Environment Agency
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| Chairman | Emma Howard Boyd |
|---|---|
| Ceo | James Bevan |
| Headquarters | Bristol |
| United Kingdom | |
| Purpose | Environmental protection |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Abbreviation | EA |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1002168 |
About Environment Agency
The Environment Agency is a non-departmental public body, established in 1995 and sponsored by the United Kingdom government's Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, with responsibilities relating to the protection and enhancement of the environment in England.
Water firm wrongly downgraded pollution events, documents suggest
... The Environment Agency signed off all the downgrades without attending any of the incidents...
Rise in English bathing sites rated unfit to swim
... A total of 423 popular swimming sites, mostly beaches, were tested by the Environment Agency (EA) this summer for types of pollution that are known to be a risk to bathers health...
Devon and Cornwall forecast brings new flooding fears
... The Environment Agency (EA) said rivers would rise " really quickly" as the ground was already saturated by rain...
No targeted mental health support for flood-hit farmers
... It added that Environment Agency teams were " working hard on the ground to help people recover from Storm Babet and the current impacts being felt by Storm Ciarán"...
Damage and disruption: Storm Ciarán in pictures
... The Environment Agency says flooding is expected in 82 areas, most of which are on the south coast...
Storm Ciarán: Flood warnings in place as UK braces for heavy rain
... The Environment Agency urged the public to take care on coastal paths and promenades...
Hastings shopping centre evacuated after major floods
... The Environment Agency said flooding was also expected at Seaford seafront and town centre...
Hampshire and Isle of Wight: Roads flooded in amber rain warning
... The Environment Agency has also issued - the first in Ryde, near Monktonmead Brook at St Johns Road, St John s Station and Park Road...
Damage and disruption: Storm Ciarán in pictures
By Emma LynchPicture editor
Storm Ciarán has hit the UK, Channel Islands and parts of Europe, bringing strong winds, Heavy Rain and flooding.
The Met Office issued a yellow warning for wind and rain along the South Coast of England.
More Than 300 schools are shut across the region, while major incidents have been declared in Hampshire, The Isle of Wight and Jersey.
Dozens of people in Jersey were evacuated to hotels overnight as wind gusts of up to 102mph uprooted trees and damaged homes.
The Grand Hotel in St Helier was damaged, with the side rendering ripped away after winds tore through The Island in the Early Hours of The Morning .
The Storm is causing severe disruption in The South of England with strong winds and rain affecting many transport routes.
The Environment Agency says flooding is expected in 82 areas, most of which are on the South Coast .
The Port of Dover suspended all sailings earlier, sparking long lorry queues - it has since reopened for shipping, but passenger ferries are cancelled.
Coastal regions of north-west France have been battered by gale-force winds of 128mph (207km/h), as Storm Ciarán reached Brittany and Normandy.
Power provider Enedis says 1. 2 million people are without electricity, after falling trees brought down Power Lines and pylons.
Some of the worst damage has been reported in Finistère, in the far north-west, where gusts of 128mph were recorded at Pointe-du-Raz.
The Local prefect has barred all traffic from The Roads apart from emergency services and other essential transport.
Warnings were activated throughout Spain, except for the Canary Islands , because of Heavy Rain , gusts of wind of up to 68mph, with a greater incidence in the Galicia region, which is on the Red Alert .
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Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
