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Posts Tagged ‘Environment Agency’

‘Outrage’ as sewage dumped into River Lee doubles in a single year

By Will Durrant, Local Democracy Reporter | Tuesday 9 April 2024 at 09:26

Thames Water admits 2023 figures are ‘unacceptable’ after it released wastewater into the river and its tributaries more than 1,000 times

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Campaigners call for action on ‘jaw-dropping’ amount of pollution in River Lea

By Julia Gregory, Local Democracy Reporter | Friday 5 November 2021 at 15:17

Local groups and Hackney’s mayor speak out in anger as Environment Agency says it ‘shares their concerns’

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Town Hall ‘demands action’ from Environment Agency to clean up River Lea

By Ed Sheridan, Local Democracy Reporter | Monday 12 April 2021 at 11:23

Council leaders say ‘issues have gone on far too long’

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River Lea oil spill: Eleven groups demand answers over ‘substandard’ clean-up

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 19 March 2018 at 12:34

Volunteers criticise the Environment Agency and the Canal & River Trust for their response to the disaster

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Swan couple remain apart after River Lea oil spill

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 6 March 2018 at 13:12

Female bird was rescued last week without her mate

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Swan stranded under bridge following River Lea oil spill

By Hackney Citizen | Friday 23 February 2018 at 11:56

The bird, who has so far evaded rescuers, is now all alone after mate was safely caught last night

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Leader – The wild, disorderly year that was

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 7 December 2015 at 11:23

Rough sleepers faced fines, foxes dodged a council cull and trendies were branded too hip for Shoreditch

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Eel passes help endangered fish complete final leg of 3,000 km odyssey

By Hackney Citizen | Thursday 10 September 2015 at 09:51

Tunnels helping eels on their upstream battle are being refurbished by the Canal and River Trust

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Alarm raised over ‘hazardous’ run-off from fresh concrete laid in nature reserve

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 12 May 2015 at 10:59

Environment Agency writes to Lee Valley Park Authority over concrete works at Middlesex Filterbeds

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Clissold Park ponds to be poisoned in bid to wipe out deadly fish species

By Hackney Citizen | Tuesday 3 February 2015 at 12:27

Fish in ponds and moat to be killed with ‘piscicide’ to stop the spread of highly invasive topmouth gudgeon

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Foam mountain engulfs River Lea

By Hackney Citizen | Monday 15 September 2014 at 12:58

Environment Agency investigating after suspected detergent pollution at Lea Bridge Weir

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River Lea voted among nation’s worst rivers

By Hackney Citizen | Wednesday 17 November 2010 at 10:38

Rubbish, pollution and low fish stocks blight the Hackney stretch, say critics

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