How extreme weather is making plastic pollution more mobile, more persistent and more dangerous
The surging tide of microplastics is already an environmental and health threat, but as the world heats up…
Watchdog to investigate sewage discharge in Belfast Lough
The UK’s top environmental watchdog is to investigate whether bodies regulating the discharge of raw sewage into Belfast…
Country diary: The river has risen to meet the trees. This is Storm Claudia’s work | Flooding
Low sunlight casts the shadows of figures, standing on the Frankwell footbridge in Shrewsbury across the River Severn,…
Tiger trafficking crisis reaches unprecedented levels as wild species plummets from 100,000 a century ago to 5,500 at most
Authorities worldwide have seized an average of nine tigers each month over the past five years, highlighting a…
Beer made using recycled shower water hits the market
Two beers crafted using greywater from shower and laundry services in residential buildings “aren’t a gimmick”, claims California’s…
Holiday Meal With Climate-Change Skeptics? Make These Five Points
Holiday gatherings bring together family and wildly diverse viewpoints. For every person scrupulously supporting net zero emissions and…
Extreme rainfall like that earlier this month is twice as likely because of climate change
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Cuddling capybaras and ogling otters: the problem with animal cafes in Asia | Illegal wildlife trade
The second floor of an unassuming office building in central Bangkok is a strange place to encounter the…
The rewriting of Australia’s nature laws come as a relief, yet I can’t help feel a sense of foreboding | Georgina Woods
I got a text from a biodiversity advocate around midday on Thursday asking me: are you glad, or…
UN chief pushes for COP30 deal way from fossil fuels
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appealed for a deal from the COP30 climate summit on the hotly-disputed subject…
Plans axed for Galway windfarm as over 350 submissions made
Wind turbines. Photo: Stock image. Planning permission for a windfarm in county Galway has been refused as more…
Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades
Getty Reforms to Australia’s environment laws include a limit on the fast-tracking of coal and gas projects. Australia…