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Revealed: three tonnes of uranium legally dumped in protected English estuary in nine years
Published: May 22, 2025 14:00
Exclusive: expert raises concerns over quantities allowed to be discharged from nuclear fuel factory near PrestonThe Environment Agency has allowed a firm to dump three tonnes of uranium into one of England’s most protected sites over the past nine years,…
‘Unprecedented’ marine heatwave hits waters around Devon, Cornwall and Ireland
Published: May 22, 2025 13:27
Scientists warn of profound impacts as sea temperatures rise by up to 4C above average for springtimeThe sea off the coast of the UK and Ireland is experiencing an unprecedented marine heatwave with temperatures increasing by as much as 4C above average…
Fury as Republicans go ‘nuclear’ in fight over California car emissions
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/22/republicans-california-epa-waiver-cars
Published: May 22, 2025 11:36
Newsom issues rallying cry as GOP-controlled Senate moves ahead with plan to revoke key environmental ruleCalifornia has long been one of the nation’s pre-eminent eco-warriors, enacting landmark environmental standards for cars and trucks that go much…
Trump’s tax bill to cost 830,000 jobs and drive up bills and pollution emissions, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/22/trump-republican-tax-bill
Published: May 22, 2025 11:00
Bill will unleash millions more tonnes of planet-heating pollution and couldn’t come at a worse time, say expertsA Republican push to dismantle clean energy incentives threatens to reverberate across the US by costing more than 830,000 jobs, raising energy…
Chris Packham calls sea bass labelling in UK supermarkets a ‘dereliction of duty’
Published: May 22, 2025 09:30
The TV naturalist’s comments come after a Guardian investigation into the complex supply chain behind the fish on sale on Britain’s high streetsRead more: The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bassNaturalist and broadcaster Chris Packham has condemned…
The hidden cost of your supermarket sea bass
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/22/the-hidden-cost-of-your-supermarket-sea-bass
Published: May 22, 2025 09:30
Revealed: an investigation shows how consumers buying fish in the UK are playing a role in food insecurity and unemployment in SenegalRead more: Chris Packham calls sea bass labelling in UK supermarkets a ‘dereliction of duty’At the entrance to the fish…
'Give these blokes the clothes off my back': Taree man films SES flood rescue – video
Published: May 22, 2025 05:16
Taree resident Phill Smith captured the moment a woman was rescued from flood waters, declaring the crew involved in the rescue 'definitely deserve an Australia Day just for themselves'. Unprecedented flooding has hit the New South Wales mid-north coast,…
How an idealistic tree-planting project turned into Kenya’s toxic, thorny nightmare
Published: May 22, 2025 05:00
Introduced from South America, mathenge was intended to halt desertification, but now three-quarters of the country is at risk of invasion by the invasive treeFor his entire life, John Lmakato has lived in Lerata, a village nestled at the foot of Mount…
NSW floods: one dead and ‘grave fears’ held for three missing people as crisis worsens
Published: May 22, 2025 03:28
With 48,000 already isolated, forecasters say ‘heavy, intense rainfall’ has spread north bringing life-threatening riskNSW floods live updates: latest flooding newsNSW floods map: record-breaking rain in charts and mapsGet our breaking news email, free app…
We bear the brunt of the climate crisis. A Pacific Cop could help shape the global response | Surangel Whipps Jr
Published: May 22, 2025 01:44
Australia should also make moves to address the climate impact of its fossil fuel production and exportsWatching from the western Pacific, we saw many describe Australia’s recent election as a decisive moment for climate and energy policy. If that was the…
Plants produce more nectar when they ‘hear’ bees buzzing, scientists find
Published: May 21, 2025 14:00
Researchers suggest buzzing noises could be used as environmentally friendly way to enhance crop pollinationPlants can “hear” bees buzzing and serve up more nectar when they are nearby, scientists have found.The research suggests that plants are a more…
Victoria, UK’s oldest polar bear, put down after health problems
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/21/uk-oldest-polar-bear-put-down-deterioration-health
Published: May 21, 2025 11:49
Twenty-eight-year-old bear, who had been at Highland Wildlife Park since 2015, is euthanised on vets’ adviceThe UK’s oldest polar bear, and the first in the country to give birth to a cub in 25 years, has been put down because of age-related health…
Godfather of climate science decries Trump plan to shut Nasa lab above Seinfeld diner: ‘It’s crazy’
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/21/nasa-giss-lab-trump-shut-down-james-hansen
Published: May 21, 2025 11:30
Over breakfast at Tom’s Restaurant, right below the historic Giss lab, James Hansen calls Doge’s decision a ‘big mistake’Perched above the New York City diner made famous by the TV show Seinfeld, Tom’s Restaurant, a small research laboratory became,…
Blow to UK’s 2030 clean energy targets as SSE cuts spending on renewables
Published: May 21, 2025 10:58
Developer shrinks five-year investment plans by £3bn blaming policy and planning delaysOne of the UK’s biggest energy developers will cut its planned spending on new renewables projects in a blow to the government’s 2030 clean power targets.SSE warned that…
Wild camping on Dartmoor is legal, supreme court rules
Published: May 21, 2025 09:14
Case came to supreme court after court of appeal determined the term ‘open-air recreation’ included campingWild camping will be allowed on Dartmoor after the supreme court ruled that a multimillionaire landowner was wrong to ban it on his land.Dartmoor was…
Global copper supply projected to fall 30% short of demand by 2035, IEA warns
Published: May 21, 2025 05:00
Energy watchdog says it is ‘time to sound alarm’ over future shortages of metal needed for low-carbon transitionDemand for copper, needed for the transition to a low-carbon world, will outstrip supply within the next decade, according to the global energy…
Plantwatch: Why dandelions should be left to grow in spring
Published: May 21, 2025 05:00
These simple flowers, which bloom earlier than many others, are a rich source of nectar and pollen for insectsDandelions are often seen by gardeners as burly thugs, but they do have their benefits. The flowers are rich in nectar and pollen, feeding…
NSW floods: residents stranded ‘awaiting rescue since 1am’ in Taree as unprecedented flooding hits NSW mid-north coast
Published: May 21, 2025 04:02
Two days of heavy rainfall still on way as SES carries out 130 rescues amid flooding along Manning River in Taree and nearby areasAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastResidents of the…
Fires drove record loss of world’s forests last year, ‘frightening’ data shows
Published: May 21, 2025 04:01
Burning, worsened by global heating, overtook farming and logging as biggest cause of destruction of tropical forestsThe destruction of the world’s forests reached the highest level ever recorded in 2024, driven by a surge in fires caused by global…
Thames Water and Anglian Water face 53 criminal investigations over sewage
Published: May 20, 2025 21:30
Firms among England and Wales suppliers facing record 81 investigations as sources say ‘polluter will pay’ for their costTwo of Britain’s biggest water companies, Thames Water and Anglian Water, face more than 50 criminal investigations between them as…
‘Plenty of time’ to solve climate crisis, interior secretary tells representatives
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/20/doug-burgum-climate-crisis-interior-secretary
Published: May 20, 2025 18:25
Burgum defends Trump budget slashing green funds, saying AI and Iran pose bigger threats than warmingThe US has “plenty of time” to solve the climate crisis,” the interior secretary, Doug Burgum, told a House committee on Tuesday.The comment came on his…
The Guardian view on protecting the Amazon: forest defenders must have support | Editorial
Published: May 20, 2025 17:53
Dom Phillips’ posthumously published book is an urgent reminder of why this unique landscape matters so muchIt doesn’t start for six months, but the build-up to the UN’s annual climate conference is already well under way in Brazil. Hosting the tens of…
US oil firms pumping secret chemicals into ground and not fully reporting it
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/us-oil-firms-chemicals-colorado
Published: May 20, 2025 16:03
Study shows firms in Colorado, including Chevron, have pumped 30m lbs of chemicals in 18 months without meeting all disclosure rulesColorado oil and gas companies have pumped at least 30m lbs of secret chemicals into the ground over the past 18 months…
Oil industry funded Girl Scouts and British Museum to boost image, evidence suggests
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/oil-industry-reputation-girl-scouts-british-museum
Published: May 20, 2025 16:00
BP has funded Washington’s National Gallery of Art, UK’s Royal Shakespeare Company and National Portrait GalleryOil interests have funded cultural institutions such as museums, youth organizations and athletic groups in recent years, new research shows, in…
Only strong action on emissions can restore economic stability, UN climate chief says
Published: May 20, 2025 15:00
Simon Stiell says investors ‘ready to hit the go button’ if they have the right signals from governmentsThe climate crisis has raised the price of commodities and exacerbated famine – and only strong action on greenhouse gas emissions can restore economic…
Trump administration to allow work to continue on $5bn New York wind farm
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/20/trump-new-york-wind-farm
Published: May 20, 2025 14:32
Governor lobbied Trump in a series of phone calls, and will now allow new gas pipeline capacity to move forwardUS politics live – latest updatesThe Trump administration has lifted a stop work order on a $5bn wind farm off the coast of New York after…
Extinction Rebellion may have gone quiet, but climate protest will come roaring back | Oliver Haynes
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/20/extinction-rebellion-climate-protest-law
Published: May 20, 2025 10:00
The pandemic and harsh laws suffocated climate movements as we knew them. Get ready for a new kind of actionOn 21 April 2019, I was on Waterloo Bridge in London with my younger siblings. Around us were planters full of flowers where there were once cars,…
Sea level rise will cause ‘catastrophic inland migration’, scientists warn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/20/sea-level-rise-migration
Published: May 20, 2025 09:00
Rising oceans will force millions away from coasts even if global temperature rise remains below 1.5C, analysis findsSea level rise will become unmanageable at just 1.5C of global heating and lead to “catastrophic inland migration”, the scientists behind a…
Researchers puzzled as baby whales spotted in unexpected places along Australia’s ‘humpback highway’
Published: May 20, 2025 08:34
Newborns seen in colder waters as far south as Tasmania, indicating breeding and migration more complex than thoughtSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereBaby humpback whales are turning up in unexpected…
Video suggests capuchin monkeys ‘kidnap’ baby howler monkeys, scientists say
Published: May 20, 2025 01:25
It remains unclear why the monkeys, filmed on a Panamanian island, were taking the babies from another species Scientists have spotted surprising evidence of what they describe as monkey kidnappings while reviewing video footage from a small Panamanian…
'Monkey kidnappings': footage shows capuchin monkeys carrying baby howler monkeys – video
Published: May 20, 2025 01:21
Scientists have spotted surprising evidence of what they describe as monkey kidnappings while reviewing video footage from a small Panamanian island. Capuchin monkeys were seen carrying at least 11 howler babies between 2022 and 2023. The footage showed…
Bees face new threats from wars, street lights and microplastics, scientists warn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/20/bees-threats-war-microplastics
Published: May 19, 2025 23:01
University of Reading report says conflicts including war in Ukraine among 12 most pressing threats to pollinatorWar zones, microplastics and street lights are among the emerging threats to the bee population, according to scientists.Bee experts have drawn…
Dogs are being trained to weed out eggs of invasive spotted lanternflies in US
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/19/research-dogs-sniffing-spotted-lanternfly
Published: May 19, 2025 22:37
Researchers are deploying sniffing dogs to combat spread of leaf-hopping pests that can damage trees and fruit cropsThe spotted lanternfly, a leaf-hopping invasive pest first detected in the US a decade ago, has steadily spread across the East coast and…
Perrier owner scrutinised after France reportedly covered up illegal water filter treatment
Published: May 19, 2025 18:02
Report finds Nestlé used purification treatments that were unauthorised for natural mineral waterFrance’s lucrative mineral water industry is under scrutiny after a report by the senate found the French government had covered up a scandal over illegal…
Scientists recommend limits on urban beekeeping to protect Australia’s native bees from honeybees
Published: May 19, 2025 16:00
Introduced bees could be harming native species and risk driving them to extinction, researchers saySign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereScientists have recommended limits on urban beekeeping after a…
Climate targets are only as good as the action behind them. We need to aim higher | Amanda McKenzie
Published: May 19, 2025 15:00
How fast we cut climate pollution will define how safe or scary the world becomes as our children grow upAt its core, the most fundamental duty of any government is to safeguard the security and wellbeing of its people. The climate crisis is hitting…
Car-free streets, geothermal heating and solar panels: Paris’s new eco-district – in pictures
https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2025/may/19/paris-eco-district-pictures
Published: May 19, 2025 14:00
Clichy-Batignolles, in the city’s north-west, is emblematic of the ‘15-minute’ city approach to urban planning Continue reading...
‘I was watching osprey for five hours a day’: how the world fell in love with nature live streams
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/19/nature-live-streams-webcam-wellbeing-aoe
Published: May 19, 2025 09:00
More and more people are hooked on watching animals in real time. Now researchers say it could even improve your mood, help you relax and give you better sleepIn 2012 Dianne Hoffman, a retired consultant, became a peeping Tom. For five hours a day she…
Weakening of UK EV sales rules ‘likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions’
Published: May 19, 2025 04:00
Analysis suggests there could be 500,000 additional plug-in hybrid electric cars on Britain’s roads by 2030The UK government’s weakening of rules on electric car sales is likely to result in significantly more carbon emissions as sales of plug-in hybrids…
Energy Australia apologises to 400,000 customers and settles greenwashing legal action
Published: May 19, 2025 01:49
Energy retailer says carbon offsetting ‘not the most effective way’ to reduce emissionsAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA major Australian energy company has acknowledged that carbon…
Travels in the Pilbara, the land of ‘Aunty Gina’ – in pictures
Published: May 18, 2025 15:00
In January I journeyed to the iron ore-rich region of Western Australia with Guardian Australia senior correspondent Sarah Martin and senior audio producer Joe Koning to provide the visuals for our series on Gina Rinehart, Gina: power, privilege and…
This land is their land: Trump is selling out the US’s beloved wilderness
Published: May 18, 2025 13:00
During the McCarthy era’s darkest days, public lands came under attack. History now repeats itself – and this may be the last chance to defend what’s oursIn 1913, on a remote, windswept stretch of buffalo-grass prairie in western North Dakota, Roald…
Trump’s new border wall will threaten wildlife in an area where few people pass
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/18/trump-border-wall-wildlife
Published: May 18, 2025 12:00
The San Rafael valley in Arizona is home to bears, mountain lions and wolves – now their movement will be restrictedDonald Trump is forging ahead with a new section of border wall that will threaten wildlife in a remote area where many rare animals – but…
Cuts to England’s canal network could put lives at risk, experts say
Published: May 18, 2025 12:00
Investigation shows ageing assets and lack of funding could mean entire towns and villages vulnerable to floodingLives may be at risk if ministers proceed with cuts to England’s languishing canal network, experts have said.The climate crisis and a lack of…
My advice to the new Green party leader? It's time to expose the climate deniers | Carla Denyer
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/may/18/green-party-leader-climate-action-beat-reform
Published: May 18, 2025 12:00
Labour has allowed climate action to become synonymous with hardship. Farage’s Reform is exploiting that – but we offer real solutionsCarla Denyer is co-leader of the Green party of England and Wales and MP for Bristol CentralWhen I announced recently that…
Ten dead in ‘brutal’ attacks by Isis-linked militants on Mozambique wildlife reserve
Published: May 18, 2025 07:00
Thousands have been displaced and conservation work halted as series of killings jeopardises decades of work in Niassa, one of Africa’s biggest protected areasOne of Africa’s largest protected areas has been shaken by a series of attacks by Islamic…
‘Too big to fit in your mouth’: sunny spring delivers crop of ‘giant’ UK strawberries
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/18/giant-uk-strawberries-weather-growers
Published: May 18, 2025 05:00
‘Perfect’ weather conditions produce berries that growers say are between 10% and 20% bigger than usualThe UK’s sunny spring weather has provided “perfect” conditions to produce strawberries so big you “cannot fit them in your mouth”, UK growers have…
Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if burns go ahead, experts warn
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/18/glossy-black-cockatoos-victoria-forest-burn
Published: May 17, 2025 20:00
Fire in black sheoak forest of East Gippsland would destroy the birds’ food supply, conservationist says Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if planned burns of 13,000 hectares of forest go ahead, ecologists and…
Swiss firm that captures carbon from air to cut workforce by more than 10%
Published: May 17, 2025 11:00
Downsizing at Climeworks comes amid economic uncertainty and ‘reduced momentum’ for climate techA Swiss startup that has led the way in sucking carbon out of the air has announced plans to cut its workforce by more than 10% amid economic uncertainty and…
Top winemaker ‘may have to leave its Spanish vineyards due to climate crisis’
Published: May 17, 2025 05:00
Familia Torres has been making wine in Catalonia since 1870, but says it may have to move to higher altitudes in 30 years’ timeA leading European winemaker has warned it may have to abandon its ancestral lands in Catalonia in 30 years’ time because climate…
Campaigner wins court case that could lead to festival ban in London park
Published: May 16, 2025 17:12
Rebekah Shaman, of Protect Brockwell Park, took action against Lambeth council over number of large-scale eventsA campaigner who argued that music festivals held in a south London park unfairly cut off large sections of the space and made it a “mud bath”…
Anglian Water fined record £1.42m for contaminating water supply
Published: May 16, 2025 15:42
Firm prosecuted after unapproved material in tanks led to flakes and powder entering drinking water of 1.3m peopleAnglian Water has been fined a record £1.42m for contaminating the water supply.The company, which covers the east of England, received the…
Are surging shark sightings and strandings linked to South Australia’s toxic algal bloom?
Published: May 16, 2025 15:00
Some have speculated there is a link, but it’s too soon to say, one expert says, with toxicology results expected to reveal more soonGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastShark sightings and strandings are unusually high across South…
Most of LA’s trees are in wealthy, white neighborhoods. This school is smashing concrete to plant their own
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/16/la-schools-green-spaces
Published: May 16, 2025 15:00
Amigos de los Rios is helping campuses once paved and treeless now blooming with shade, gardens and play spacesOn a recent Saturday morning at Washington Elementary Stem magnet school in Pasadena, California, a group of volunteers and staffers from Amigos…
Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds
Published: May 16, 2025 11:00
Researchers call for investment in ‘circular solutions’ as consumption rises faster than growth in populationGlobal recycling rates are failing to keep pace with a culture focused on infinite economic growth and consumerism, with the proportion of recycled…
Federal EPA a ‘very high and immediate’ priority of Albanese government, environment minister says
Published: May 16, 2025 08:06
Murray Watt is also considering ditching the ‘nature positive’ title for Labor’s overhaul of the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation ActGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLegislating a federal environment…
Week in wildlife: hitchhiking cygnets, a criminal duck and hopping hares
Published: May 16, 2025 06:00
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
‘Rough end to the weekend’: wintry weather on the way for south-east Australia
Published: May 16, 2025 05:01
In Melbourne, 14C was the forecast maximum for Saturday, with a high chance of showers, the BoM saysAustralia news live: latest politics updatesGet Guardian Australia environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as an emailWinter is coming for…
‘We sometimes milked 3,000 snails a day!’: the dying art of milking molluscs
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/16/mexico-snail-milkers-mixtec-dye-purpura-aoe
Published: May 16, 2025 04:00
For 1,500 years, Mexico’s Mixtec people have extracted ink from the rare purpura snail to dye yarn. But they fear the species – and their rich tradition – may soon be lost for everPhotographs by Mauricio PalosThe site for the camp is well chosen. Mangrove…
Police raid Oregon safari park amid reports of starving lions and dead tiger left for months
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/15/oregon-safari-park-police-raid
Published: May 16, 2025 00:31
West Coast Game Park Safari, popular attraction that has more than 450 animals, accused of multiple violations A dead tiger, left in a freezer for months. Starving lions and leopards. Animals dying without medical attention. One full-time staffer feeding…
Delay farmer inheritance tax changes ‘to allow for better formulation’, say MPs
Published: May 15, 2025 23:01
Report says proposals ‘threaten to affect most vulnerable’, who would be helped by more time to seek adviceA group of influential MPs has urged the government to delay controversial planned changes to inheritance tax for farmers to “allow for better…
Ministers to block Thames Water paying bosses bonuses out of emergency loan
Published: May 15, 2025 18:46
Exclusive: Firm close to insolvency says using £3bn loan to pay ‘substantial’ bonuses is vital to retain senior managersMinisters plan to use new powers to block bosses from Thames Water taking bonuses worth hundreds of thousands of pounds as the company…
The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | Editorial
Published: May 15, 2025 17:30
Ministers must resist pressure to relax environmental standards in the rush for new housingAlmost two decades after the last Labour government announced a zero carbon homes standard, and with the breaking of temperature records around the world now so…
‘No one wants a building that kills birds’: why cities are turning off the lights
Published: May 15, 2025 16:37
As avian numbers plunge, activists demand action to save birds from crashing into high-rise blocksThe wren’s legs were tucked delicately underneath its diminutive body, slumped on its side as if asleep. If it wasn’t lying on the bare concrete of a Texas…
Echidna mothers change their pouch microbiome to protect tiny ‘pink jelly bean’ puggles, new research finds
Published: May 15, 2025 15:00
Egg-laying monotremes have no nipples, so young rub their beaks against ‘milk patch’ to get milk from mother’s skinGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen echidna mothers nurse their young, known as puggles, the microbiome of their…
RSPCA Victoria warns surging animal cruelty against horses cannot be investigated without more funding
Published: May 15, 2025 15:00
Organisation receives $2.3m from the Victorian government but has projected operation costs of $10.8m this yearSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterThe RSPCA has warned it may not be able to investigate animal cruelty complaints against horses…
Half-yearly loss of almost $15m for NSW native forest logging shows industry future shaky, conservationists say
Published: May 15, 2025 15:00
Former independent MP accuses division of throwing ‘good money after bad only to see our native wildlife suffer’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe native forest logging division of the New South Wales government’s forestry…
How 'forever chemicals' have seeped into almost everything – video
Published: May 15, 2025 13:21
Pfas are a group of thousands of chemicals that are used for their non-stick and water-resistant properties. They are often refered to as 'forever chemicals' because they can take thousands of years to break down. Pfas are being found in so many everyday…
The US buried millions of gallons of wartime nuclear waste – Doge cuts could wreck the cleanup
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/15/us-government-nuclear-waste-doge
Published: May 15, 2025 13:00
Hanford made the plutonium for US atomic bombs, and its radioactive waste must be dealt with. Enter Elon MuskIn the bustling rural city of Richland, in south-eastern Washington, the signs of a nuclear past are all around.A small museum explains its role in…
A seadragon and flushing worms: Environmental Photography award winners – in pictures
Published: May 15, 2025 11:34
Winning images from the 2025 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography award, selected from 10,000 images submitted globally. The contest aims to reward photographers who put their creativity to good use in raising awareness of the…
South Korea’s female freedivers: TV has made stars of the haenyeo but what is their real story?
Published: May 15, 2025 08:00
The craze for Korean culture has brought fame to the ‘women of the sea’, but not always to their benefit. Now they want to reclaim their stories to inspire a new generationThere is an episode in the Netflix drama When Life Gives You Tangerines where a…
Labour has denounced me as ‘deeply misleading’ on its planning reform. I wish that were true | George Monbiot
Published: May 15, 2025 05:00
Even it now admits that brick by brick, these proposals will wreck habitats. This could be Starmer’s most damaging mistake yetThe precedent is uncanny, and the failure to learn from it downright mystifying. Keir Starmer is rushing gladly towards the…
MP to launch bill to target superyachts, private jets and fossil fuel producers
Published: May 15, 2025 05:00
Bill would force major polluters to pay into fund for flood defences and home insulation – but has little chance of becoming lawFossil fuel companies and their shareholders and owners of superyachts and private jets should have to pay into a fund for flood…
Endangered New Zealand bird caught fighting ‘at risk’ reptile in rare footage
Published: May 15, 2025 04:47
A video shows the large flightless takahē bird in hot pursuit of the tuatara – but the tables soon turnTwo of New Zealand’s most rare and beloved animals – a large flightless takahē bird and an ancient tuatara reptile – have been captured chasing and…
LNP to cut all funding for Queensland’s Environmental Defenders Office, breaking election promise
Published: May 15, 2025 02:39
EDO boss says Crisafulli government decision means many ‘won’t even know their rights, let alone have the chance to exercise them’Australia news live: latest politics updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn a move raising…
UK urged not to exploit poor countries in rush for critical minerals
Published: May 14, 2025 23:01
Civil society groups call on government to address risk of neocolonial exploitation in its supply chain strategyThe risk of neocolonial exploitation in the global rush for critical minerals must be addressed by the government as it formulates its official…
Abi Daré wins the inaugural Climate fiction prize
Published: May 14, 2025 19:00
Daré accepted the £10,000 prize for her latest novel, And So I Roar, the follow-up to her bestselling debut The Girl with the Louding VoiceNigerian writer Abi Daré has won the inaugural Climate fiction prize for her novel And So I Roar, the follow-up to…
Toxic wildfire pollution infiltrates homes of 1bn people a year, study finds
Published: May 14, 2025 18:00
Dangerous indoor pollution could be tackled with air purifiers but costs are too high for many, researchers sayToxic pollution from wildfires has infiltrated the homes of more than a billion people a year over the last two decades, according to new…
Denmark rethinking 40-year nuclear power ban amid Europe-wide shift
Published: May 14, 2025 17:36
Government to analyse potential benefits of new generation of reactorsDenmark is reconsidering its 40-year ban on nuclear power in a major policy shift for the renewables-heavy country.The Danish government will analyse the potential benefits of a new…
Attempt to protect England’s rare chalk streams in planning bill rejected by Labour MPs
Published: May 14, 2025 15:55
Cross-party amendment to protect threatened chalk streams from government push to rip up environmental red tape fails A cross-party attempt to protect England’s rare and threatened chalk streams in the government’s planning bill was rejected by Labour on…
Exceptionally low river flows forecast across UK as drought threat grows
Published: May 14, 2025 15:32
Predicted dry, warm weather likely to increase pressure on rivers, whose flows are already far below normalExceptionally low river flows are predicted across the UK this summer as a drought becomes more likely, scientists have said.An update from the UK…
Firms still greenwashing in adverts after being censured, UK investigation finds
Published: May 14, 2025 11:44
Exclusive: Virgin Atlantic and Renault among companies that continued to publish misleading environmental claimsCompanies have continued to post misleading greenwashing adverts after being censured by the Advertising Standards Agency (ASA), according to an…
European firms ramping up lobbying for climate action, report finds
Published: May 14, 2025 06:00
Research shows companies ‘aligned’ with strategies to meet climate goals have risen from 3% in 2019 to 23% in 2025European companies are increasingly lobbying for strong climate action, research has found, in a “profound shift” that analysts say challenges…
Chimpanzees use leaves to wipe bums and clean up after sex, study finds
Published: May 14, 2025 04:00
Research looking at hygiene and healthcare habits of the primates finds implications for understanding origin of human healthcareHumans are not unique in having a host of hygiene and healthcare habits, researchers have found: chimpanzees also wipe their…
Chris Bowen mocks Liberals’ equivocation on ‘bare minimum’ target of net zero by 2050
Published: May 14, 2025 03:30
Climate change and energy minister accuses Sussan Ley’s Coalition of ‘keeping the climate wars going’ with decision to review net zero stanceAustralia news live: latest politics and federal election updatesFull federal election results: live Australian…
Louisiana: controversial Denka plant suspends production after dire losses
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/13/louisiana-denka-plant-cancer-alley
Published: May 13, 2025 21:53
Chemical plant linked to air pollution and cancer risks in majority-Black region ‘exploring all options for the future’A controversial chemical plant in the centre of Louisiana’s “Cancer Alley” region has indefinitely suspended all production following…
Dutch climate campaigners vow to take Shell to court again
Published: May 13, 2025 17:17
In a letter, Milieudefensie says it wants to stop firm developing new oil and gas projects ‘to curb crisis’Climate campaigners in the Netherlands have promised to take Shell to court for a second time to force the energy company to stop developing new oil…
Provision of child play spaces should be duty in English planning law, MPs say
Published: May 13, 2025 14:48
Parliamentary group launched alongside campaign for ‘play sufficiency duty’ that matches those in Wales and ScotlandUK politics live – latest updatesA duty to provide space for children to play on new developments should be embedded in planning law, MPs…
Chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef not crucial to UK trade deal, US suggests
Published: May 13, 2025 11:48
US agriculture secretary says country is moving away from both methods of production, illegal in UK and EUChlorine-washed chicken and hormone-fed beef may not be essential for a US-UK trade deal, Donald Trump’s agriculture secretary has indicated.Speaking…
Council leader accepted Spurs tickets days before felling of ancient oak
Published: May 13, 2025 11:03
Enfield’s Ergin Erbil under pressure to recuse himself from decisions over football club’s property plansThe leader of Enfield council is under pressure to recuse himself from decisions over the property plans of Tottenham Hotspur, after accepting match…
Starch-based bioplastic may be as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, study finds
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/13/starch-based-bioplastic-petroleum-plastic-study
Published: May 13, 2025 11:00
Bioplastics, heralded for supposedly breaking down more quickly, can cause similar health problems to other plasticsStarch-based bioplastic that is said to be biodegradable and sustainable is potentially as toxic as petroleum-based plastic, and can cause…
I’m obsessed with protecting seals: ‘The flying ring toy was deeply embedded in her neck’
Published: May 13, 2025 06:00
It broke my heart to see a seal so injured by a £1 plastic toy. Now I campaign to ban them – and it has changed my lifeThere was an incident seven years ago that changed my life. I saw an adult grey seal with a plastic pink flying ring toy so deeply…