21 Aug 2019
Emma Howard Boyd replies to the Times – again. This time on letting farmers off
Letter to The Times from Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of Environment Agency Response from the Chair to The Times’ article “Toothless Environment Agency lets farmers pollute rivers”, 17 August. PROTECTING OUR RIVERS AND STREAMS Your latest attack on the Environment Agency (“Toothless Environment Agency lets farmers pollute rivers”, 17 August) is another misleading mix of […]
15 Aug 2019
Managing reservoir safety in England – Environment Agency respond to concerns
After Whaley Bridge there will be growing focus on dam safety and the operators of this ageing infrastructure (continue) The end of emergency and the ongoing pumping set up – watch the video (continue) The summer floods of 2019 gave rise to the major emergency at the Whale Bridge reservoir. Once the immediate danger had […]
08 Aug 2019
Emma Howard Boyd replies to the Times article on the state of England’s Rivers
Your editorial (“Filthy Business”, 3 August) and coverage of the state of England’s rivers is wrong on most counts except one. Let me give you the facts. Water quality in our rivers is now better than at any time since the start of the Industrial Revolution. All over the country, salmon and otter have returned […]
08 Aug 2019
Whaley Bridge dam: residents can return home after the reservoir is pumped out
Whaley bridge dam incident – Guardian description – major failures of the cladding infrastructure The need to look at dam safety again. Guardian BBC: 7/9/19 ‘Hundreds of Whaley Bridge residents have been told they can return home, nearly a week after fears over a damaged dam saw them evacuated. About 1,500 residents were removed from their homes […]
30 Jul 2019
Soils & Water: 3 Articles – Emma Howard Boyd flags the need to take care of our soils
We seem to find it difficult to pay enough attentions to soils, these three articles reflect on the importance of soils to our long term well being. 1. The importance of soil in a changing climate Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency, speech to Devon and Cornwall Soils Alliance, Lakeside, Roadford Reservoir, Devon […]
10 Jul 2019
Environment Agency tells water companies to clean up their act and protect the environment from pollution
Environment Agency tells water companies to clean up their act and protect the environment from pollution. Water company efforts to protect the environment were described as ‘simply unacceptable’ in an Environment Agency (EA) report published today (10 July) with only 1 of the major water and sewage companies in England performing at the level expected. […]
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