Lincolnshire farmer tells other farmers not to worry about Environment Agency check
Emma Billings provides an insight into the Environment Agency farm inspections taking place in Lincolnshire
Greener business
Earth Overshoot Day - #MovetheDate
Earth Overshoot Day was first launched in 2006. Here Van Griffiths, the Environment Agency’s deputy director for Sustainable Business, talks about the 2021 results and what we can do to #MovetheDate. I became aware of Earth Overshoot Day when the …
Regulating for People, Environment and Growth Report: Environmental performance continues to improve
The Environment Agency Regulating for People, Environment and Growth Report 2017 has been published. Environment Agency Chief Executive, Sir James Bevan offers a foreword to the report. The full report can be read here. Regulating for People, Environment and Growth …
Creating a pioneering model of river stewardship
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Helen Batt, Posted on:
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Community, Fisheries and biodiversity, Flood, Greener business, Regulated industry, Water
After the floods in 2007 in Sheffield the Environment Agency undertook a comprehensive programme of works to clear the River Don of tree growth, vegetation and debris. Both eyewitness accounts and subsequent modelling demonstrated the capacity of the channel was …
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 …
Blue Flag Blackpool is turning the tide
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Neil Jack, Posted on:
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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 …
Water is at the heart of all our lives
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Teresa Meadows, Posted on:
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agriculture, Community, Fisheries and biodiversity, Greener business, Water
When you turn on the tap for a glass of water, to fill the kettle or to water the garden, do you ever think about where it's come from? The water in many of our rivers is removed and treated …
Reducing our footprint
Over the last decade we have successfully delivered environmental improvements across the Environment Agency which helped us to both reduce costs and negative environmental impacts. Savings achieved by reducing the Environment Agency’s carbon footprint include slashing £1.5 million from our …
ESOS: don't believe the myths
Is it true that nobody knows about the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS)? Should we worry about the number of organisations that are ESOS compliant? Can firms ignore the 5 December 2015 deadline? These are some of the questions I …
Let’s not just talk about the weather
This is a guest blog by Polly Turton, a climate change adaptation consultant based in Arup’s Advanced Technology and Research (AT+R) team in London. It originally appeared on the M&S blog. The British love to talk about the weather. Comedians …