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Meet the EA angler: Dougal Ziegler

Posted by: Dougal Ziegler, Posted on: 7 February 2018 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

Dougal Ziegler is an angler and environment officer who deals with pollution and water quality on the River Wye in Herefordshire, which for Dougal is “the greatest river of them all”. For 6 years now I’ve been an Environment Officer, …

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Why my story? Crossing bridges at TEDxWhitehallWomen

Posted by: Claire Eadington, Posted on: 26 January 2018 - Categories: Uncategorized

Last year I found myself standing on the famous red TEDx stage holding a tuning fork, a biro and a cycling shoe. No I hadn’t taken the wrong turn backstage, I was about to deliver a speech to an audience …

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Uncovering England’s landscape by 2020

Posted by: Susan Winter, Posted on: 30 December 2017 - Categories: Flood, Waste
Laser-mapping the country will help the Environment Agency better understand flood risk

...or contact us at geomatics_data@environment-agency.gov.uk if you have any feedback or suggestions. Lidar imagery of London. Mapping the country in this way will help us better understand flood risk and...

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Partnership working on an urban river: Bracknell’s River Cut

Posted by: Stuart Keable, Posted on: 19 December 2017 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

The River Cut in Bracknell is a tributary of the mighty River Thames and is, typically for a heavily urbanised catchment, challenged in many ways. At least 3 sewage treatment works discharge along its course, and historically the channel was …

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Why we've approved Hitachi-GE's reactor design

Posted by: Saffron Price-Walter, Posted on: 14 December 2017 - Categories: Regulated industry

When you switched on the bathroom light this morning did you wonder where the electricity came from? How was it generated? And most importantly, who is making sure that electricity is being produced in a way that minimises the impact …

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Winter rain needed in the South East

Posted by: Stuart Sampson, Posted on: 13 December 2017 - Categories: Water

  If you live in the south east of England you might have noticed that there hasn’t been a lot of rain recently. Low amounts of rainfall over a prolonged period can cause problems for the environment and even future …

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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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Meet the Environment Agency angler: Nigel Hewlett

Posted by: Nigel Hewlett, Posted on: 7 September 2017 - Categories: Fisheries and biodiversity

On a recent holiday in France, a German chap asked me why I fished.  At the time I was fishing the river Lot below a limestone cliff, crested with oak trees and alive with swifts. The sun was sinking and …

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