Self-destructing plastic achieved with built-in ‘on/off’ switch
Researchers from Rutgers University have figured out a way to make plastics that can be programmed to self-destruct.…
EU plans looser environmental rules to allow more mining – POLITICO
Since the start of Ursula von der Leyen’s second term as European Commission president, the executive has put…
New jaguar spotted in Arizona points to progress in endangered species’ recovery
The spots gave it away. Just like a human fingerprint, the rosette pattern on each jaguar is unique…
You may not like solar panels, but they’re already bringing down bills. Here’s how
There’s a vast cost gap between gas and renewable power – and it’s only going to get bigger…
‘[Our] coffee future is on the line’
A Coffee Watch report links the “massive deforestation” in Brazil to coffee farming, and experts warn that consumers…
Namibia loses bid to overturn ban on rhino horn trade at Cites conference in Samarkand
Navin Singh KhadkaEnvironment correspondent, BBC World Service Getty Images Namibia pioneered dehorning of rhinos to deal with their…
Here’s how Re-turn is going to use its big pile of cash from all our plastic bottles
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Northern Ireland young people wary of reintroduction of wolves and lynx to countryside, research finds – The Irish News
The idea of reintroducing large carnivorous predators into the countryside is not whetting the appetite of young people…
Nature recovery plan in England hit by clause allowing contracts to end with a year’s notice | Conservation
An ambitious scheme to restore England’s nature over coming decades has been undermined after the government inserted a…
Asia flood death toll surpasses 1,500 as calls grow to fight deforestation
PADANG, Indonesia — Deaths from last week’s catastrophic floods and landslides in parts of Asia surged past 1,500…
Environment Agency did not notify inquiry of illegal waste sites
Stuart RustSouth of England Reuters The waste pile near Kidlington in Oxfordshire is up to 490ft (150m) long…
Gardener shares clever hack using old plastic containers: ‘Very helpful’
A Reddit user recently showed off the clever way they started the planting season to the community at…