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href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> <img width="620" height="339" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/EA-Office-at-Preston-recreated-in-Minecraft-620x339.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="EA Office at Preston recreated in Minecraft" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/EA-Office-at-Preston-recreated-in-Minecraft-620x339.png 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/EA-Office-at-Preston-recreated-in-Minecraft-310x170.png 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/EA-Office-at-Preston-recreated-in-Minecraft-768x420.png 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/EA-Office-at-Preston-recreated-in-Minecraft.png 870w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>How do we inspire the next generation of environmental champions and ignite the passion for students to take STEM subjects and careers within the EA?</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/04/08/using-a-virtual-preston-to-teach-young-people-about-flooding/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Using a virtual Preston to teach young people about flooding</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6470 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-other tag-carbon tag-environment-agency tag-net-zero"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/04/04/environment-agency-scoops-not-one-but-two-awards-at-the-annual-edie-awards/">Environment Agency scoops not one, but two wins at annual Edie sustainability awards!</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-04-04T14:00:37+00:00" pubdate>4 April 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/other/" rel="category tag">Other areas of our work</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/Net-Zero-Carbon-Strategy-of-the-Year-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/Net-Zero-Carbon-Strategy-of-the-Year-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/Net-Zero-Carbon-Strategy-of-the-Year-310x206.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/Net-Zero-Carbon-Strategy-of-the-Year-768x511.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/Net-Zero-Carbon-Strategy-of-the-Year-1536x1022.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/04/Net-Zero-Carbon-Strategy-of-the-Year-2048x1363.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Deputy Director for Sustainable Business Van Griffiths and Net Zero Manager Simon Dawes attended the event and share the details</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/04/04/environment-agency-scoops-not-one-but-two-awards-at-the-annual-edie-awards/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Environment Agency scoops not one, but two wins at annual Edie sustainability awards!</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/04/04/environment-agency-scoops-not-one-but-two-awards-at-the-annual-edie-awards/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6454 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-flood tag-environment-agency tag-flood-defence"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/28/reducing-flood-risk-the-maintenance-work-we-do-to-keep-rivers-flowing/">Reducing flood risk – the maintenance work we do to keep rivers flowing</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-28T12:51:07+00:00" pubdate>28 March 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/flood/" rel="category tag">Flood</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/trash-screen-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="An EA employee clearing debris from a trash screen" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/trash-screen-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/trash-screen-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/trash-screen-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/trash-screen-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2022/03/trash-screen-2048x1365.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Exploring part of the vital maintenance that reduces flood risk. </p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/28/reducing-flood-risk-the-maintenance-work-we-do-to-keep-rivers-flowing/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Reducing flood risk – the maintenance work we do to keep rivers flowing</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6431 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-budget tag-environment-agency"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/15/how-well-use-the-money-we-have-for-the-people-we-serve-2/">How we'll use the money we have for the people we serve</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2022-03-15T11:03:51+00:00" pubdate>15 March 2022</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/uncategorized/" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a></div> <img width="620" height="410" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2017/12/RSZ-Press-release-river-620x410.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="An unpolluted healthy river" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2017/12/RSZ-Press-release-river.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2017/12/RSZ-Press-release-river-310x205.jpg 310w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Following the recent Spending Review, which set government budgets for the next three Financial Years, the Environment Agency has now received its allocations for FY 2022/23 and finalised its plans.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2022/03/15/how-well-use-the-money-we-have-for-the-people-we-serve-2/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of How we'll use the money we have for the people we serve</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6343 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-water tag-chalk-streams tag-environment-agency tag-pollution tag-river-restoration"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/07/broadwater-brook-urban-chalk-stream-restoration/">Broadwater Brook urban chalk stream restoration</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-12-07T15:54:06+00:00" pubdate>7 December 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/water/" rel="category tag">Water</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/BB2-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/BB2-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/BB2-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/BB2-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/BB2.jpg 1379w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>In today’s blog we look at how the Environment Agency helped to restore 1km of urban chalk stream in West Sussex. By Gareth Williams, Environment Programme manager Solent and South Downs In order to restore one chalk stream in …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/07/broadwater-brook-urban-chalk-stream-restoration/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Broadwater Brook urban chalk stream restoration</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6330 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-regulated-industry tag-environment-agency tag-geological-disposal-facility tag-radioactive-waste tag-radioactive-waste-management"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/01/regulating-a-geological-disposal-facility-to-protect-the-environment/">Regulating a geological disposal facility to protect the environment</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/elenaholmes/" title="Posts by elenaholmes" class="author url fn" rel="author">elenaholmes</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-12-01T14:53:59+00:00" pubdate>1 December 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/regulated-industry/" rel="category tag">Regulated industry</a></div> <img width="620" height="413" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/The-Environment-Agency-and-ONR-talk-to-the-public-about-regulating-geological-disposal.-620x413.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="The Environment Agency and ONR talk to the public about regulating geological disposal. Photo courtesy of Copeland Working Group / RWM" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/The-Environment-Agency-and-ONR-talk-to-the-public-about-regulating-geological-disposal.-620x413.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/The-Environment-Agency-and-ONR-talk-to-the-public-about-regulating-geological-disposal.-310x207.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/The-Environment-Agency-and-ONR-talk-to-the-public-about-regulating-geological-disposal.-768x512.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/12/The-Environment-Agency-and-ONR-talk-to-the-public-about-regulating-geological-disposal..jpg 960w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Dr Candida Lean, a Nuclear Waste Assessor at the Environment Agency, reports on our work in West Cumbria and Lincolnshire to share information with communities about the regulation of a geological disposal facility. I’ve worked at the Environment Agency for …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/12/01/regulating-a-geological-disposal-facility-to-protect-the-environment/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Regulating a geological disposal facility to protect the environment</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6285 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-water tag-chalk-streams tag-environment-agency tag-water-quality"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/20/incident-on-the-river-mimram/">Incident on the River Mimram</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-10-20T13:24:09+00:00" pubdate>20 October 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/water/" rel="category tag">Water</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/10/EA-investigating-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/10/EA-investigating-620x465.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/10/EA-investigating-310x233.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/10/EA-investigating-768x576.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/10/EA-investigating-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/10/EA-investigating.jpg 2016w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>On Monday 18 October, the Environment Agency investigated an incident on the River Mimram when it was reported that a stretch of water had turned purple following heavy rain. They found some small patches of purple colour noticeable in places, …</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/20/incident-on-the-river-mimram/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Incident on the River Mimram</span></a> - <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/10/20/incident-on-the-river-mimram/#comments" class="govuk-link">1 comment</a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6225 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-our-staff tag-boats tag-environment-agency tag-litter tag-locks tag-rivers tag-seasons tag-waterways"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/09/03/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-medway-lock-keeper/">A day in the life of a Medway Lock Keeper</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-09-03T12:50:50+00:00" pubdate>3 September 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/our-staff/" rel="category tag">Our staff</a></div> <img width="620" height="382" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/09/locks-620x382.png" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Allington Lock and lock keepers cottage. Boat and slipway in foreground." loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/09/locks-620x382.png 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/09/locks-310x191.png 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/09/locks-768x473.png 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/09/locks-435x268.png 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/09/locks.jpg 998w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>On today’s blog Terry takes you through a day in the life of a lock keeper on the River Medway, the ups and downs of the job and the rise in littering over the past year.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/09/03/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-medway-lock-keeper/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of A day in the life of a Medway Lock Keeper</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6177 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-water tag-bathing-water tag-bathing-water-quality tag-coast tag-environment-agency tag-plastic-waste tag-swimfo"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/08/12/help-protect-our-beaches/">Help protect our beaches</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-08-12T11:22:44+00:00" pubdate>12 August 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/water/" rel="category tag">Water</a></div> <img width="620" height="465" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Ruth-sampling-bathing-water-620x465.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="Ruth Sanderson on a beach sampling bathing water" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Ruth-sampling-bathing-water-620x465.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Ruth-sampling-bathing-water-310x233.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Ruth-sampling-bathing-water-768x576.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Ruth-sampling-bathing-water-435x326.jpg 435w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Ruth-sampling-bathing-water.jpg 1377w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Field Officer Ruth talks about our work sampling bathing water.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/08/12/help-protect-our-beaches/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Help protect our beaches</span></a> </footer> </article> <article class="post-6171 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-water tag-agriculture tag-bathing-water tag-environment-agency tag-invasive-species tag-pollution tag-sewage"> <header> <h2 class="govuk-heading-m"><a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/08/10/using-dna-to-identify-sources-of-pollution-in-the-environment/">Using DNA to identify sources of pollution in the environment</a></h2> <div class="govuk-body-s"> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted by: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/author/angusanderson/" title="Posts by Environment Agency" class="author url fn" rel="author">Environment Agency</a>, <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Posted on: </span><time class="updated" datetime="2021-08-10T11:28:27+00:00" pubdate>10 August 2021</time> - <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">Categories: </span> <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/category/water/" rel="category tag">Water</a></div> <img width="620" height="827" src="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Environment-Agency-officer-preparing-to-take-an-eDNA-sample-from-Blagdon-Water-620x827.jpg" class="attachment-large size-large wp-post-image" alt="An Environment Agency officer filling sample bottles with water from Blagdon Water in Devon" loading="lazy" srcset="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Environment-Agency-officer-preparing-to-take-an-eDNA-sample-from-Blagdon-Water-620x827.jpg 620w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Environment-Agency-officer-preparing-to-take-an-eDNA-sample-from-Blagdon-Water-310x413.jpg 310w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Environment-Agency-officer-preparing-to-take-an-eDNA-sample-from-Blagdon-Water-768x1024.jpg 768w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Environment-Agency-officer-preparing-to-take-an-eDNA-sample-from-Blagdon-Water-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Environment-Agency-officer-preparing-to-take-an-eDNA-sample-from-Blagdon-Water-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528im_/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/84/2021/08/Environment-Agency-officer-preparing-to-take-an-eDNA-sample-from-Blagdon-Water-281x375.jpg 281w" sizes="(max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px"> </header> <p>Research Scientist Kerry talks about our use of DNA technology to understand what’s in the water.</p> <footer class="govuk-body-s"> <a class="govuk-link" href="http://web.archive.org/web/20220821002528/https://environmentagency.blog.gov.uk/2021/08/10/using-dna-to-identify-sources-of-pollution-in-the-environment/"><strong>Read more</strong> <span class="govuk-visually-hidden">of Using DNA to identify sources of pollution in the environment</span></a> - 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