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A tale as old as time...the beauty of the beach
We've got to work together to have any chance of protecting our seas. Of course Southern Water has a massive part to play and we've invested millions of pounds to reduce our impact on bathing water...
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Meet the Environment Agency angler: Nigel Hewlett
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...
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Celebrating our Chalk Streams on World Rivers Day
Rivers are often taken for granted, but they have been crucial for our development. Industry, agriculture, transport and society have been shaped by (and shaped) our rivers. World Rivers Day on 24...
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Championing mental health and wellbeing
Paul Farmer, Chief Executive of Mind, with the EA’s Deputy Director for EU Exit Andy Croxford, co-leader of the mental health network Jonathan Alawo, leader of the Healthy Minds programme Vicky...
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Coming out in the workplace - National coming out day 2017
I am a great believer in being yourself, life is so much simpler when you are. It starts with knowing who you are and being happy with that. But it can be tricky at times and can be even harder in the...
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Speaking out in the workplace: National Menopause Day
As today (18 October) is World Menopause Day, it is worth thinking about an issue that affects 3.5 million women in the UK workplace who are aged 50 and over. At the Environment Agency, 44% of the...
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How frightened should we be of flooding?
There seem to be two truths in the modern world – everyone seems to be time-poor and TV and movies love a zombie! Well the second one is probably stretching it but with Halloween approaching we at the...
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Organisations unite for #binit4beaches campaign
Turning Tides is a cross-agency partnership working together to do everything possible to improve the quality of bathing waters in North West England. Five years ago the partnership generated the...
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Meet the Environment Agency angler: Matt Buck
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...
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Sir James Bevan visits River Bulbourne in Hemel Hempstead
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...
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