Pollution
England’s coast faces ‘multiple threats’ of dredging, sewage and pollution
Environment Agency paints bleak picture of coastal regions with eco-systems and people coming under increased pressure
Fiona Harvey Environment editor
26, Jan, 2023 @9:47 AM
Pollution may make birch pollen more irritating to hay fever sufferers – study
Pollen from trees growing in heavily polluted urban areas has higher levels of Bet v1 allergen, experts find
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
25, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM
Inuit warn ‘rock concert-like’ noise from ships affecting Arctic wildlife
Calls for mandatory measures to reduce underwater noise pollution as melting ice opens up shipping routes
Karen McVeigh
25, Jan, 2023 @11:56 AM
Net zero by 2050 in England and Wales equals ‘extra 2m years of life’
Study points to ‘substantial reductions in mortality’ and significant health benefits if policies implemented
Andrew Gregory Health editor
24, Jan, 2023 @11:30 PM
Greenpeace accuses Treasury of distorting its stance on biomass burning
Briefing notes obtained by FoI reveal minister meeting with Drax CEO was told Greenpeace supported practice
Fiona Harvey and Phoebe Cooke
24, Jan, 2023 @11:30 AM
As a girl, I was thrilled by the night sky. Must my son grow up without seeing the Milky Way? | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
I love the idea of my boy and his dad peering through a telescope together, writes Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett. But what will light pollution leave for them to look at?
Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
24, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
France to take legal action over ‘nightmare’ plastic pellet spill
Brittany beaches polluted by waves of beads believed to be from shipping containers lost in Atlantic
Kim Willsher in Paris
23, Jan, 2023 @12:46 PM
Thames Water’s real-time map confirms raw sewage discharges
Effluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to rivers
Sandra Laville
23, Jan, 2023 @7:00 AM
‘You should gaze at your bins in horror’: the massive crime scandal behind the UK’s rubbish
The mafia is infiltrating our waste, and millions of tonnes of it is being illegally dumped. A shocking podcast uncovers the horrific environmental scandal – and its links to gun and drug trafficking
Daniel Dylan Wray
23, Jan, 2023 @6:00 AM
App reveals most polluted London Underground routes to travel on
A young innovator has won a top award for developing software to map the tube routes with the cleanest air
Robin McKie
21, Jan, 2023 @3:51 PM
Mystery of England’s crab and lobster die-offs deepens as experts find no clear cause
Report criticised after saying deaths unlikely to be down to algal blooms or pollutant and suggesting possibility of new disease
Nicola Davis Science correspondent
20, Jan, 2023 @4:54 PM
Light pollution rapidly reducing number of stars visible to naked eye, study finds
Research suggests if trend continues, view of Orion’s belt will disappear due to glow from artificial lighting
Nicola Davis
19, Jan, 2023 @7:00 PM
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