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Oil states push recycling over cuts as plastic treaty talks enter crunch phase

As 180 countries carry on talks in Geneva to finalise a global treaty on plastic pollution, oil-producing nations – backed by a record number of industry lobbyists – are pushing to block cuts in production and focus instead on recycling. The decision could determine whether the agreement tackles plastics at…

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Sydney has wettest start to August in decades – and there could be more rain when spring arrives

More than double the monthly average rain fell in the first 11 days, marking the wettest start to the month since 1998

The Guardian - AU

French report links Nestlé bottled waters to record microplastic contamination

French investigators have uncovered microplastic contamination in two of Nestlé’s top mineral water brands, sparking a renewed legal battle and fresh calls for tougher environmental regulation.

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Waste from agricultural plant poisoned US town’s water with Pfas, lawsuits allege

Some Salisbury, Maryland, residents say the contaminated water from Perdue Farms’ local plant has sickened them

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Wind generator Ørsted blames Trump as shares sink to all-time low

Danish company makes $9bn cash call as it says business model has been derailed by US policies

The Guardian - UK

Weather tracker: Europe braces for another heatwave with highs of 44C

Parts of Spain and Portugal likely to bear brunt of heat, while drought conditions sweep North America

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The recipe for life is simple – just add water

Wellington, Somerset: The long, dry summer has taken its toll in the orchard. But while we can’t rely on rain, we can always take matters into our own hands

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Apology over slow response to algal bloom crisis

It's hoped a $28 million funding package will help resolve an unprecedented environmentally disastrous algal bloom that's killing thousands of sea creatures.

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Iran’s triple crisis is reshaping daily life

Power and water outages have combined with record-breaking heat. Three Iranians tell us how they’ve had to adjust.

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Climate change is killing fireflies – threatening a US summer ritual

Scientists say lightning bugs are having a revival this year – but they’re concerned about the insects’ long-term viability

The Guardian - US

‘Brownfields can be rich habitats’: the abandoned oil refinery where wildlife now thrives

Conservationists say Canvey Wick in Essex shows potential for brownfield sites as havens for nature

The Guardian - UK

French scientists map plankton, the ocean’s mysterious oxygen factories

French scientists are mapping plankton across the Indo-Pacific – using Navy ships to study the microscopic organisms that produce half of Earth’s oxygen, feed the ocean and help regulate the planet’s carbon. The eight-year mission is charting life in remote waters to understand how these drifting ecosystems evolve – and…

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‘The ocean is spitting our rubbish back’: Italy’s museum of plastic pollution

Faded items dating back to 1950s have been found on Italian beaches, underscoring plastic’s problematic longevity

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Radioactive water from UK nuclear bomb base leaked into sea, files show

Exclusive: Polluted water was released into loch near Glasgow because Royal Navy failed to maintain 1,500 water pipes, says watchdog

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At least one killed as firefighters battle Greece blaze for second day

A wildfire on the outskirts of Athens was contained but not out on Saturday, the fire brigade says.

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Charging ahead: will the UK’s new electric vehicle grant work for you?

Industry experts hope the new subsidy will boost Britain’s EV market – but not all models will be eligible

The Guardian - UK

Human connection to nature has declined 60% in 200 years, study finds

Prof Miles Richardson says people risk ‘extinction of experience’ in the natural world without new policies

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Cool Britannia: the heat pumps keeping pace with the UK’s wild weather

Air-to-air systems can warm homes in winter and cool them in summer – and they’re now set to join the low-carbon grant scheme

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Country diary: A place where the soil is the star

Craswall, Herefordshire: A farm here is showing that if you take good care of the land, it will give back in spades

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Maps offer hope of saving a rainforest in Malaysian Borneo’s Sarawak

Indigenous communities in Sarawak use community mapping to assert land rights.

AAP

'More gruelling, precarious': climate biting workforce

From disrupted trucking routes to teaching in hot classrooms, the changing climate is already being keenly felt by Australian workers.

The Guardian - UK

Labour is about to shred its green credentials over Heathrow’s third runway

Letters: This is aviation’s equivalent of HS2, writes John McDonnell MP, while Nick Hodgkinson says a government serious about climate commitments should not allow any airport to expand

The Guardian - AU

‘If the reef had a voice, it would sing’: could legal personhood help the Great Barrier Reef?

As the natural wonder faces mounting ecological threats, traditional owners and environmental lawyers are calling for a radical new approach

The Guardian - AU

Eight bat researchers mostly from Asia and Africa refused entry into Australia to attend global scientific event

Organisers say move will damage nation’s scientific standing as government refuses to comment on why group of scientists were refused entry

Al Jazeera

Why have blue whales stopped singing? The mystery worrying scientists

The powerful sounds made by blue whales help them communicate with partners or signal the discovery of abundant food.

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