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Iran risks ‘going many years backward’ as environmental destruction threatens long-term health

Attacks on gas fields, nuclear sites, and desalination plants are leaching toxic pollutants into air, soil, and water, that could impact health for decades, experts say.

Euronews · Mar 26

Iran war's environmental toll could leave damage and health risks for decades, experts say

The Iran war is unleashing a toxic mix of chemicals, heavy metals and other pollutants that threaten everything from agriculture to drinking water to people’s health

The Independent UK · Mar 26

Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn

Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening war

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10

Royals pay tribute to 'humble' rugby legend Doddie Weir who was 'larger than life'

Doddie Weir has been battling Motor Neurone Disease since 2017 and has led campaigns into research for a cure for the disease ever since

Daily Mirror · Nov 26, 2022

Dead dolphins: how nature became another casualty of the Ukraine war

Often overlooked amid the human suffering, Russia is inflicting lasting damage on wildlife and globally important wetlands

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022

Can Ukraine hold Russia accountable for environmental crimes?

Crimes related to the environment have rarely been prosecuted, but the war in Ukraine could set a precedent.

Al Jazeera · May 16, 2022

UN leads £65m plan to stop huge oil spill off Yemen during first ceasefire in six years

Decrepit tanker at risk of disaster worse than Exxon Valdez in 1989

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022