The Latest Breaking News from Environment Agency

If you venture out to the countryside, the chances are you’ve probably seen piles of rubbish, anything from fridges to frying pans, rubble to refuse sacks dumped at the side of the road or in laybys. Waste crime is serious, hazardous and on the increase. Often referred to as “fly-tipping”…

People living close to the former landfill site in Rainham are demanding action to end the near-constant fires, reports Barney Davis

Data crunched by Top of the Poops has shown how waterways across England and Wales were severely polluted in 2021 by water companies pumping out sewage for millions of hours

The Prime Minister has hit back at reports the Government is reconsidering super fines for water companies that dump sewage in Britain’s rivers.

Aqua Consultants said its new base was the “ideal” location from which to serve its clients in the region, including The Environment Agency, South West Water and the Met Office

A Japanese knotweed expert has warned how people need to be aware of fines, that could be more than £34,000, or even jail they could face by having the invasive plant in their gardens

"Running the agency and its staff into the ground is an act of wilful negligence by ministers"

Workers at Environment Agency who protect communities from weather disasters among those striking for second time in month

The destructive invasive plant was originally imported by the Victorians but soon became a scourge on gardens across the country

The new BBC podcast, Buried, by investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, is a compelling look at how criminals are infiltrating the UK waste disposal system. It opens with a tape recording by a trucker, on his deathbed. He tells the story of one of the worst environmental crimes…

It cost businesses £3,000 to have the mess taken away