Extreme weather is transforming the world’s rivers. We need new ways to protect them
In the summer of 2022, extreme heat and unprecedented drought drove parts of the world’s third largest river,…
North Hampshire Repair Cafe saves 2,670kg of waste from landfill
Research for BBC Bin Day found that in 2023/24 Hart District Council collected 34,997 tonnes of waste, the…
Southern Downs Regional Council rejects developer’s proposal for water bottling facility on Cherrabah
A Queensland regional council has rejected a developer’s plans to build a water bottling, storage and export facility…
Scrubbing away the title of the fly-tipping capital of England, where locals are ’embarrassed’ to live | Science, Climate & Tech News
It’s hard to believe the London Borough of Brent was once covered in even more rubbish than it…
Humans – not Mimmo the dolphin – need managing in Venice lagoon, say scientists | Dolphins
Italian scientists monitoring the movements of a dolphin in the Venice lagoon have said humans are the ones…
Space lasers reveal oceans rising faster than ever
Rising global mean sea level (GMSL) is one of the clearest signs of a warming planet. Researchers at…
Great Barrier Reef: World’s largest coral colony discovered off Australian coast by mother-daughter team
A mother-and-daughter team of citizen scientists has identified the world’s largest known coral colony, found on the Great…
If governments won’t try energy quotas, we should do it ourselves
Comment: The recent disastrous effects of this overheated world and the sure knowledge that more disasters are to…
Japan to subsidize rare-earth recycling push, reducing reliance on China
Supply Chain Environment Ministry to help fund infrastructure for demonstration projects Neodymium is a rare-earth element that can…
Voucher scheme to encourage repair of consumer goods to be piloted next year – The Irish Times
Consumers with broken electronic goods and other malfunctioning items are to get vouchers as encouragement to opt for…
Dense tree barriers to cut air pollution are coming to West Oakland
Thick plantings of particulate-guzzling-and pollution blocking trees are coming to West Oakland next month. The Prescott Greening project…
Floods and landslides in Brazil kill at least 30 after record rainfall | Brazil
Three firefighters pulled a man’s body from the mud amid the rubble of houses swept away in a…