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Posts about our work to improve the water environment

Creating a better place 2014 to 2016

Environment Agency Corporate Plan

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. …

A whiter smile, a greener environment: cleaning up with China clay

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When travelling down on holiday to Cornwall many of my friends ask me "What are those white hills we can see near St Austell?" My reply often shocks them when I explain that that those 'hills' are in fact the …

A day in a life of a Fisheries Enforcement Officer

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The Environment Agency is responsible for  overseeing fishing and angling by a system of licensing. Working as a Fisheries Enforcement Officer (FEO) my duties include the enforcement of two important pieces of legislation -  the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries Act …