Councillor praises Wirral’s ‘quick embrace’ of food recycling
Cllr Jo Bird said she was pleased to see the public adapting quickly to the new scheme, which…
The options to solve traffic chaos at Lincolnshire tips
The county’s 11 household waste recycling centres are busier than ever Long queues at Lincoln tip have become…
Fishing for DNA – how a cup of river water can reveal secrets about human health, pollution and biodiversity
The DNA in a single cup of water can track wildlife, monitor pollution and survey pathogens in waterways…
Stormont: First tree planting action plan in NI launched
The current rate of tree planting in Northern Ireland will have to more than triple by 2032, to…
Northumbria Water to pay out £550,000 after two North East pollution incidents
Northumbrian Water to pay £550,000 for environmental improvements after unauthorised sewage discharged to County Durham and Sunderland streams…
Yorkshire Water company to be downgraded after major failures
The report also confirmed the company failed to deliver five projects in west Leeds, which formed part of…
Record wildfires in Europe show failure to adapt carries a mounting cost | Wildfires
When storm after storm battered the Mediterranean at the start of the year, drowning fields and sending water…
Washington records world’s worst air quality for a city after 850,000 Fourth of July fireworks | Washington DC
Washington DC residents breathed in “unhealthy” air for hours after a 40-minute Independence Day fireworks show over the…
New objections to plans for 66-bed care home in Fakenham
The proposals, lodged by Synergy Care Build, would involve the demolition of the former Ceramic Tile Distributors industrial…
Lake Powell, a vital reservoir, plunges toward unprecedented low levels as water crisis deepens in US west | Colorado river crisis
Lake Powell, US’s second-largest reservoir, threatens to plunge to unprecedentedly low levels this year after a historically bleak…
New study finds clear-cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk
In the past 30 years, floods have affected more than 2.8 billion people worldwide and caused over 500,000…
In photos: Evacuations as Kaikōura declares state of emergency
A State of Emergency has been declared in the Kaikōura District this morning as flooding caused by prolonged…