03 Mar 2021
26 Jan 2021
Flooding – difficult week for the EA
With river levels remaining high in the wake of Storm Christoph and subsequent snowfall, it has emerged that swathes of England’s vital flood defences are ‘almost useless’. An investigation by Unearthed found that thousands of England’s vital flood defences were in such a state of ruin last year they would fail to protect communities from extreme […]
26 Jan 2021
Agency publishes summary of responses to Challenges and Choices consultation
The Environment Agency has published a summary of responses to the recent Challenges and Choices consultation, into the “challenges our waters face and the choices we all need to make to help tackle those challenges”. The Agency received a total of 606 responses from a range of groups and individuals, including: the water industry local […]
29 Sep 2020
Unlocking the Severn
22 Sep 2020
Every single river in England is dirty and fails pollution quality tests
Covered by the BBC and in the Guardian All rivers in England have been declared dirty after every single one failed to meet quality tests for pollution, according to a review by the Environment Agency. Just 14 per cent of England’s rivers are in good overall environmental condition – while not one of them is […]
22 Sep 2020
Investing in nature is an investment in the NHS
The Environment Agency’s ‘The State of the Environment: health, people and the environment’ shows the green inequality in society. The report – which brings together a wide range of evidence – finds that people living in deprived areas are not only more likely to have poorer health outcomes, they also have poorer quality environments and […]
22 Sep 2020
Funding boost leads to water voles arriving on the Rea Brook
Water voles are this week settling into a new home along the Rea Brook in Shropshire. Once a common sight along the country’s waterways, water voles have been in decline in the UK since the 1960s. But, this week, the Environment Agency has released more than 100 of them along the Rea Brook. The project […]
15 Sep 2020
Climate change is not only increasing flooding – it is also affecting how quickly flood defences deteriorate
The impact of climate change on asset deterioration Sets out new information and methods to understand the possible impacts of a changing climate on deterioration of flood defence assets. Climate change is a huge challenge for flood risk management. This report sets out new information and methods to understand the possible impacts of a changing […]
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