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National Tree Week in the media

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 5 December 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
People planting trees

Today we are looking at media coverage of our National Tree Week announcements.

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Water company fines to be invested back into the environment

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 November 2022 - Categories: water, Weekly stories

Under new plans, money from water company fines will be invested directly back into environmental and water quality improvement projects.

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Welsh Leeks protection in the media

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 30 November 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

Today we are looking at our new protection for Welsh Leeks.

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Daily Express coverage of £20 million funding for woodlands

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 28 November 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
Tree saplings

Today we are looking at media coverage of new Government funding for woodlands.

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Times coverage of bathing water pollution inspections

Posted by: defrablogs, Posted on: 26 November 2022 - Categories: Environment Agency, Pollution, water
A person standing knee deep in the sea looking out into the ocean

Today we are looking at coverage in the Times of the Environment Agency’s inspections of bathing water pollution incidents.

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Boost for UK fishing industry with new infrastructure projects

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 25 November 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

There has been a widespread of coverage across the UK following our announcement that £20 million of funding has been awarded to winning seafood projects.

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Storm overflow discharges in the media

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 24 November 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories

This government wants clean and safe rivers, lakes and seas, and we have been clear that we will hold water companies to account if they do not comply with our environmental regulations.

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Further reports of egg shortages

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 17 November 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
A cardboard carton containing many eggs

There has been further coverage of some supermarkets reporting shortages in supplies of eggs, following the avian influenza outbreak and rising costs for farmers due to the war in Ukraine.

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Frequently Asked Questions about the current bird flu outbreak

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 10 November 2022 - Categories: Wildlife
Chickens

Useful information for journalists interested in the bird flu outbreak

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Flood Action Week

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 9 November 2022 - Categories: Environment Agency
Image of a flood warning sign with says 'flood' with the caption prepare, act, survive.

There has been widespread coverage of Environment Agency warnings to be prepared for possible flooding this winter, as it continues its awareness campaign - Flood Action Week - to encourage those who live in areas at risk of flooding to act now to protect their home, possessions and family

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