The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Last March, members of the West Dunbartonshire Council refused planning permission to extend Sheephill Quarry in Milton and increase opening hours, following concerns about the impact on the environment and neighbouring properties.

The Federal Reserve’s resolution to tame the surging inflation by increasing interest rates bodes well for financial stocks as a rising interest rate environment helps them grow their revenues. Wall Street analysts expect financial stocks Interactive Brokers (IBKR), PacWest Bancorp (PACW), and Signature Bank (SBNY) to rally more than 65%…

Forestry Corporation NSW has been found illegally tree felling in koala exclusion zones in bushland near Coffs Harbour, with a judge saying it caused "actual harm" to koala habitat.

The companies’ bosses say they are ‘committed’ to creating working environments that focus on ‘respect and diversity’ in all areas of production.

With the planet warming at an unsustainable rate, two large Bay Area oil refineries are switching to liquid biofuels production — a seemingly cleaner alternative than fossil fuels. But those plans instead have run afoul of environmental groups that have filed lawsuits to bring the transition to a halt.

Single-use plastic is a huge environmental problem, but it can help limit food waste - another big problem. Tackling both will take ingenuity, writes Simon Lockrey.

The AMR Industry Alliance, a life-sciences coalition set up to provide sustainable solutions to curb antimicrobial resistance (AMR), is adopting its standards limiting toxic emissions. The Alliance published its Antibiotic Manufacturing Standard: Minimizing the risk of developing antibiotic resistance and aquatic ecotoxicity in the environment resulting from manufacturing human antibiotics.  The…

He was fined £1,200 after being filmed dumping waste and even burning mattresses

The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water pose health risks even at levels so low they cannot currently be detected.