The Environment Agency

The Environment Agency says a massive increase in housebuilding across Harrogate and Knaresborough is worsening pollution in the River Nidd.

Glut of housebuilding in Harrogate worsening Nidd raw sewage problem

A hosepipe disconnected from an outside tap during a hosepipe ban in the UK. PIC: Adobe

Water companies must pay for infrastructure improvements - YP Letters

The government body’s concerns over Akebar Country Park’s proposals to extend its holiday park with 27 more lodges or caravans at the 29-acre site outside Patrick Brompton, near Leyburn follow community leaders repeatedly questioning the long-term demand for such additional tourism facilities.

Objections to award-winning Wensleydale holiday park caravan park’s expansion

A drought order has been applied for by the Envrironment Agency in Yorkshire

Drought order sought at Yorkshire reservoir after 'exceptional shortage of rain'

The Environment Agency is keeping an open mind about the cause of the mass deaths Picture: Gary Longbottom

Cyanide ruled out as cause of mass deaths of crab and lobsters

Dead crabs washed up on the beach at Saltburn

Tees Estuary mass marine deaths: Sewage and underwater cables ruled out as cause

There is a Met Office amber warning in place for heavy snow across Yorkshire. Photo: Ilkley.

Yorkshire amber warning for heavy snow: Full weather forecast and flood alerts

The Esk estuary

A new saltmarsh habitat is to be created near Whitby

The native white-claw crayfish population has been decimated by the invasive American Signal crayfish.

Disease deadly to native crayfish has been confirmed in a North Yorkshire river

Harworth gets income boost as businesses set up home in park

A new poll points to public anger over the response to the floods

Public angry at Government flood response

An army chinook helicopter airlifts equipment needed to repair the Foss Barrier on the River Foss in York following the weekend flooding.Picture: Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire

York flooding: Now is not the time to question Foss Barrier decision, says counc...

People wade through flood waters at Mytholmroyd in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, where flood sirens were sounded after torrential downpours.

Yorkshire braves the deluge

Flood warnings are in place across Yorkshire

Flood sirens sounded as Calder and Aire rise

Former NFU President Peter Kendall. Photo: Rui Vieira/PA Wire

Agency commits to work with farmers

Humber flood defence work continues

Private investor pays out £1.75m to seal deal for Olympia House

Schoolchildren to learn about dangers of flooding during tour of defences

Warning over use of illegal kiln dust

Landfill operator in tests over ‘escape of putrid blue liquid’

Farm Of The Week: River that’s causing flood of problems
MILK is enough of a worry, and that is John Dickinson’s business. But today, we are talking mainly about water.

Stalled anti-flood scheme under review

City weir surveyed after fears over fish access to upstream breeding waters

'Watertight' defences cut flooding risk

Business: Thirty jobs lost as waste company goes into administration