Twenty years ago, when the Environment Agency came into being, managing water resources was high on the political agenda: we were in the middle of a drought. Summer 1995 had been a scorcher with widespread low flows, and water supplies …
I’d been working in the Environment Agency’s Penrith flood resilience team for just six months when Storm Desmond hit. As residents in the area well know, the storm brought more than a month's rain to parts of Cumbria (as well …
I’m Brecht Morris, Fisheries Technical Officer for the Environment Agency. We have recently finished working with Natural England and English Heritage on a really interesting project in Herefordshire. Mortimers Cross Water Mill is an 18th century working mill on the …
I can’t believe it’s 20 years since the creation of the Environment Agency! So what was it like to evolve from the National Rivers Authority (NRA) into the EA? Bringing a multitude of waste regulation, air quality and nuclear specialists …
In West Norfolk local communities are working together and contributing to their flood defences in a new, efficient and innovative way. I work in the Flood and Coastal Risk Management team and part of our work is to review how …
This is a guest blog by Jack Perks. Jack is a professional wildlife photographer and specialises in freshwater fish. His work has featured on various television programmes, magazines, books and websites. He recently undertook a project to try and film every …
Amber Bannon is a Senior Technical Specialist at the Environment Agency. Here she writes about her new post at the Society for Radiological Protection. On 26 April I'll become the youngest President-Elect of the Society for Radiological Protection (SRP) …
This summer saw the start of a new era in which the Environment Agency will work more closely with partners to get the best for fisheries and angling in England. A big part of this was after a rigorous and …
A long bank holiday weekend is the perfect time to get outside and enjoy the countryside, rivers, forests and parks. Everyone wants a clean healthy environment to enjoy. We all know about small things we can easily do to avoid …
The Women’s Network here at the Environment Agency have organised a range of activities this week mark International Women’s Day. This year we are celebrating International Women’s Day by asking you to make a #PledgeForParity. Can you wait 117 years …
