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Environment Agency failing to monitor water firms in England, data suggests

Watchdog is supposed to audit firms yearly to ensure they are not illegally dumping sewage, but 36% of audits since 2010 are missing

The Guardian - UK

Fury as national health check of England’s waters faces six-year wait

Exclusive: Assessment that used to happen annually will now take six years despite rising concerns

The Guardian - UK

‘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.

Evening Standard

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Anglian Water fined more than £500,000 after raw sewage kills 5,000 fish

Environment Agency chief executive Sir James Bevan said: ‘We welcome this sentence. Serious pollution is a serious crime.’

Evening Standard

Peers question Environment Agency on ‘leaked guidance on reducing sewage checks’

A House of Lords Committee has written to the agency’s chief executive Sir James Bevan asking about a reported change in guidance.

The Independent UK

EA head signals desire to change rule that exposes extent of river pollution

Environment Agency’s James Bevan says he wants to change law that provides tough water testing regime

The Guardian - UK

Warning that droughts could remain in parts of country until next spring

Even if the country receives average rainfall, some areas may still see drought conditions

Manchester Evening News

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Environment Agency knew sewage was being dumped into rivers years ago, leak reveals

Exclusive: Revelation comes after agency’s chair told MPs in May the practice had only recently come to light

The Guardian - UK

People 'must expect to drink water from sewage plants to save our supplies'

Environment Agency proposes that toilet water be deposited into rivers near treatment plants so it can be collected and processed

Wales Online

People must be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking water from sewage, says agency boss

Sir James Bevan said it was “perfectly safe and healthy, but not something many fancy”

Evening Standard

Britons need to be ‘less squeamish’ about drinking water from sewage, says agency head

Environment Agency chief calls for new attitudes to conserve water and avoid droughts

The Guardian - UK

Water companies are considering system to turn sewage into drinking water to avert shortages

People will need to be ‘less squeamish’ about where Britain’s drinking water comes from, the Environment Agency chief said

The Independent UK

Environment Agency head warns climate change poses 'threat to human survival'

Chief executive Sir James Bevan will say the biodiversity crisis poses an existential threat to human survival

Wales Online

Government retracts ‘unlawful’ pollution guidance for England’s farms

Advice that allowed farmers to spread manures in a way that risked polluting waters has been changed by Defra

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Sea level rise in England ‘will put 200,000 homes at risk by 2050’

Due to the climate crisis, within 30 years these coastal properties will be potentially unsalvageable, researchers say

The Independent UK

‘No coming back from erosion’: UK coastal towns will need to relocate due to climate crisis

‘In some places the right answer will be to move communities away from danger,’ Sir James Bevan says

Daily Mirror

Entire British seaside towns may have to MOVE or face falling into the sea

The head of the Environmental Agency is hopeful we can "turn the climate crisis into an opportunity" to create a better future for everyone

Wales Online

Warning some coastal towns and villages will have to be relocated due to erosion

The head of the Environment Agency is due to speak later

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Manchester Evening News

UK towns could soon be underwater and will have to move, Environment Agency head warns

Climate change could see big changes in the UK's geography

The Independent UK

Coastal communities in England will be forced to relocate due to climate crisis, Environment Agency boss says

‘There is no coming back for land that coastal erosion has taken away,’ Sir James Bevan will say

Bristol Post

BBC Countryfile: Environment Agency boss issues grim warning over water shortages

Sir James Bevan said 1 in 4 homes could have their water supplies cut off by 2050

The Guardian - UK

England fails to reach household waste recycling target

Wales only UK nation to exceed 50% as households in England recycle less in 2020 than 2019

The Guardian - UK

How to turn England’s rivers from filthy sewers into shining streams

Community groups are starting to take matters into their own hands, says environmental journalist Rachel Salvidge

Wales Online

Ban all rubbish exports to crack down on waste crime, Environment Agency urges

The Environment Agency’s 2021 national waste crime survey concluded that waste crime in England was endemic

Wales Online

Worst polluting firms should face tougher punishment, says EA

Chief executive sets out vision for post-Brexit regulation

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