Today we are looking at misleading coverage of BBC’s reporting on United Utilities’ permit breaches at Glebe Road Pumping Station, Lake Windermere.
At the end of the year, Malcolm Lythgo, Head of Waste Regulation at the Environment Agency, reflects back on the waste enforcement work of the Agency through 2020 and the new partnerships it has made that strengthen its regulatory power.
Over the years, Environment Agency Fisheries Enforcement officers, along with partners in local police forces and the Voluntary Bailiff Service (VBS), have been cracking down on illegal fishing. As we get ready to add 2020 to the archives, we ask …
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 …
Due to lockdown restrictions, the Environment Agency had to pause sampling at bathing waters for much of this year’s season to adhere with social distancing and to protect the safety of field, office and laboratory staff.
By Anna Bond, Green Finance Manager This weekend the UK and UN will host the Climate Ambition Summit to mark 5 years since the Paris Agreement by bringing countries together (virtually) to talk about the future action needed to tackle …
by Tina Donaldson, Environment Agency Flood Risk Advisor in the Thames Area While permanent flood defences remain central to our strategy to reduce flood risk across England, temporary flood barriers have become a frequent sight on news bulletins, and have …
Gavin Thomson, a Nuclear Waste Assessor at the Environment Agency, discusses the EA's role in regulating radioactive waste and how they protect the environment. I’m a waste assessor at the Environment Agency and have worked on radioactive waste safety assessments …
Since Blue Planet II there has been increasing awareness of the amount of plastic we use and it littering our land, rivers and seas but I doubt many people have thought about the plastics that are used on farms being illegally exported to countries all over the world! I certainly hadn’t until I joined the Environment Agency’s (EA) newly established Plastics and Sustainability team in 2018 inspiring positive behaviour change within the agricultural sector.
As part of the £2.5 million Developing the Natural Aire (DNAire) project, salmon will soon be able to find their way to spawning grounds above Skipton in the River Aire for the first time since the Industrial Revolution.
This winter might be a winter like no other, with us all making changes to our lives and routines, and adapting to new rules. But for the Environment Agency, many of the challenges we face are all too familiar. The …
