Environment
Boat owners on UK’s longest canal stuck amid record water shortage
A lack of recent rainfall forces part of the Leeds-Liverpool canal to shut while 5 million face a hosepipe ban
Robyn Vinter
12, Jul, 2022 @4:22 PM
‘It’s a non-party political issue’: banning the weedkiller glyphosate
The WHO declared it a probable human carcinogen in 2015 and 70-80 UK councils have turned to chemical-free options
Laura Laker
12, Jul, 2022 @2:19 PM
New Tory leader won’t ditch UK’s net-zero target, says minister
George Eustice reassures public as he announces 50 landowners have applied to rewilding programme
Helena Horton Environment reporter
12, Jul, 2022 @10:10 AM
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We’d like to see your pictures and stories of rare wildlife species in the UK
Guardian community team
12, Jul, 2022 @9:52 AM
Shipping’s dirty secret: how ‘scrubbers’ clean the air – while contaminating the sea
Told to reduce air pollution, the shipping industry could have switched to cleaner fuels – instead, many vessels turned to special devices that simply dump the toxins into the water
Richa Syal
12, Jul, 2022 @9:45 AM
Breaking from China’s clean energy dominance ‘imperative’, US and Australia say after new climate tech deal
New agreement to fast-track climate solutions signed as countries underscore need for diversified supply chains
Adam Morton Climate and environment editor
12, Jul, 2022 @8:58 AM
Nearly $2tn of damage inflicted on other countries by US emissions
Research puts US ahead of China, Russia, India and Brazil in terms of global damage as climate expert says numbers ‘very stark’
Oliver Milman
12, Jul, 2022 @8:00 AM
Britons dispose of nearly 100bn pieces of plastic packaging a year, survey finds
UK households recycle just 12% of single-use plastic, says Greenpeace
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
12, Jul, 2022 @5:00 AM
Country diary: Caterpillars have turned my bird cherry tree into a ghost
Allendale, Northumberland: This year they’ve taken the table and chairs, too, and a line of rosemary bushes
Susie White
12, Jul, 2022 @4:30 AM
Mysterious glow of a ‘milky sea’ caught on camera for first time
Bioluminescence phenomenon has long eluded scientific inquiry owing to its remote and infrequent nature
Linda Geddes Science correspondent
11, Jul, 2022 @7:10 PM
Small minority of UK parliamentarians attend emergency climate briefing
Just 70 MPs and peers saw Sir Patrick Vallance showcase data that converted Boris Johnson to climate cause before Cop26
Helena Horton Environment reporter
11, Jul, 2022 @5:09 PM
What’s worse for the planet than millions of vans delivering shopping? Millions of vans delivering air
Every year oversized packaging leads to five million unnecessary delivery journeys. That’s something else to fume about the next time a packet of washers arrives in a humungous cardboard box
11, Jul, 2022 @2:14 PM
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