crackdown

Waste

Government unveils plans for waste crime crackdown

Defra proposes stricter background checks for waste carriers as part of wider plans to make it easier to tackle environmental crimes

clock 21 January 2022 • 4 min read
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