The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Triple J Is Getting Slammed For Claiming The IUD Is An ‘Eco-Friendly’ Alternative To The Pill

I love helping the environment by getting a piece of wire fanged up my cervix.

Pedestrian.tv · Oct 12, 2022

Ards North Down Council looks to set up local animal cruelty register

Earlier this year Environment Minister Edwin Poots said an NI register was "untenable"

Belfast Live · Oct 12, 2022

Council in talks to end controversial Stirling link road plan as protestors call for project to be ditched forever

Talks are to take place in a bid to scrub the controversial Viewforth Link Road from Stirling’s transport strategy. Stirling Council’s new environment and housing convener has agreed to meet with Stirling West Tory councillor Neil Benny to discuss

Daily Record · Oct 12, 2022

Oil spill in Launceston's Tamar River sparks calls for removal of abandoned boats

There are calls for better management of Launceston's Tamar River as the Environment Protection Authority works to contain an oil spill. It says the likely source is an abandoned tugboat, but that has been contested by the son of a former owner.

ABC News · Oct 12, 2022

Government urged to reject plan to release CSG wastewater near ‘bum-breathing’ turtle’s Queensland habitat

An independent expert report found Santos’ proposed releases could have ‘major impacts’ in the Dawson River

The Guardian - AU · Oct 11, 2022

U.N. Secretary-General, PM Modi to launch environmental programme at Gujarat’s Statue of Unity

Events in Kevadia will be attended by hundreds of officials, and over a hundred diplomats and heads of Indian missions worldwide

The Hindu · Oct 11, 2022

3 Financial Services Stocks Investors Shouldn't Be Buying Right Now

Financial services providers usually benefit from a rising interest rate environment due to the positive correlation of their revenues with interest rates. However, financial services stocks SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Marathon Digital (MARA), and BitNile (NILE) are not well-positioned to capitalize on the current rate environment. One should avoid these stocks…

StockNews.com · Oct 11, 2022

Colombia's Congress ratifies Escazu international agreement for the environment

Colombia's Congress has ratified the Escazu agreement to protect the environment, the government said late on Monday, paving the way to provide greater protection to environmentalists across the Andean country.

Reuters · Oct 11, 2022

'Silent Spring' 60 years on: 4 essential reads on pesticides and the environment

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson did not call for banning DDT, the most widely used pesticide at that time, but she argued for using it and similar products…

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022

Genetically engineered bacteria make living materials for self-repairing walls and cleaning up pollution

With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made of bacteria to clean up polluted water, detect chemicals in the environment and protect surfaces from rust and mold.

The Conversation · Oct 11, 2022