Coverage of Sir James Bevan’s speech: ‘Reflections on water: the good, the bad and the future’
Coverage of Sir James Bevan’s final speech on water as the outgoing Chief Executive of the Environment Agency.
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Coverage on enforcement action surrounding pollution from agriculture
There has been coverage in The Times – as part of its Clean It Up campaign - relating to the Environment Agency and enforcement action around the Farming Rules for Water regulations. These regulations cover how manure can be spread …
Storm overflow actions plans
On Monday 20th February, the Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey set out a clear ask for all water companies in England to share their plans on improving Britain’s water infrastructure. As part of a drive for better water quality, every water …
New Forest Pannage Ham receives GI status
New Forest Pannage Ham has been registered as a protected food under the UKGI scheme.
Coverage on phosphorus pollution from agriculture
There has been coverage today in the Times – part of its Clean It Up campaign - regarding guidance for farmers to reduce and prevent agricultural pollution into waterways. The piece states that ministers have been accused of giving farmers …
Coverage from the Save Britain’s Rivers campaign
There has been inaccurate coverage in the i this weekend following the launch of their Save Britain’s Rivers campaign. The headline claim on Saturday that only 6% of Britain’s rivers are on course to be healthy by 2027 is completely …
Coverage on water company fines for pollution
As part of The Times Clean It Up campaign there are claims that water companies could “escape higher fines” for spilling sewage into rivers and seas. This is not the case. We have been clear that all options – including …
Government response to the Times’ Clean It Up Campaign
The Times has launched its Clean It Up campaign which calls for more action to tackle water pollution. We welcome the awareness it will raise of this critically important issue and scrutiny on the work being taken to tackle it.
Fishing industry nets new funding to train the next generation
There has been coverage in outlets including Business Live, the Yorkshire Post, Press and Journal and Fishing Daily following our announcement on the winners of the first round of the £100 million UK Seafood Fund’s Skills and Training scheme. Winning …
UK government set to host major international finance event in support of UN Nature COP15
Today we are looking at coverage of our event to drive forward action on the COP15 Global Biodiversity Framework.