Waste Crime – Be Part of the Solution
Our Environmental Crime Officer, Stephanie Marriott, talks about the effects from waste crime that she sees every day and how you can help us in our fight against illegal waste activity.
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Regulating for People, the Environment, and Growth
We have today published our annual report, 'Regulating for People, the Environment, and Growth', to highlight how the EA is protecting communities and the environment through good regulation.
Update on bathing waters in England
Due to lockdown restrictions, the Environment Agency had to pause sampling at bathing waters for much of this year’s season to adhere with social distancing and to protect the safety of field, office and laboratory staff.
Green finance - funding environmental projects now is essential to tackle climate change in future
By Anna Bond, Green Finance Manager This weekend the UK and UN will host the Climate Ambition Summit to mark 5 years since the Paris Agreement by bringing countries together (virtually) to talk about the future action needed to tackle …
Temporary flood barriers - what are they, and why do we use them?
by Tina Donaldson, Environment Agency Flood Risk Advisor in the Thames Area While permanent flood defences remain central to our strategy to reduce flood risk across England, temporary flood barriers have become a frequent sight on news bulletins, and have …
Regulating radioactive waste - what we do and why
Gavin Thomson, a Nuclear Waste Assessor at the Environment Agency, discusses the EA's role in regulating radioactive waste and how they protect the environment. I’m a waste assessor at the Environment Agency and have worked on radioactive waste safety assessments …