The lockdown achieved a 35% reduction in emissions from British power production
The lockdown has seen an impact on carbon pollution, with emissions from British power production falling 35% on the same ...
Tag: pollution
Air pollution ’causes 8.8 million premature deaths every year’
Air pollution exposure is shortening lives around the world on a scale that rivals tobacco smoking, researchers said.
Coastal landfill sites set to spill over into sea, expert warns
Powerful storms and rising sea levels mean that hidden waste could be exposed on Britain’s coastlines, leading to plastics getting ...
Halloween costumes sold in UK this year ‘will contain 2,000 tonnes of plastic waste’
Some 83% of the material in costumes investigated for a survey was oil-based plastic, charities Hubbub and Fairyland Trust said.
Using delicate cycle for everyday laundry can release more microfibres, study says
Researchers have found it is the volume of water used which is the key factor in plucking the tiny plastic ...
Extinction Rebellion protesters block London Fashion Week doors
The activists glued themselves to the doors of the trade show venue in central London.
Plastic litter and netting threatening more seals on Norfolk coast
The Friends of Horsey Seals wildlife group said sightings were reported over the last fortnight.
Green turtles more likely to eat plastic that looks like their natural food
They favour narrow lengths of the material in natural colours like green and black, rather than debris of other shapes ...
Campaigners are demanding that one of Thatcher’s most damaging policies is finally reversed
On 6 July, anti-privatisation campaigners across the country will protest to mark 30 years since Margaret Thatcher sold off England's ...
Open windows when cooking and cleaning to cut pollution health risk, say experts
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence said particularly vulnerable groups include those with asthma and pre-schoolers.
Rivers and roads to be re-routed under Heathrow Airport expansion plans
Rivers and roads could be re-routed under a “masterplan” to expand Heathrow Airport. The M25 would be realigned under a ...
‘Great news for Wales and the planet’ as motorway plans are axed
The Welsh government has axed plans to build a six-lane motorway extension on the M4, first proposed 28 years ago. ...
Swimmer startles Sky News reporter with sudden endorsement of Jeremy Corbyn, live on air
Sky News probably wouldn't have spoken to a swimmer if they'd known he was going to talk about Jeremy Corbyn. ...
Pristine no more. Scientists make a disturbing discovery in the Antarctic.
According to a new study, scientists have discovered traces of microplastics and hazardous chemicals in the remotest parts of the ...
A single tweet has highlighted a fracking hypocrisy on World Oceans Day
A famous entrepreneur and his fashion designer mum have been making a bit of a stir this week; not least ...
We’ve put so much plastic in the oceans, it’s even turning up in our salt now
Plastic pollution is a global crisis. It is contaminating oceans and rivers all over the world. Wildlife, including fish and whales, ...
Amid all the talk of a ‘Green Brexit’, the biggest threat to our environment is not being addressed
Whatever your views on Brexit, the UK is leaving the EU, and as such we’ll need a new regulatory framework ...
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