Government flood defence funding falls £32m
12 October 2018 12:48 BST
The government plans to spend £32m less on England’s flood defences in the next financial year following a drop of £17m in the previous period, official figures reveal
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UK breached Habitats Directive rules on protecting harbour porpoises, court finds
19 October 2018 12:42 BSTThe European Court of Justice (CJEU) has declared that the UK has not designated sufficient sites for the protection of the harbour porpoise, Europe’s smallest cetacean
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EA looks to cancel 1m litre golf course water abstraction license
19 October 2018 12:38 BSTA golf course in Buckinghamshire may have its water abstraction license revoked if Environment Agency (EA) proposals go ahead
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Why is the rainy north-west chasing drought orders?
18 October 2018 18:07 BSTThe traditionally wet north-west struggled with drought this summer, James Agyepong-Parsons finds out why and what is being done to prevent future droughts
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Surface water flooding a ‘growing threat’ to life, property and the economy, warns EA chief
18 October 2018 12:58 BSTSurface water flooding is a growing threat to life, property and the economy, the chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned
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Water firm uses wastewater used to produce concrete
18 October 2018 12:30 BSTYorkshire Water has begun a trial of producing concrete using reused treated wastewater, which it says is a UK first
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Brexit Library: live table
Updated: 17 September 2018 12:48 BSTClick through to view a sortable and regularly updated table of key Brexit-related policy, legislation and guidance documents published by the UK government, devolved administrations and the European Commission
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EA: rise in landfilling due to ‘economic recovery’
16 October 2018 13:08 BSTThe Environment Agency (EA) has said the increase in the amount of waste England landfills, for a fourth year running, is a result of the economic recovery since the recession
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What will performance-based regulation mean for business and the environment?
12 October 2018 09:52 BSTThe Environment Agency is promising a transformation in how it assesses permit compliance. But many questions remain, finds Simon Pickstone
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What will performance-based regulation mean for business and the environment?
The Environment Agency is promising a transformation in how it assesses permit compliance. But many questions remain, finds Simon Pickstone
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Aliens versus predators: How five species are helping to tackle environmental threats
Techniques involving the deployment of specialist natural enemies including mites, bugs and fungi are being piloted in the UK in a bid to halt invasive species’ attempts to override native habitats. James Agyepong-Parsons reports from the frontline
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Is government washing its hands of SuDS?
Successive governments have failed to act decisively on sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) and only a third of councils’ local plans have adopted arrangements for their ongoing maintenance. Paul Hatchwell looks at the unresolved issues
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Explainer: What Brexit means for... the water environment
With the UK set to leave the EU in six months, here's what we know so far about policy related to the water environment could change and the potential implications for practitioners
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