In this blog, the Environment Agency’s radiological monitoring and assessment specialists Becca Williams and Rob Dean share the headlines from this year’s monitoring and assessment work and reveal how artificial radioactivity gets into the environment.
I didn’t come from a regulatory or environmental background, but I’ve always had a deep-rooted passion for nature. Growing up, I spent a lot of time gardening with my parents and grandparents, learning the value of patience, care, and respect for the natural world. As my career progressed, I became increasingly aware of the pressures being placed on our environment and it felt …
When people ask me what I do for a living, I tell them that I help the Environment Agency fight waste crime. I work in a team of waste crime engagement specialists covering the whole of England and our role …
With the launch of EA2030, the Environment Agency has set out a clear and ambitious strategy for the years ahead. This vision responds directly to the climate and nature emergencies and outlines how we will work with partners to deliver …
Natalie Parkinson is a 19-year-old student from Stoke-On-Trent. A year ago, she moved to Ely in Cambridgeshire to do a five-year Environmental Practitioner Degree Apprenticeship with the Environment Agency. It’s a full-time, paid job with a finite end but, assuming …
The environment agency (EA) regularly monitors inland and coastal waters as part of its EA2025 commitment to ensure healthy air, land and water. Here, one of the EA’s dedicated monitoring officers, Hannah Pihama, explains why this area of work is so vital.
On today’s blog Terry takes you through a day in the life of a lock keeper on the River Medway, the ups and downs of the job and the rise in littering over the past year.
Floods and coastal risk management officer, Ben Di Giulio, explains how he increased the bee population by 3,000 at the Denver Complex.
Environment Agency Chair Emma Howard Boyd sets out the Agency's mission and the search for three new members of the EA's Board.
The relaxing sport of fishing has been creating a wave of interest throughout 2020. Now, following the success of the Take a Friend Fishing (TAFF) initiative over the summer which saw hundreds of anglers sign up, the Environment Agency, Angling …
