On 18 November 2021, the Environment Agency and Ofwat announced major investigations into potential widespread non-compliance by water and sewerage companies at sewage treatment works. This update sets out what we’re investigating, what has happened since we announced the investigation and more about what flow-to-full treatment is.
The Environment Agency’s New Reactors Assessment Team has been leading an assessment of a nuclear power station design since 2017. Here the team’s manager, Alan McGoff, reflects on the five year project and looks forward to regulating the nuclear industry …
In 2021, the Environment Agency outlined how it would reach net zero by 2030. Here, Sustainable Business Manager Simon Dawes looks back at the challenges and achievements – and anticipates what’s yet to come in 2022.
Adrian Saunders, Senior Advisor for Fisheries Incidents and Compliance, reflects on the fisheries enforcement work of the Environment Agency in 2021, and the partnerships that help us to crack down on illegal fishing to protect our fisheries. It has been …