Vital Hull tidal flood defence scheme complete

Residents in 113,000 homes in Hull are now better protected from flooding as the Environment Agency’s £42 million Humber frontages scheme comes to fruition.




More than 300,000 homes better protected from flooding since 2015

The Environment Agency and partners have completed more than 700 projects to better protect more than 300,000 homes since 2015




900 trees planted along Suffolk rivers

The Environment Agency and the Suffolk Wildlife Trust have completed a 2-year project to improve the River Gipping and its tributaries.




United States and United Kingdom: united in creating green jobs

Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency and Adviser to the Board of Trade, speaking at an event hosted by the British Embassy in Washington D.C.




Plans submitted for a new ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flooding in east Hull

Plans to create a large ‘aquagreen’ to reduce flood risk to homes and businesses near Bransholme in east Hull have been submitted for planning approval.