The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Alerts on the Safer Seas Service map show the Environment Agency is warning against swimming at some popular North East beaches

The business group omitted the environment from a recent statement and opposed Democrats’ landmark climate bill.

Environment Agency figures indicate people could be swimming in human waste this summer without warning

The Liberal Democrats say Environment Agency data shows water companies are failing to monitor sewage discharges along the coastline including at British seaside resorts

Clearing has risen by 73% since new laws allowing the clearing of native flora were introduced as independent MP criticises lack of action

It was hard to keep up with all the bad news coming out of the recent Australia State of the Environment report. The dire state of natural places and First Nations heritage rightly attracted attention. However, one important finding was overlooked: the poor state of Australia’s so-called historic heritage.

In Pacific countries, people have lived in harmony with the physical environment for centuries, now even the riverbed mussels are affected

Australia’s recently announced defence review, intended to be the most thorough in almost four decades, will give us a good idea of how Australia sees its role in an increasingly tense strategic environment.

Go vegan, they said. Save the world, they said. But is the plant-based diet as good for the environment as we’ve been told? Emma Henderson finds out how it could be more sustainable

It's big businesses, not individuals, that need to change if we are to address environmental issues.This author says clever marketing has made us think otherwise.

Neil Cutts, from Surfers Against Sewage, warned the Government is unlikely to tackle the problem in the foreseeable future.