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Your toilet is not a rubbish bin - think before you flush

Posted by: Helen Wakeham, Posted on: 12 December 2017 - Categories: Cleaner Seas, Water
An unpolluted healthy river

We work hard at the Environment Agency to keep water clean for people to enjoy and rivers healthy for wildlife to thrive. Did you know there are simple things you can do too? Water UK has announced today that wet …

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Working together - whatever the weather

Posted by: Dave Throup, Posted on: 11 December 2017 - Categories: Flood, Other areas of our work, Uncategorized
Environment Agency 4x4 vehicles in the snow

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 …

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Sir James Bevan visits River Bulbourne in Hemel Hempstead

Posted by: James Bevan, Posted on: 24 November 2017 - Categories: Community, Water

In my first weeks as Chief Executive at the Environment Agency - back in December 2015 - I took the train up to Hemel Hempstead to see our work restoring the River Bulbourne. This week I was able to revisit …

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Meet the Environment Agency angler: Matt Buck

Posted by: MattBuck, Posted on: 6 November 2017 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

  I work as the Fisheries Technical Specialist for the East Midlands region, advising the Environment Agency and our stakeholders on fisheries issues. This involves encouraging the consideration of the natural environment with a focus upon fish health and habitats, …

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Organisations unite for #binit4beaches campaign

Posted by: Stephanie Wyatt, Posted on: 3 November 2017 - Categories: Cleaner Seas, Cleaner Seas, Water

...has on beaches. Hundreds of bags of dog poo were found on the UK’s beaches according to the Marine Conservations Society’s 2016 research; with 792 bags recorded at 364 beaches...

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How frightened should we be of flooding?

Posted by: John Curtin, Posted on: 27 October 2017 - Categories: Flood
Flooding campaign poster

There seem to be two truths in the modern world – everyone seems to be time-poor and TV and movies love a zombie! Well the second one is probably stretching it but with Halloween approaching we at the Environment Agency …

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Speaking out in the workplace: National Menopause Day

Posted by: Bernice Allport, Posted on: 18 October 2017 - Categories: Uncategorized

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 …

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Coming out in the workplace - National coming out day 2017

Posted by: Mark Sitton-Kent, Posted on: 11 October 2017 - Categories: Uncategorized

I am a great believer in being yourself, life is so much simpler when you are. It starts with knowing who you are and being happy with that. But it can be tricky at times and can be even harder …

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Championing mental health and wellbeing

Posted by: Andy Croxford, Posted on: 10 October 2017 - Categories: Other areas of our work

The statistics tell us that 1 in 4 people will suffer from a mental health concern in any given year, so it’s an important issue for employers and individuals. And as today’s World Mental Health Day, it’s a chance for …

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Celebrating our Chalk Streams on World Rivers Day

Posted by: TomPerry, Posted on: 22 September 2017 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity, Water
A healthy chalk stream

Rivers are often taken for granted, but they have been crucial for our development. Industry, agriculture, transport and society have been shaped by (and shaped) our rivers. World Rivers Day on 24 September allows us a chance to appreciate our …

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