The ocean has shielded us from the worst of climate change. Now it is running a fever | Karina Von Schuckmann
The ocean is running a fever. In 2025, the number of days of marine heatwaves – prolonged spells…
Thames Water dumped raw sewage into river in idyllic West London town for 14 hours straight
On June 2 heavy rain led to the release of untreated waste into the River Thames at Isleworth…
‘I don’t like being stuck in an office’: the young people helping plant a ring of trees around London | Trees and forests
Harry Ewing is heaping branches and foliage from the forest floor on to a dead hedge, reinforcing the…
Eco-literate children can be stewards of nature – here’s how to boost environmental education
Most of my ecology and evolution undergraduates have never held a pair of binoculars or looked at a…
Boston residents to receive food waste bins ahead of new food waste recycling scheme
The weekly food recycling service will start in September. A new food waste recycling scheme will start in…
Water quality in Irish rivers and lakes remains ‘unsatisfactory’ – The Irish Times
Ireland is unlikely to see any meaningful improvements in the water quality of its rivers, lakes or coastal…
New Romney businesses back ‘high-tech’ CCTV plan after hammer attack on high street
Plans to introduce live-monitored CCTV cameras to a crime-hit high street have been welcomed by businesses targeted by…
Climate change and interprovincial trade move grain production and environmental burdens northwards in China
Halpern, B. S. et al. The environmental footprint of global food production. Nat. Sustain. 5, 1027–1039 (2022). Article …
Green Growth: Data Show Freeing Economies Doesn’t Harm the Environment
For many, economic growth and environmental protection exist in direct tension. People with this belief generate policy proposals…
Ireland ‘exposed’ over use of fossil fuels for transport
Ireland’s dependence on fossil fuels in transport is leaving the country exposed to repeated fuel price shocks as…
Binman explains why rubbish won’t be collected after mistake – even if you yell
A refuse collector and self-procliamed ‘binfluencer has issued guidance to all ‘Karens’ who complain to binmen when their…
Power-washing is now the noisy soundtrack to an Irish summer – The Irish Times
Sir, – There was a time when the soundtrack of an Irish summer’s day was birdsong and the…