Environment Agency staff working round the clock to reduce fish deaths
Environment Agency staff have been working round the clock to respond to environmental incidents across the country, including reports of fish in distress.
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Managing and protecting our rivers and waterways
This afternoon's blog looks at how the Environment Agency and Defra are working hard to achieve clean water in our rivers and lakes.
UK standards on medicines for farm animals
Today we look at coverage in the Mail on Sunday and Daily Mirror on UK safety standards restricting the use of medicines for food-producing animals after the EU Exit Transition Period.
Natural England’s Chair and CEO launch Local Nature Recovery Strategy
Yesterday Natural England’s Chair Tony Juniper and CEO Marian Spain visited Hampden Bottom Farm in Buckinghamshire to launch the new Local Nature Recovery Strategy (LNRS). Representatives from Buckinghamshire Council were also present, including Cllr Bill Chapple OBE, as well as …
Government response to Greenpeace investigation into supertrawlers
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) continues to work hard to monitor fishing activity in English waters, with dedicated enforcement and surveillance work to protect fisheries, including offshore patrol vessels for at-sea surveillance.
Environment Agency says ‘let’s get 1M to fish’ as thousands reap its wellbeing benefits
Fishing was one of the first activities to be reintroduced once lockdown restrictions started to ease due to the ability in which you can apply social distancing measures without difficulty.
Picking up where we left off in the fight against plastic pollution
A recent survey suggests that plastic use has sharply increased during the coronavirus lockdown.
How we are working to tackle coastal erosion
Last month the Government announced its long term plan to tackle flooding and coastal erosion. This included a raft of policy changes to improve management of the risk of flood and coastal erosion and support coastal authorities.
Recruitment campaign launches for inaugural Chair of new environment watchdog
The successful candidate will oversee the work of the new Office for Environmental Protection.
Consultation launched on bathing water status for River Wharfe
Today we launched a consultation on designating part of the River Wharfe as bathing waters