26 Mar 2019
The Living Thames film The Thames Estuary Partnership’s film has been shortlisted in the finals of the Charity Film Awards and the winners will be announced on Friday 26 April. One of the prizes is the People’s Choice Award, which goes to the finalist with the most votes and it would be great if you […]
19 Mar 2019
Slipped in under the Brexit radar a Bill to create Rivers Authorities with local tax-raising powers progresses through Parliament. The new Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill which will enable the creation of regional Rivers Authorities with local tax-raising powers was debated at Committee stage in the House of Commons this week. Read the debates so […]
19 Mar 2019
England is set to run short of water within 25 years, the chief executive of the Environment Agency has warned. The country is facing the ‘‘jaws of death”, Sir James Bevan said, at the point where water demand from the country’s rising population surpasses the falling supply resulting from climate change. However, this could be […]
19 Mar 2019
River basin planning: working together: Consultation Report EA: Working together was the first consultation in reviewing and updating the river basin management plans for 2021. It set out the steps and consultation measures that we are required to take in preparation of the updated river basin management plans. It ran for six months between 22 […]
19 Mar 2019
Engineering first as Dutch flood defence scheme is unveiled in Somerset Environment Agency: The tiny coastal community of Stolford has become the first location in the UK to benefit from innovative flood defence technology pioneered in Holland. Overlooking the Bristol Channel, Stolford has a history of coastal erosion and is prone to flooding. In 1981 […]
19 Mar 2019
1. Cliff falls Two very lucky people just missed by major Dorset cliff fall Environment Agency video captured the moment bystanders had a lucky escape after 1,000 tons of rock fell from cliff at West Bay in Dorset. 2. Innovation on the Aire – moveable weirs that respond to the flow conditions in the river […]
17 Mar 2019
UK takes step forward in global marine protection UK Government backs plans by Ascension Island to designate over 150,000 square miles of its waters as a fully protected no-take Marine Protected Area. More than half of the UK’s global waters are set to be within Marine Protected Areas, putting the UK at the forefront of […]
17 Mar 2019
Defra ‘Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Michael Gove, has reappointed Emma Howard Boyd as Chair of the Environment Agency. In confirming the reappointment, Secretary of State Michael Gove said: I am grateful for Emma’s strong leadership and achievements over her first term. She has played a crucial part in the Environment […]
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