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Flood reminder THE nation must take steps to become more “flood resilient” the Institution of Civil Engineers has warned. Director Nick Baveystock said that recent storms...

Air pollution can alter effectiveness of antibiotics, say researchers

Researchers from the University of Leicester have for the first time discovered that bacteria that cause respiratory infections are directly affected by air pollution...

Rising sea temperatures and coral loss: “Most detailed scientific picture to date”

The “Status of Coral Reefs of the World: 2020” report, released on 5 October, documents the loss of approximately 14 per cent of the...

Nature-based solutions key to combatting climate change and biodiversity loss, says Lords

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has written to Alok Sharma MP, President for COP26, citing recent evidence gathered as part of...

Time to prepare for the REACH deadline, says chemicals firm

The deadline for the final phase of implementation of the EU's REACH regulation is 1 June 2018, making it a time when many firms...

Urban Drinking Water Challenge 2018 announces winners from USA, India and Bangladesh

The 2018 winners of the Urban Drinking Water Challenge, a global innovation competition to deploy and scale decentralized drinking water solutions, were announced on...

National Bed Federation profiles mattress recycling in new report, and sets 10-year recycling goal...

The National Bed Federation (NBF) has published its first policy document on the use and sale of used mattresses, components and materials. The policy...

Review raises UK ambition level on cutting emissions

A report from the Committee on Cliimate Change (CCC) - the independent body advising the Government on climate change - has urged a much...

Amazon study suggests big conservation gains possible for imperilled freshwater ecosystems

A new study by an international team of environmental scientists in the Brazilian Amazon appears to show that redesigned conservation projects could deliver big gains for critical freshwater ecosystems – raising hopes for the futures of thousands of species

Air pollution risks health of all, especially drivers, says TfL report

The Mayor of London has today published a report on the impact of coronavirus on London bus drivers. Green Party London Assembly Member Caroline Russell...

The ecological cost of a tweet

Each of our digital activities comes with an ecological cost - and we perhaps shouldn't discount those carried out under the blue glare of...

What does the SVB collapse mean for technology firms?

(Written on 15 March) A frenzy of finger pointing was well underway as technology commentators took stock of the SVB collapse and what it portends...

Wildfire pollution updates: Maps give shape to spreading toxic cloud

Smoke from Canadian wildfires was still affecting many areas of the Eastern US on Friday 9 June (as indicated by the many red areas...

EA launches consultation on unlimited fines for the worst polluters

New laws will scrap the cap on civil penalties and significantly broaden their scope to target a much wider range of environmental offences On 15...

A new kind of online tool launches to tackle road runoff pollution

A new online tool highlights where opportunities exist to install nature-based solutions, such as wetlands, to tackle road runoff pollution before it ends up in...

UK solar targets for 2035 under threat as projects stall

A perfect storm of inflation, supply chain disruption, spiralling interest rates and delays in connection to the National Grid means that the swathe of...

UK is home to first ever global biogas awards

Biogas projects from as far afield as Australia, Denmark, Turkey and Holland were celebrated at "the first ever global AD & Biogas Industry Awards"...

Ongoing uncertainty around UK environmental protection, concludes first assessment of Brexit impact

On the anniversary of the EU referendum, Greener UK, a coalition of 13 environmental organisations, has published the first assessment under its 'Brexit...

More than half of microplastics remain on land, says CIWEM report

Tiny plastic particles stay trapped on land and in freshwater environments, according to a study While plastics in the marine environment have received worldwide attention,...

UN resolution commits member states to ocean pollution measures

More than 200 countries have signed a UN resolution that will encourage member states to take greater action on the issue of marine pollution,...