Our response to media coverage on incident attendance

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Back of man in Environment Agency high visibility jacket looking across river

There has been media interest today (Thursday 25 September) in the Environment Agency’s attendance to pollution incidents, including in the BBC. The coverage examines the categorisation process of incidents. The article does not give the full picture around the EA’s performance, …

Protecting Atlantic salmon: collaborating to conserve threatened stocks

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A photo of the River Aire in Yorkshire with Hirst Mill in the background. There are rocks in the river, known as rock ramps, which help fish move up the river.

The Environment Agency has published the latest Atlantic salmon stock assessment for England, providing insights into the health of our salmon populations. The results, based on 2024 data, confirm that salmon stocks remain at critically low levels, underscoring the urgent …

Managing the impacts of drought in the Midlands

Two Environment Agency officers, a man and a woman, both wearing waterproof bib-and-brace dungarees, walk up a shallow, narrow stream in the forest with nets and buckets looking for any fish in need of rescue and removal to safer, deeper waters.

What is the situation in England? Drought was declared in the West and East Midlands on 15 July, joining the North-West and Yorkshire which went into drought in June. Dry weather continues to impact water resources across England requiring water …