Only nine countries doing well on municipal waste recycling, EU auditors say
Only a small minority of European Union countries are on track to meet the bloc’s recycling goals for…
Scientists find coastal seas acidifying shockingly fast
New research from the University of St Andrews reports that some coastal regions are on track to become…
Death toll passes 900 in Indonesia, Thailand and Sri Lanka floods | Extreme weather
Authorities in Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Thailand are racing to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people…
Country diary: A rusting shipwreck that’s part of the family | Environment
There are thrushes on the wind today. A redwing has just landed in the veil of shrubby seablite…
Energy grid goes back to the drawing board on coal power amid move to renewables
How many more warnings must regulators make about Australia’s energy system? The latest caution suggests that Australia’s biggest…
Passive air sampling detects environmental DNA transfer from water into air
Field sampling We conducted this study near Seattle, Washington USA, in Issaquah Creek, a salmon spawning stream, outside…
Are UN climate summits a waste of time? No, but they are in dire need of reform
The United Nations’ global climate summit has finished for another year. Some progress was made in Brazil on…
Wood-burning stoves to face partial ban in Labour’s updated environment plan | Environment
Wood-burning stoves are likely to face tighter restrictions in England under new pollution targets set as part of…
At least 8,000 illegal waste sites in UK, research suggests | Waste
The UK is estimated to have at least 8,000 illegal waste sites, containing approximately 13m tonnes of rubbish,…
‘They ignite in the garbage truck’
Incorrect battery disposal, likely from products such as vape pens, recently led to three fires in three weeks…
Why the disastrous 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill looms large over northern pipeline debate
The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska’s coast, but the catastrophic oil spill…
Volunteers clear up large illegal dumping site on road in Mustang Ridge
MUSTANG RIDGE, Texas — A roadway in Mustang Ridge is clear of trash and debris after volunteers and…