‘Waste is a resource, not a nuisance’: the team who will collect and use up your leftover paint | Environment
It’s a rare household that does not have a rusting tin of paint sitting around in a dark…
Public strongly backs aim of 30% of land and sea set aside for nature, poll finds | Marine life
Much of the world favours protecting 30% of the world’s land and water for nature by 2030, according…
Water vole habitat in Gloucestershire ‘illegally’ destroyed
Two companies who illegally destroyed a habitat for the UK’s fastest-declining mammal species have agreed to fund an…
Drought impact: Damaged roads, disappearing rivers
Paul MurphyClimate and Environment Correspondent, BBC East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire BBC Spalding Road in Crowland has been closed…
‘You can’t stop stupid’: New hazard rules for homeowners
Liquifaction happens when soil turns to liquid in an earthquake Photo: RNZ / Bridget Mills West Coasters will…
Nature has a remarkable way of recovering from human catastrophe | Environment
If I ask you to conjure up a vision of “nature”, what comes to you? For most of…
Fears for England riverbank habitats amid relaxed post-Brexit rules | Wildlife
Huge tracts of precious riverside habitats for water voles and other wildlife in England are being lost as…
How environmental RNA can give us a real-time picture of freshwater biodiversity
As climate change and human activity threaten freshwater ecosystems like lakes and rivers, it’s more important than ever…
Minister backs Cumbria nuclear plan despite cost fears
Federica BedendoBBC News, North East and Cumbria Nuclear Waste Services Areas in Cumbria have been shortlisted for housing…
Climate change made Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula’s most destructive wildfire…
Nine decades on, a witness to the last Tasmanian thylacine recounts her experience
Even after nine decades, Peggie Bassett can still remember the guttural growl and striking scent of the last…
Your home has a 1 in 4 chance of being at severe risk from extreme weather
This story is part of The Disaster Economy, a Grist series exploring the often chaotic, lucrative world of disaster…