Press release: 388 top-rated beaches after scorching summer boosts visitors to seaside
Beaches around the country achieved top water quality standards this year as millions flocked to the coast to enjoy the record-breaking hot weather.
Press release: Project to help protect coastal defences and the environment
Environment Agency teams have been working to restore eroding saltmarsh in north Essex to help preserve coastal defences and enhance the ecology.
Press release: Helping fish and eels along their journey
A specially designed fish pass could be rolled out across Essex to allow fish to travel more easily through rivers.
Press release: Somerset haulage firm fined for waste offence
A company has been ordered to pay £10,476 in fines and costs for illegally disposing of thousands of tonnes of waste on agricultural land near Exeter.
Press release: Packaging and print firm fined for turning river purple with hazardous waste
A Somerset company has been ordered to pay more than £13,000 in fines and costs for polluting a river with waste ink.