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Café and shop plan looks to bring new life to Nottinghamshire garage 'in a poor state'

The plans have been opposed by the Environment Agency

Nottingham Post

Environment Agency told to protect wetlands in landmark court case

Victory for couple shows continuing role of European nature conservation laws in post-Brexit Britain

The Guardian - UK

Huge flooding boost for Ashton Gate's homes and Sporting Quarter plans

The plans for 510 new homes and a basketball arena had been stalling

Bristol Post

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Parents and dog walkers warned as pellets wash up on Sutton-on-Sea beach

Beachgoers have been asked to stay vigilant

Nottingham Post

Expert warns £65 rise on water bills could be needed to stop more than 1,000 sewage dumps a day

"Definitely not the type of stuff you want to go swimming in"

Nottingham Post

Drought in England: what food items might be affected?

Eleven out of the 14 Environment Agency areas are now in drought

Evening Standard

Claim 420 Severn Trent sewage pipes may be pumping filth into our rivers and seas

However, Severn Trent said the interpretation of the data was not accurate.

Nottingham Post

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UK faces pumpkin shortage at Halloween after summer of heatwaves

Harvest could be reduced by around a third following scorching summer

The Independent UK

Investigation finds hundreds of pipes 'could be dumping sewage illegally' including more than 60 in the North East

61 of more than 870 pipes which could be operating without permits are under the control of Northumbrian Water

Chronicle Live

UK drought expands to the majority of England

Extremely hot dry conditions have hit crops, fuelled wildfires and led to a large increase in demand for water

Wales Online

Drought confirmed in Bristol, South Gloucestershire and rest of South West

It follows five consecutive months of below-average rainfall

Bristol Post

All of south-west of England in drought, says Environment Agency

Announcement means 11 of agency’s 14 areas in England now in drought status after record dry spell

The Guardian - UK

Environment Agency funding cut by 50% over past decade as sewage spills rise, analysis shows

‘The government’s environment watchdogs were the early targets of austerity cuts and we’re still seeing the fallout today,’ says campaign group

The Independent UK

Environment Agency tells staff to ignore pollution complaints, says ex-employee

EA ‘shutting down’ calls from public about rivers, says former worker Helen Nightingale, leading waterways to deteriorate

The Guardian - UK

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Wales Online

Hundreds of pipes ‘could be dumping sewage illegally’, investigation finds

Welsh Water was found to have 184 sewage discharge pipes without permits

Wales Online

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

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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

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Chronicle Live

Environment Agency investigating after water pollution spotted in North Sea 'from East Durham to Teesside'

Photos show what appears to be pollution in the North Sea, seen from Easington beach

The Guardian - UK

Liz Truss allowed farmers to pollute England’s rivers after ‘slashing red tape’, say campaigners

Agricultural waste outstrips sewage as the main danger – and activists blame the ex-environment secretary’s cuts to farm inspections

The Independent UK

Liz Truss failed to meet any water bosses over sewage dumping in two years in environment post

Exclusive: Likely next PM facing fresh questions over responsibility for sewage scandal after light-touch approach

Chronicle Live

Chi Onwurah slams Government after data reveals hundreds of sewage dumps have polluted Newcastle's waterways

Data has revealed that a total of 540 sewage dumps were made in waterways across central Newcastle in 2021

Evening Standard

Local resident hits out at ‘putrid’ sewage outfalls turning Thames tributary brown

Sutton resident Amie Battams said she had seen ‘fatbergs the size of rugby balls’ floating through the River Wandle

The Guardian - UK

River-flow rates in England at lowest point since 2002, data shows

Exclusive: Experts warn drought could be start of three-year cycle with dire impacts on wildlife and environment

Evening Standard

Thames tributary runs brown after ‘sewage outfall’

A Thames tributary has become the latest to suffer from sewage outfalls following an apparent storm discharge.

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