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Utilities consultancy opens South West base at Exeter Science Park

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

Birmingham Post

Japanese knotweed warning as little-known law can hits Brits with £34,000 fine

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

Daily Mirror

Now even the Environment Agency workers are on strike

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

Bristol Post

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England’s flood warning systems on autopilot again as staff stage strike

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

The Guardian - UK

Japanese knotweed and the little-known laws that could land you with £34k bill

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

Wales Online

Waste crime: how online advertising platforms are facilitating illegal dumping

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…

The Conversation

Man who fly-tipped bricks in car park is jailed for 16 months

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

Wales Online

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Stream 'turns white' with no explanation

Some claimed that the water turns white once every three weeks

Liverpool Echo

Trowell residents 'over the moon' to have flood defence measures fitted at homes

The scheme will help reduce the risk of water entering people’s homes during a flood.

Nottingham Post

East Yorkshire modular building specialist named on £10b government contract list

Integra Buildings one of less than 30 national firms in line for major works in housing, education, justice and defence

Birmingham Post

Sadiq Khan urged to spend £1bn to safeguard 200,000 London homes at flood risk

In the summer of 2021 large parts of London saw severe flash floods which caused nine Tube stations to be closed

Evening Standard

Homes in coastal area of Northumberland could be lost to the sea by 2100, campaigners say

Chuck Bank on the Northumberland Coast has been identified as one of 21 areas where homes are at risk of being swallowed up by the sea, according to a new map published by climate action group One Home

Chronicle Live

Environment Agency workers to walk out in pay dispute

Unison and Prospect members in areas including river inspection, flood forecasting, coastal risk management and pollution control will strike.

The Independent UK

Coastal communities living in terror with £600m of homes in danger of plunging into sea

Countless Brits up and down the country live in fear their homes will get wiped off the map by the every new storm as many don't even know they're being left at the mercy of the waves

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Coastal erosion in England could plunge homes worth £600m into the sea, say campaigners

One Home has identified 21 at-risk villages and hamlets

Nottingham Post

Japanese Knotweed map shows 'area of concern' in Nottinghamshire

The UK wide map lists Nottinghamshire among the areas of concern

Glasgow Live

What is Japanese knotweed as Glasgow hotspots revealed in new map

A map of Glasgow has shown that there are areas of concern when it comes to the invading plant, Japanese knotweed, with the map revealing the current hotspots of where it's growing.

Daily Mirror

Britain's Japanese knotweed hotspots revealed in new map - how bad is it in your area?

The ultra-invasive species is known for causing serious damage to property foundations but a new interactive map is helping homeowners to spot exactly where the worst areas are

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Chronicle Live

Birtley waste site blaze caused huge disruption after owner repeatedly ignored fire warnings

Clifford Shee, of Sunderland, admitted waste offences after a fire at his business caused disruption to schools, businesses, residents, roads and railways

The Guardian - UK

England’s coast faces ‘multiple threats’ of dredging, sewage and pollution

Environment Agency paints bleak picture of coastal regions with eco-systems and people coming under increased pressure

Bristol Post

Flooding fears for Baltic Wharf apartments planned in place of caravan park

The controversial Baltic Wharf development is expected to be decided soon

Nottingham Post

Nottingham angler fined more than £400 after fishing illegally

Any angler aged 13 or over, fishing on a river, canal or still water, needs a licence to do so legally

Evening Standard

‘Develop London with climate change in mind or suffer more flooding on Tube’

Concreting over London will cause further flooding of the Tube, the chief executive of the Environment Agency warned on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

‘You should gaze at your bins in horror’: the massive crime scandal behind the UK’s rubbish

The mafia is infiltrating our waste, and millions of tonnes of it is being illegally dumped. A shocking podcast uncovers the horrific environmental scandal – and its links to gun and drug trafficking

The Guardian - UK

Travel disruption across UK caused by ice and snow to continue

Met Office has issued weather warnings for all four nations, and declared flooding of Somerset Levels to be a major incident

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