Press release: Environment Agency takes a stand on illegal waste
There has been an increase in illegally dumped waste across the West Midlands on public and private land during last 12 months. read more
Energy & Environment
News story: Torcross sea defence repaired after Devon storms
Fixing the sea wall cost £2.4 million and will prevent a repeat of the damage from last year’s storms. read more
News story: South West Water fined for Devon sewage spill
A blocked pipe meant bank holiday bathers had to avoid Dawlish waters. read more
Policy paper: Yate and Chipping Sodbury: reducing the risk of flooding
What the Environment Agency is doing to reduce the risk of flooding in Yate and Chipping Sodbury, south Gloucestershire. read more
UK-Italian earthquake collaboration gets a Royal audience
A seismologist from the British Geological Survey (BGS) and another from the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology in Italy (INGV) met with Prince Charles in Amatrice today. The scientists were among the international team that updated him o… read more