Internships with the Regulated Industry team – Amani’s story
In the first of a new series all about internships, we hear from Amani about their experience as an intern with the East Midlands Regulated Industry team
Make a difference – lead with the Environment Agency.
We need dynamic and diverse leaders now more than ever. Worsening storms, more frequent floods and heatwaves, longer droughts, faster coastal change, significant species loss and greater pressures on water, land and air – climate change is happening now. We …
Results from the latest report into UK salmon stocks
Salmon are a keystone species and an iconic indicator of a healthy, clean environment and highly valued by the general public and by those who fish for them. Every year, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources Wales report on the state of our salmon stock levels, to …
The Fens – preserving the ‘breadbasket of Britain’
The Fens and Coastal lowlands, located across parts of Norfolk, Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire is 5000km2 hectares of historically swamp, marsh and wetland. It is an entirely unnatural landscape and we can only live and work here because of the way …
Taking a holistic approach to coastal habitat restoration
Environment Agency Chief Scientist Rob Bradburne sets out his views for coastal restoration for his speech at the Restoring Meadow, Marsh and Reef (ReMeMaRe) conference in Scarborough this week
Why we watch the tides
Many parts of the UK are at risk from coastal flooding, either flooding from tidal conditions, or from wave and spray overtopping. This risk is forecast to rise in the future, due to climate change and sea level rise.
Pollution prevention visit Northamptonshire
In my role as an Environment Officer in the Lincolnshire land and water team I cover a range of topics from abstraction licenses to inspecting sewage treatment works and attending incidents.
Everything you need to know about duckweed on the River Witham
Periods of hot and dry weather can be busy times for the Environment Agency as we work to protect not just our water resources; but our precious environment and the wildlife that depends on it. During these conditions we receive a lot of calls about duckweed in Lincolnshire, particularly on the River Witham. This blog …
The scale reveals all: How do you age a fish?
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We all know that to age a tree, you count the rings, but have you ever wondered how to age a fish? Or perhaps how long different species can survive for, given the right conditions? Well it’s also a bit like ageing a tree, except you count specific rings on the fish’s scale.
Innovative new habitats bring water quality boost to Whitby
The Environment Agency’s Allison Pierre and Hellen Hornby from Groundwork look at innovative interventions to boost water quality in Whitby.