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Environment Agency publishes annual regulatory performance report

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 28 October 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized

The Environment Agency's report includes a review of business compliance, greenhouse gas emissions, serious pollution incidents and illegal waste activity.

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£22 million awarded to farmers to boost productivity

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 28 October 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized
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We have announced that £22 million will be awarded to farmers to spend on time-saving and innovative farm equipment.

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Report into Invasive Non-Native Species calls for army of volunteers

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 October 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
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The government responds to the Invasive Non-Native Species report that was published today by the Environmental Audit Committee.

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Call for evidence on the welfare of primates as pets and the Fish Fund launch

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 October 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories

Today we're looking of coverage of our new call for evidence on the welfare of pet primates and the launch of a new £15.4 million English fishing fund.

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River Thames Scheme in the media and UK trotters to be exported to China

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 24 October 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized
Digital map with River Thames Scheme written in bold print with protecting our communities securing our economy and enhancing our Thames written underneath an impression of a river.

Today’s blog takes a look at this week’s announcement on improved funding for the Thames flood defence scheme and how the Chinese government has approved British pork producers to export trotters to China.

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Electronic waste tracking funding attracts positive coverage

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 23 October 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
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The Government has announced upwards of £1 million towards solutions for electronic waste tracking

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Natural England’s England Coast path features in Lonely Planet’s best places to visit

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 22 October 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
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Today's blog looks at coverage of Natural England’s England Coast path being named in Lonely Planet’s best places to visit guide.

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£230 million boost to UK beef industry and Toddbrook reservoir review

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 21 October 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized
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This afternoon's blog looks at our announcement that British beef producers will have full access to the Chinese market and the independent review into the Toddbrook reservoir incident.

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New data on health impact of air pollution

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 21 October 2019 - Categories: Uncategorized
Image of telephone lines against clouds and a blue sky.

A new study has shown that higher air pollution days trigger hundreds of cardiac arrests and hospitalisations for strokes and asthma.

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Coverage of the Riverlands project

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 18 October 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image of the project during construction – water flowing in a green field with trees in the background.

In today's blog we look at positive coverage of the National Trust led, EA-supported Riverlands project.

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