Water management

A pair of beavers released into an enclosure to help reduce flood risk in Essex have given birth to two kits, according to the Environment Agency

Anglian Water has paid out £84,000 for two separate pollution incidents in Norfolk, one of which led to the death of a number of fish

The Environment Agency has failed to meet targets for water quality, illegal waste sites, flood management, influence on planning decisions, financial management and diversity, according to an official report

Water firms discharged raw sewage into England’s water bodies at least 200,000 times last year, according to an investigation, but the true figure is likely to be much higher and the real picture much worse

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‘Malicious’ wildlife crime is on the rise during the Covid-19 pandemic as green groups’ incomes crash and regulators stay at home, leaving nature vulnerable and huge numbers of environmental programmes undelivered. Rachel Salvidge reports

Accreditation and permit work is steady but some sector-based work is drying up and consultancies are having to devise digital workarounds to undertake compliance checks. Adam Branson talks to consultants about operations under lockdown

A glut of milk caused by the closure of cafes and restaurants during lockdown is forcing farmers to find ways to discard it. But being 350 times more damaging to rivers than human sewage, is it being disposed of carefully? James Fair reports

10 environmental policy and compliance deadlines to look out for in the next three months, including information on Brexit, river basin management plans and transport

The Environment Bill contains provisions relating to water quality and abstraction that are causing concern, especially as post Brexit trade negotiations draw near. James Fair reports