Anglian Water has gone out to tender with a contract for groundwater borehole drilling worth up to £5 million.

New analysis has shown that a natural flood risk management scheme provided important protection for the town of Pickering in Yorkshire when a total of 50 mm of rainfall fell over a 36-hour period over Christmas 2015.

The European Investment Bank has agreed to provide £500 million to support investment across the north-west of England by United Utilities.

The European Commission has published a Special Report which says further and more effective action is needed to combat eutrophication in the Baltic Sea.

Wessex Water has agreed a pioneering new trial for permits at sewage treatment works with the Environment Agency.

In his role as chair of the National Flood Resilience Review, this week Oliver Letwin saw first hand how these projects are delivering huge benefits in the area through better flood protection.

This week will see the completion of a major scheme by the Highways Agency to address flooding on the M5 near Bristol. 

The Environment Agency is looking for 3 members of the public to join the South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee to help tackle flood risk in Devon and Cornwall.

The Environment Agency has granted the environmental permits to allow Third Energy to carry out fracking for shale gas at an existing borehole in North Yorkshire.