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Labour pledges to bill stop to companies dumping sewage in waterways

Ministers and water companies could face a new legal obligation to clamp down on raw sewage being dumped into the country’s waterways under new plans put forward by the Labour Party.

Evening Standard

Waste plants cause stink

Rather than protecting the environment and people from garbage pollution, the government plans to tackle overflowing waste by promoting small localised waste-to-energy projects.

Bangkok Post

Seaplanes' environmental impact on birds overlooked, critics say

The National Capital Authority said independent experts were commissioned to assess various aspects including environmental matters.

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Fresh flood alerts issued in Bristol by Environment Agency

Heavy rain has caused severe disruption on railway lines and roads in Bristol

Bristol Post

After A Study Shines A Light On The Global Rubber Industry Supply Chain, The Environment And Animal Habitat Is Shown To Be At Risk

Rubber industry Sources are not being properly disclosed which is putting the endangered animals in greater harm's way

Zenger

Storm Mathis sees 134 warnings of flooding issued in UK as deluge forecast for days

The Environment Agency said local river flooding may cause disruption around the country. Currently, 10 flood warnings and 124 flood alerts are in force around England

Daily Mirror

Starmer criticises government’s ‘flimsy’ plan over water pollution in England

Labour leader accuses ministers of turning rivers into ‘open sewers’ after Thérèse Coffey says firms will face tougher penalties

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Water companies could face unlimited fines for polluting

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce next week plans ministers believe will ‘make polluters pay’

Evening Standard

Water companies face unlimited fines in crackdown on sewage spills

There were an average of 824 waste spills a day last year, and ministers want to make polluters pay

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of 'fake' incinerators ban as a dozen new facilities to be built

Scottish Green circular economy minister Lorna Slater hailed move to outlaw the environmentally damaging waste-burning facilities last year.

Daily Record

Mark Latham refuses to apologise for homophobic tweet

Mark Latham is refusing to apologise for a homophobic tweet that has caused outrage in NSW, as MP Alex Greenwich says the One Nation MP is unfit to serve.

AAP

These Immersive Virtual Reality Applications Support Alzheimer’s Patients

Dot2Dot Communications selected Scalable Display Technologies for immersive environments.

AVNetwork

Starmer accuses government of ‘turning Britain’s waterways into an open sewer’

Lib Dems call for Thérèse Coffey to resign after raw discharges sent into English rivers 825 times a day last year

The Guardian - UK

How Tatyana Heard learned to live in the moment to take her second England chance

Exclusive interview: The England centre tells The Independent about fighting back from injury, the importance of diversity and why she is only just getting started in a Red Roses shirt

The Independent UK

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Newcastle Herald

Environment lobby fired up over plans to burn woodchips at Redbank

Environment and conservation groups vow to fight plans to reopen Redbank power station as a biomass generator

Wales Online

Some vapes could be banned with announcement within days

The Government is considering a crack down

The Texas Tribune

Staff of Houston state Rep. Jolanda Jones resigns, citing hostile work environment

The House Speaker’s spokesperson said the office learned of the complaints against Jones on Wednesday, and would be evaluating whether the lawmaker broke any House rules.

Los Angeles Times

Roku to lay off another 200 workers in latest round of cuts

Streaming device maker Roku on Thursday said it plans to lay off 200 employees, or 6% of its workforce, as it seeks to trim down its expenses in a tough economic environment.

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The Conversation

Indigenous knowledge offers solutions, but its use must be based on meaningful collaboration with Indigenous communities

As global environmental challenges grow, people and societies are increasingly looking to Indigenous knowledge for solutions.

ABC News

Buffel grass working group to consider Northern Territory impacts and management of invasive plant

A technical working group is being established by the Northern Territory government to assess the impacts of buffel grass and explore how it is to be managed in Central Australia.

The Conversation

Friday essay: could a reinterpreted Marxism have solutions to our unprecedented environmental crisis?

In 2021, Kohei Saito’s Capital in the Anthropocene became a publishing sensation in Japan, eventually selling more than half a million copies.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Kishida wants childbirth covered by public health insurance

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida wants to have childbirth expenses covered by public health insurance in the future, as part of efforts to create an environment that is more conducive to having children.

ABC News

How Indigenous Australians rely on subtle changes in the environment to track the seasons

Stunning videos and images illustrate how the First Australians rely on cues in the world around us to determine the change of seasons, but climate change is disrupting the natural order.

Daily Mirror

Charles Bronson makes heartbreaking call to his mum to tell her 'I'm not coming out'

The notorious lag - who has held 11 hostages in nine different sieges during his 48 years in prison - had begged the parole board to set him free, claiming he was a 'retired prison activist'

Daily Record

Sewage dumped in Scotland's rivers 14,000 times in 2022 - nearly 40 times a day

Rocker-turned-pollution campaigner Feargal Sharkey said horrendous new figures laid bare the 'full scale of the horror and abuse' of our waterways.

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