Environment Agency Pride Blog Series LGBT+& Religion
Our Senior Champion of the LGBT+ Network Cath Tomlin, talks about her personal experiance.
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The Environment Agency and the coronavirus crisis
We will get through the coronavirus crisis but until then every single action (however small) carries a greater significance. This is made clear by the Government’s simple instruction: Stay at home, protect the NHS, save lives. The Environment Agency is always focussed on …
Investment in fisheries continues as Environment Agency publishes the Fisheries Annual Report
One of the questions anglers ask the Environment Agency (EA) most often is “how do you spend our fishing licence money?” There is no short answer to that question, as every year we strive to make a real difference for …
All a Board for the Environment
The recruitment process for four new Environment Agency board members has just opened, with board members helping governments, businesses and communities to understand the benefits of particular environmental measures, as well as the risks of not acting.
Environmental Drought in Hertfordshire and North London
Fish rescue The combination of a drier than average 3 years, high water consumption and climate change means that our environment is suffering. As a result, the Environment Agency’s Hertfordshire and North London area is suffering from an Environmental …
Managing reservoir safety in England
Sir James Bevan, Chief Executive at The Environment Agency From the beginning of the Whaley Bridge incident, the Environment Agency has worked tirelessly with the emergency services and the reservoir’s operator, the Canal & River Trust (CRT), to protect the …
Blue Green Algae in the Lake District
Blue-green algae certainly made a name for itself in 2018, to the extent that it hit the headlines and tripped off the tongue of many locals and visitors to the Cumbrian Lake District throughout the summer and autumn of 2018…and …
2019 – a potentially challenging year : Working with farmers to help manage their water abstraction
Last week’s meeting of the National Drought Group (NDG) cautiously welcomed the partial recovery of water resources in many parts of England but acknowledged the ongoing dry weather may put pressure on farmers and the environment, especially in the East …
New equipment to tackle flooding and fires
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I lead the Durham and Tees Valley Field Operations team which is responsible for the delivery of river and flood defence maintenance as well as incident response activities in the area. Recently, I’ve been working on a project which will …
Guest blog: Keeping Oxford safe – why the city needs a new flood scheme.
Peter Rawcliffe from the Oxford Flood Alliance talks about his experience of his home being flooded and tells us why a new flood scheme for the city is so important.