Environment Agency

Environment Agency scraps £250,000 cap on fines as it looks to crack down on sewage, agricultural, illegal waste, and air pollution offences

The UK's climate resilience spending is running to stand still, providing further evidence that attempts to 'just adapt' to climate change will come at huge cost

National Audit Office warns the number of properties set to receive improved flood protection has been slashed by 40 per cent, leaving thousands of homes at risk

New initiatives aim to harness nature to minimise flood risk for infrastructure and communities

Cross-party committee slams 'lack of leadership and deep-rooted complacency' within government over flawed water policy regime

A dozen new projects designed to 'supercharge' peatland restoration efforts are to share £16m in funding, as government opens applications for lowland peat soils pilot scheme

Water company fined after illegally abstracting water from boreholes in Lancashire following successful prosecution from the Environment Agency

Reports of government promotion of unrealistic climate scenarios come as Liberal Democrats accuse Thames Water of deliberately holding back sewage discharge data

Environment Agency publishes latest review of environmental performance from England's water companies, warning that modest improvements fail to address the scale of the pollution challenge

Defra confirms new legislation will lift the limit on civil monetary penalties that can be handed out by environmental agencies