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 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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
As the latest UK Climate Projections are released, the Environment Agency has also published its Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation report. Read Emma Howard Boyd’s foreword below. Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency Climate change is not a …
The Environment Agency’s River Thames Waterways team are playing their full part in the multi-agency security operation for the Royal Wedding in Windsor on Saturday 19 May, working alongside police and other partners to ensure public order and other risks …
Last year I found myself standing on the famous red TEDx stage holding a tuning fork, a biro and a cycling shoe. No I hadn’t taken the wrong turn backstage, I was about to deliver a speech to an audience …
It’s been about seven years since we’ve had significant snow in the West Midlands, but – for large parts of the country – today is a winter wonderland. In some places we’ve had from six inches to nearly a foot …
As today (18 October) is World Menopause Day, it is worth thinking about an issue that affects 3.5 million women in the UK workplace who are aged 50 and over. At the Environment Agency, 44% of the staff are women, and …
