Council asks residents to take part in mass litter picking event
Residents across Hull are encouraged to get involved 14:05, 11 Mar 2026Updated 14:06, 11 Mar 2026 The Council…
New food waste collections delayed in Darlington until June
Darlington Borough Council said the new scheme will no longer start on March 31 after being “let down”…
New powers for littering and fly tipping welcomed in BCP
On March 3, the government announced new guidance for councils to help tackle littering and seizing vehicles used…
Promising breakthrough creates plastics that self-deconstruct on cue: Study
Plastic pollution is an evolving global environmental crisis. More than 90% of all plastics manufactured end up…
Lessons from Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami
In April 2012, a Harley-Davidson motorcycle was found on Graham Island in the Haida Gwaii archipelago off the…
The Wild League aims to turn sports mascots into conservation champions
A new study found that 727 professional sports teams across 50 countries use wild animals in their…
Bird losses are accelerating across North America, particularly in farming regions where agriculture is most intensive
Since the 1970s, the U.S. has lost billions of birds. We now know that those losses aren’t just…
European hedgehogs are often hit by cars. Researchers say ultrasound could save them from extinction
Published on 11/03/2026 – 7:02 GMT+1 Despite their prickly exterior, European hedgehogs are extremely vulnerable. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Populations…
‘Severe water stress’: why desalination plants are the Gulf’s greatest weakness | Iran
In 1983, the CIA determined that the most crucial commodity in the Gulf was its desalinated potable water.…
GT Voice: Critical minerals rhetoric of some US officials misses industrial reality
Rare earths Photo: VCG Some officials in Washington seem to have the ambition to “leapfrog” in critical minerals…
St Pauls bin nightmare branded ‘an open rubbish dump’ by locals
Locals are demanding action on communal bins that attract fly-tipping and vermin Pavlos, who builds timber frames and…
Spain’s renewables revolution likely to keep energy bills low even as gas prices soar
The Iran war has plunged the world into an overnight energy crisis. The closure of the Hormuz Strait…