‘There has to be glitter’: can the Rio carnival give up its love of beach-polluting microplastics? | Oceans
Whether it is embellishing elaborate costumes, delicately applied as eye makeup, or smeared across bare skin, glitter is…
Coalition sues EPA over greenhouse gas emissions rule change
WASHINGTON (AP) — A coalition of health and environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday, challenging…
Prolific waste dumper forced to pay £1.2m compensation
In 2018, the EA seized £131,520 in cash from Datta’s home address. After pleading not guilty in 2023,…
Food waste recycling delayed in Wirral until summer
The UK government has previously announced councils would have to legally provide food waste collections across the country…
‘They pushed so many lies about recycling’: the fight to stop big oil pumping billions more into plastics | Plastics
Like many of us who are mindful of our plastic consumption, Beth Gardiner would take her own bags…
Man missing in floods as France records 35 days of rain
A man has gone missing in the Loire River in the flood-hit west of France, an official said,…
Cornwall planning: ‘Industrial scale’ solar farm refused last year is allowed on appeal
Councillors were told the solar farm would ‘destroy’ the ‘last green fields’ in the area, but have been…
Geothermal energy could replace 42% of EU’s fossil electricity. Which nation has the most potential?
Published on 19/02/2026 – 6:00 GMT+1 New technologies are unlocking geothermal electricity across much wider parts of Europe,…
Meet the Inuit scientist kayaking around Greenland to highlight just how far microplastics travel
Armed with just a kayak and a self-built microplastic filter, Kristian Louis Jensen has spent the last decade…
The week the EU’s climate foundations started to shake – POLITICO
“It says, basically, if you want to pollute, you pay. If you don’t want to pay, innovate. And…
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean | New Zealand
A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush…
Nearly half of Americans think they’ll see catastrophic impacts of climate change in their lifetimes
Most Americans say the world’s climate is changing and nearly half think they will see catastrophic effects of…