Environmental Issues

The Environment Agency (EA) employ over 10,000 people working in diverse areas such as flood defence, pollution control, town planning, farming and waste management. Our area of responsibility covers all of England and Wales and we work closely with local communities to achieve results.

EA activities range from influencing Government policy and regulating major industries nationally, right through to day-to-day monitoring and clean up operations at a local level

The Environment Agency is divided into eight regions:

• Southern
• Thames
• South West
• Midlands
• Anglian
• North West
• North East
• Environment Agency Wales

North East Region Information
Stretching from the tip of Derbyshire, right up to the Scottish border, the region is diverse and interesting. From large industrial centres to rolling countryside, culturally diverse and booming cities to small, rural hamlets, rocky coastlines to quiet beaches, the North East presents a challenge to the EA, who are charged with protecting this precious environment for present and future generations.

The EA continue to work closely with industry to monitor emissions and bring about continuing improvements. Fisheries officers monitor fish populations and work hard with other Agency departments to help clean up the region's rivers. Flood warning and flood defence teams are continually striving to improve the warning service and bring about improved protection for communities at risk of flooding

Each Environment Agency region has its own set of web pages, containing regional information and contacts, regular news bulletins and a number of more in-depth features.