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Pesticides, antibiotics, animal medicines: the chemical cocktail seeping into our rivers

The list of everyday pollutants is a long one, and they could be as damaging to our water ecosystems as sewage spills

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Specieswatch: freshwater pearl mussel is threatened by disappearing habitat

Once almost hunted to extinction, they need clean, pebbly rivers and a good population of trout and salmon to survive

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Common milkwort looks light enough to take flight

Bideford, Devon: Once picked for garlands, today this quiet treasure is best left where it is as it becomes scarcer

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What is ecocide and could it become a crime under international law?

Classing grievous acts of environmental harm as crimes against peace may hold states and corporations to account

The Guardian - UK

Labour should make a swift U-turn on bricks that provide nesting places

Letters: Labour party councillor Alan Quinn is disappointed with the government’s decision to block a proposal for all new homes that would help the at-risk birds

The Guardian - UK

World faces new danger of ‘economic denial’ in climate fight, Cop30 head says

Exclusive: André Corrêa do Lago says ‘answers have to come from the economy’ as climate policies trigger populist-fuelled backlash

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Spain aims to ban flushing of wet wipes, with manufacturers paying for cleanup

Government’s draft legislation also includes ban on releasing disposable party balloons into the environment

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German court rejects Peruvian farmer’s climate case against RWE

Judge rules that companies ‘may be obligated to take preventive measures’ to counter their emissions.

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European fertiliser plants use US ammonia made with shale gas, investigation reveals

Despite green promises, Yara and BASF’s Texas factory relies on highly polluting natural gas from Permian Basin

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re losing eyes on the coast’: death of Canadian lightkeeper casts doubt on future of shoreside guardians

The keeper’s death led to questions over safety, rattled the tightly knit group of sentinels and renewed de-staffing fears

The Guardian - US

More killer heat and rising seas likely in next five years, UN warns

The world is heading for several more years of extreme heat, with temperatures likely to stay near or above current record levels, a report published on Wednesday by the UN’s weather agency warns.

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‘People buy a lion and can’t handle it’: inside the farms breeding cubs for TikTok and Instagram likes

In Thailand, exotic pets are increasingly popular among the wealthy elite, but few are prepared for a long-term commitment and campaigners say many animals are kept in cruel conditions

The Guardian - UK

Fund for nature-friendly farming to be slashed in UK spending review

Exclusive: Defra sources say scheme, which pays farmers to protect nature, will be targeted at ‘small farms’

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Can trade in soil carbon credits help farmers – and the climate?

Regenerative agriculture has growth potential for the offsets market, but scientists question its green credentials

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Dieselgate pollution killed 16,000 people in UK, study estimates

Experts decry lack of UK government action and warn a further 6,000 early deaths could occur

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Toxic pesticide levels found in tampons 40 times higher than legal limit for water

Glyphosate, a pesticide linked to cancer, found at very high levels in menstrual products in the UK, according to report

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Country diary: Our fields are green, but this farm desperately needs more rain

Long Dean, Cotswolds: Like the recent thunder, there’s been a rumbling of concern about our dry spring

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Labor approves extension of Woodside’s contentious North West Shelf gas development

Murray Watt will approve the extension of one of the world’s biggest liquified natural gas projects from 2030 to 2070

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Global temperatures could break heat record in next five years

Data also shows small but ‘shocking’ likelihood of year 2C hotter than preindustrial era before 2030

The Guardian - UK

AI tool trial could save equivalent of 1.5m meals in food waste

Nestlé is among UK companies taking part in project to ‘design out’ waste by redistributing surplus product

The Guardian - UK

Planet’s darkening oceans pose threat to marine life, scientists say

Band of water where marine life can survive has reduced in more than a fifth of global ocean between 2003 and 2022

The Guardian - UK

Safe and easy ways to recycle electricals – and even get money for your old gadgets

From collection bins at your local supermarket to trading in or reselling, there are options for unwanted tech

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Pristine avocets under the cooling towers

Teesmouth, Redcar and Cleveland: This isn’t post-industrial wildlife, it’s industrial wildlife, thriving against a backdrop of steam, tanks and chemical works

The Guardian - UK

‘Swimming with orcas is out of control’: can new rules keep tourists and Mexico’s whales safe?

Experts are calling for stricter limits on numbers of those flocking to Baja California Sur to swim with the animals in the wild. But some local tour operators are not convinced

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Farmers, greenies divided over 'dirty' bounty deal

A premier has thrown his weight behind paying bounty hunters to reduce feral cats, goats and pigs roaming his state, but it has come with scrutiny.

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