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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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'LOVE WATER' campaign launched to protect UK the water environment

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 1 August 2019 - Categories: Weekly stories
Water running from a tap

There has been positive coverage of the launch of the Love Water campaign. The campaign aims to raise awareness of the importance of water and the role everyone plays in protecting it.

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