Organisations unite for #binit4beaches campaign
...has on beaches. Hundreds of bags of dog poo were found on the UK’s beaches according to the Marine Conservations Society’s 2016 research; with 792 bags recorded at 364 beaches...
Cleaner Seas
Heavy metal molluscs take saltwater spa treatment
We don’t offer spa treatments to the general public here in the Environment Agency, but we do provide the service to some local muscles (sorry, typo, ‘Mussels’). Once a year we send our intrepid officers out to chosen beaches to …
Building a greener future
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Emma Howard Boyd, Posted on:
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agriculture, Cleaner Seas, Climate change, Community, Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood, Greener business, Other areas of our work, Regulated industry, Uncategorized, Water
As I begin my tenure as Chair of the Environment Agency it is now, more than ever, that we need a bold new vision for the environment. Over the last 40 years EU legislation has helped shape and promote improvements …
New water quality standards are in place at bathing beaches – so what’s changed?
There are over 400 bathing waters in England, and from 2016 water quality will be classified as either Excellent, Good, Sufficient or Poor, based upon regular samples and testing by the Environment Agency to check how clean the water is. …
Blue Flag Blackpool is turning the tide
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Neil Jack, Posted on:
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Categories:
Cleaner Seas, Community, Greener business, tourism, Water
Close your eyes. If I tell you to imagine you’re at the British seaside, with the waves lapping at your feet and the sound of seagulls in the distance, then where do you think of? For millions of people across …