The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Marine parks in oil, gas exploration area

Conservation groups are stunned by the government's decision to allow oil and gas exploration inside Australian marine parks as it's battling climate change.

AAP · Aug 26, 2022

Plans for 165,000 homes across Greater Manchester will face public hearing later this year

Places for Everyone plan will form the city region’s strategy for housing, jobs and the environment until 2037

Birmingham Post · Aug 25, 2022

Stirling fast food boss faces trial over smell of Spanish-style churros

Thirty-one-year-old has pleaded not guilty to charge under 1990 Environment Protection Act.

Daily Record · Aug 25, 2022

UK sewage turning Channel and North Sea into dumping ground, say French MEPs

Post-Brexit UK accused of abandoning international obligations to protect marine life and human health

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022

Drought extended to cover most of Wales

A drought was first announced for parts of Wales last week but the warning has now been extended

Wales Online · Aug 25, 2022

College-bound Uvalde students grapple with leaving a hometown in mourning

The students worry how the tragedy will define them in their new environments and struggle with guilt about the people they’re leaving behind.

The Texas Tribune · Aug 25, 2022

Toyota CEO hopeful hydrogen power could be the future for rallying

Toyota is hopeful hydrogen power will emerge as a future environmentally friendly propulsion method for rallying following the debut of its GR Yaris hydrogen prototype.

Autosport · Aug 25, 2022

Japan Seeks 'Sustainable World' in Africa Aid Forum

With its stated purpose to "create a sustainable world together", Japan on Saturday kicks off its aid conference for Africa, where rival China has invested heavily in recent years. The eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD8) comes against the backdrop of China's rising influence, cemented on the continent…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Aug 25, 2022

Britain’s sewage crisis: ‘I only swam for 20 minutes but that evening I began to feel nauseous and dizzy’

The pollution of the country’s waterways has reached critical levels — as swimmers complain of sickness and wildlife becomes affected, Claire Cohen investigates who’s to blame

Evening Standard · Aug 25, 2022

How much longer can we tolerate this price-gouging racket of an energy sector?

We are all footing the bill of a crooked system that drains our bank balances and heats the planet, says Damian Carrington, the Guardian’s environment editor

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2022