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New projects across England to fund innovative ways to protect against flooding

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
An image of a lake

Today we look at media coverage of our £150 million Flood and Coastal Resilience Innovation Programme.

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Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows to be made law

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
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Today we look at coverage in the Guardian, Telegraph, Times and Yorkshire Post about our plans to bring in legislation to reduce sewage discharges by water companies into rivers.

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Gene editing coverage in the Sunday Times

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 29 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
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In today’s blog, we look at the Sunday Times coverage around gene editing.

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Export of live bivalve molluscs

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 26 March 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
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There has been media coverage today regarding the EU’s change in approach to the import of live bivalve molluscs (LBMs). The coverage follows comments on this issue by the Environment Secretary to an evidence session of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.

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Fisheries enforcement activity

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 March 2021 - Categories: marine

In today's blog we look at recent media coverage of the frequency of at sea inspections of fishing vessels since the end of the transition period.

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Consultations launched for major waste sector reforms

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
A bale of plastic bottles.

Changes to transform the waste and resources sector move a step closer.

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300,000 homes now better protected from flooding in England

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 24 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
A flood warning sign, on a closed country road next to water logged fields in the Avon Valley, Hampshire, England. Flooded after an extreme amount of rainfall at the start of 2014

Today we look at media coverage of the Environment Agency’s announcement that it has reached its target of better protecting 300,000 homes from flooding and coastal erosion since 2015.

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Coverage of plans to phase out lead ammunition in bid to protect wildlife

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 23 March 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
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There is national and regional coverage in the Daily Telegraph, Daily Mail, The Times and Yorkshire Post today on our plans to phase out lead ammunition in a bid to protect wildlife. The coverage focuses on the government’s plans and …

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Annual projections of UK air pollutant emissions

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 18 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
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In today's blog we look at media coverage of our annual projections of UK air pollutant emissions.

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Sir James Bevan on reaching net zero “not enough” to save our planet

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 16 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Picture showing a head shot of Environment Agency Chief Executive James Bevan

On today's blog we look at a speech by Sir James Bevan on why net zero alone won’t save our planet, urging greater action on climate adaptation.

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