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Too many water companies still failing to protect environment

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 July 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
River through green banks and trees

This afternoon’s blog looks at media coverage of the Environment Agency’s annual assessment of the environmental performance of England’s water companies.

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Inaccurate coverage of gulls licensing

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 July 2021 - Categories: seabirds
The lesser black backed gull

In today's blog we look at inaccurate coverage of Natural England’s gull licence being trialled in Bath and Worcester.

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Southern Water fined record £90m for dumping sewage

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 12 July 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
A river with green trees and bushes along the banks

This afternoon’s blog looks at media coverage of a record fine handed to Southern Water for widespread pollution following an EA investigation.

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Buzzing for Bees’ Needs Week 2021

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 12 July 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
A honeybee pollinates a large daisy in the foreground, with several other large daisies in the background of the image.

To mark Bees’ Needs Week 2021, we are calling on everyone - from individuals, farmers, gardeners, or managers of urban spaces – to take five simple actions to care for bees and other pollinators.

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Environment Bill and heritage attractions

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 9 July 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Steam train

Today we look at coverage of provisions in the Environment Bill in relation to heritage attractions.

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Field trials for TB vaccine and skin test kickstarted in England

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 7 July 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
A photo of a cow taking part in the clinical field trials.

In today’s blog, we look at the launch of the world’s first clinical field trials of the BCG vaccine and DIVA skin test.

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Interim Office for Environmental Protection launches

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 2 July 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Lone tree in a green field on a sunny day

Today we look at coverage of the launch of the Interim Office for Environmental Protection.

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Environment Secretary shared more detail on Agricultural Transition Plan

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 1 July 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
Large round bales of straw in a field

There has been national and trade coverage in titles such as The Sun, Farming Today, Horticulture Week and Farmers Weekly following the Secretary of State’s speech at Cereals arable industry conference yesterday.

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Environmental Audit Committee - Biodiversity Report

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 June 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
An image looking through some tree branches out onto a green field.

Today's blog looks at media coverage of a report by the Environmental Audit Committee on biodiversity and ecosystems.

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Coverage of Defra and Natural England’s announcement on protected landscapes

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 24 June 2021 - Categories: Uncategorized
An image of the Surrey Hill Area of Natural Beauty

In today’s blog, we look at the coverage for our ambitious proposals to create and improve protected landscapes across England.

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