Environment Agency1 hr agoEA forces council to curb lake flood riskThe EA says the lake requires improvements to "reduce the risk of life" caused by potential floods. 1 hr ago3 hrs ago'We still feel unsafe in flood-prone town'Residents want more to be done to protect their town from floods, three years on from Storm Babet.3 hrs ago10 hrs ago'Biologically dead' river now thrivingThe River Trent in Stoke-on-Trent suffered from pollution issues in the 1960s.10 hrs ago2 days agoMega chicken farm expansion plan withdrawnThe plans are pulled months after the firm was ordered to stop unauthorised building work.2 days ago4 days agoWhat does severe drought mean for Somerset?Some western parts of Somerset are in severe drought - but what about the rest of the county?4 days ago5 days agoInvestigation into foam-covered river continuesThe Environment Agency says good progress is being made and legal action is "never off the table".5 days ago6 days agoIndustrial fire linked to fish and eels' deathsChemicals from firewater runoff entered a brook and spread downstream where dead fish and eels were later found, the Environment Agency has confirmed.6 days ago7 days agoCouncil calls for accountability over sea sewageCouncillors say they were not told about the release early enough, affecting Hartlepool to Saltburn.7 days ago7 days agoFish and eels' deaths linked to firewater pollutionThere are calls for the Environment Agency to hold someone to account after the deaths.7 days ago...
