The government has confirmed that farmers and landowners will receive funding and support for projects to create new habitats for wildlife, help protected sites and boost efforts to reach net zero, alongside sustainable food production.

The Environment Agency has published statutory guidance under regulation 15 of the farming rules for water aimed at preventing diffuse water pollution from agricultural sources.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) is warning today that poor water quality in English rivers is a result of chronic underinvestment and multiple failures in monitoring, governance and enforcement - not a single river in England has received a clean bill of health for chemical contamination.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched a new inquiry into water quality in rivers with a focus on the water industry and urban diffuse pollution.

The UK has come second from last in the European Environment Agency’s annual league table which ranks European Union countries on their bathing quarter quality.

Anglian Water is set to invest £12 million into the East of England’s coastline over the next five years as part of its ongoing commitment to help improve the cleanliness of the local bathing waters.