The Environment Agency today revealed that it will be deploying state of the art technology to help tackle diffuse pollution from farms and urban areas. This is part of a programme of 8500 studies the Environment Agency will carry out to help improve the quality of rivers over the next two years. Improvements in water… Read More
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A criminal investigation is under way following a major sewage leak which threatened fish at an East Sussex lake. The Environment Agency (EA) said a large amount of sewage from Polegate had entered the water course feeding Shinewater lake in Eastbourne. Incident manager Michael Turner said the agency was carrying out the criminal investigation into… Read More
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Investment in the capital’s wastewater works has helped the River Thames win an environmental prize. Earlier this week, the Environment Agency revealed that the iconic river was awarded the International Theiss River Prize for its “outstanding achievement” in restoration.
Friday, October 15th, 2010 Tags: investment, London, prize, river, Thames, UK, wastewater, water
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A massive shake-up of quangos has left the Environment Agency facing major reform of its operations and a number of other green bodies looking at a similar fate or even abolition. The Government on Thursday announced that it was “substantially reforming” a large number of its non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs) – or quangos – resulting… Read More
Friday, October 15th, 2010 Tags: cuts, environment, Environment Agency, government, UK
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