Environment Agency

Action against 33 companies across a range of industries 'serves as an important reminder,' agency says

Water UK campaign seeks to spur more efficient water use behaviours in face of worsening climate risks

Figures compiled by the Lib Dems indicate water firms released raw sewage into England's designated coastal bathing areas on 25,000 occasions last year

Environment Agency waste crime prosecutions have fallen from a high of 800 per year to just 50 in recent years

New Low Carbon Concrete Routemap argues that emissions from the sector could halve by 2035

Sir James Bevan argues complete ban on waste exports would help grow UK recycling sector, boost jobs and the economy, and help tackle waste crime

Proposals come as water companies admit to discharging raw sewage more than 372,000 times into England’s rivers, estuaries, and seas last year

New Coastal Transition Accelerator Programme to help communities trial new approaches for tackling escalating flood risks and relocating the most at-risk communities

Severn Trent and Anglian Water announce joint plan to regenerate rivers across their regions

The biggest long term threat to the environment, economy and lifestyle is water quantity, argues Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan in a recent speech