Flood risk engineers: the next generation
...another step forward in our plans to develop the next generation of flood risk engineers with the launch of three different degree programmes delivered in partnership with Brunel University London...
“I’m different” – celebrating diversity within gender
I’m proud to be different. I tick many diversity boxes on a diversity form, it’s what makes me unique. My eyes have been opened to intersectionality by the theme of the Same But Different project created by Business in the …
Heavy metal molluscs take saltwater spa treatment
We don’t offer spa treatments to the general public here in the Environment Agency, but we do provide the service to some local muscles (sorry, typo, ‘Mussels’). Once a year we send our intrepid officers out to chosen beaches to …
Building flood resilience into the fabric of Britain
Chair of the Environment Agency, Emma Howard Boyd and BRE Chief Executive Peter Bonfield, share their thoughts on improving our ability to cope with and recover from flooding. Peter Bonfield...
So what do the Environment Agency do for us?
This is a guest blog by Rob Hughes from the Angling Trust, and England carp angling team manager. Some of the more mature readers will remember the hilarious sketch from Monty Python’s famous film The Life Of Brian. Younger readers may …
Consulting on Hitachi-GE's new nuclear power station design
Last November I blogged about our work on new nuclear power stations and my team of nuclear regulators who are assessing the reactor designs. We are working closely with the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and Natural Resources Wales (NRW) …
When the weather gets tough, Calverton gets going
Calverton Fish farm near Nottingham is a crucial part of the Environment Agency’s toolkit for improving fisheries around the country. As the weather turns colder and many anglers start thinking about hanging their rods up for the winter, staff at …
10 years since grounding of MSC Napoli
...the international multi-agency recovery and salvage operation that followed would take up most of my working life for the next two and a half years! The drama began on 18...
A low carbon future – time for asset managers to switch investments
The Governor of the Bank of England has highlighted that one obstacle to a smooth adjustment to a low carbon future has been the absence of information to help make a market in climate-related financial risk. As he has observed, …
Surveying Atlantic Salmon in West Greenland
I work as a fisheries specialist in the Solent and South Downs team. The Environment Agency and our partners recently set out a long-term plan to help conserve salmon stocks and this is an important part of my job. The …