In the early hours of Sunday 11 December 2005, a dense fog formed around the Buncefield fuel depot on the edge of Hemel Hempstead. A large petrol storage tank was overfilling, and vapours spread across and beyond the site.
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 …
The thought of flags flying above a beach on sunny summers day warning people to stay out of the water may sound like a premise from a 1970’s shark based movie, but the reality maybe closer than you would like …
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 …
The unrelenting storms of this winter clearly highlighted the scale of damage and disruption that can be wreaked on our coastline by Mother Nature, at her most ferocious. Whilst it wasn't the first time that the Dawlish railway line was severed, (it …
In early 2014 approximately 1,000 tonnes of mixed commercial waste was illegally tipped at the former Master Brewer Hotel in Hillingdon. A new development is proposed to take place on this land and the removal of the illegally deposited waste …
Ever wondered who is at the other end of your phone call, email or letter when you contact the Environment Agency? That would be our customer service, registration and incident hotline team, known internally as Contact Centre Services. Our aim every …
I started work at the Thames Barrier in April 2009. During much of my five-year spell with the Environment Agency, it's been relatively uneventful in terms of actual flooding. Indeed, for two winters, we didn't have any flood defence closures …
I am a geomorphologist. Geomorphology is the science of earth surface processes and landform development. It explains the way rivers form, why coastal erosion occurs and where we’re likely to get flooding. There are many parts to my day job …
Today our website moves to gov.uk. This means that online information will be simpler, clearer and easier to find. We’re closing down our old website. But don’t worry – any content which didn’t make the move to GOV.UK will still …
When I started working for the Environment Agency I realised early on that lower level chronic pollutions were not being reported in Birmingham and the Black Country. I wanted to change this by engaging with local community members and encouraging …
