Emma Howard Boyd discusses scrutiny of incinerator projects
EA Chair Emma Howard Boyd discusses energy from waste permits and the scrutiny applied to new incinerators
Environment Agency Pride Blog Series LGBT+& Religion
Our Senior Champion of the LGBT+ Network Cath Tomlin, talks about her personal experiance.
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 …
The history and importance of the River Aire washlands
For those who follow me on Twitter, you’ll have seen that I’ve spent a lot of time recently supervising our pumping operations in the River Aire washlands in Yorkshire. It’s quite difficult to explain the complexity of the flooding and …
The wettest February: between hills and sea
As people will have seen on ITV’s “Britain Underwater” this week, the experience of having your home or business flooded is hugely distressing. The emotional and economic damage cannot be scrubbed away with the mud. This month, I’ve met …
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 …
The vital role of farmers in protecting the environment
Encouraging your views on our ongoing Challenges and Choices consultation to help protect the water environment.
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.
What is groundwater flooding?
Groundwater flooding can happen when the level of the water within rock or soil underground rises, meaning that water seeps through the surface.
Cook, cool and #BinIt4Beaches this Christmas
This Christmas #BinIt4Beaches and the Love Water partnership are reminding people of the problems caused by putting fats, oils and grease going down the sink instead of into the proper bin, and how easy it is to avoid them.