Posts about other areas of the Environment Agency's work
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 …
Guest blog by James Cross, Chief Executive of Natural England. It’s a real pleasure to be asked to write this guest blog at the end of my first year at Natural England. All in all it has been a …
LIDAR survey showing Sharpham Vineyard, Totnes We live in a data rich world. As an engineer I know the power of data in the design and implementation of new urban...
The Environment Agency holds a huge amount of information. We gather information on areas at risk of flooding, the environmental impact of business, waste and where it ends up, the quality of water in streams, rivers and lakes, and the …
You’d be amazed how often we find historical artefacts during our flood work. Particularly in ancient cities like Exeter, where we’ve started work on a £30 million flood defence scheme with Exeter City Council and Devon County Council. And that’s …
When I heard rumours of Le Tour de France starting here in Yorkshire, I kept my eyes glued to news feeds and twitter for confirmation. The moment Gary Verity made the announcement in December 2012 I decided to put my …
The banners are up along the route, potholes have been remedied, pop-up campsites are popping up and yellow bikes are being fly-tipped at a prodigious rate along the highways and byways around my home town of Otley. The source …
We are launching our corporate plan ‘Creating a better place 2014 to 2016’ this week. The plan reflects the many changes and challenges we have faced since 2011 when we published our corporate plan for the period 2011 to 2015. …
Ever wondered who is at the other end of your phone call, email or letter when you contact the Environment Agency? That would be our customer service, registration and incident hotline team, known internally as Contact Centre Services. Our aim every …
Today our website moves to gov.uk. This means that online information will be simpler, clearer and easier to find. We’re closing down our old website. But don’t worry – any content which didn’t make the move to GOV.UK will still …
