The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Liam Livingstone settling down to his role among England’s entertainers

Liam Livingstone has said he enjoys the freedom allowed by team environment as England seek to complete 3-0 win over the Netherlands

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

River sewage causes stink in by-election campaign as Lib Dem candidate’s son ‘falls ill after swimming’

Exclusive: Tiverton and Honiton hopeful Richard Foord said 12-year-old son left vomiting after taking dip in polluted River Culm

The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022

Scientists call for end to dam projects

Scientists warn expanding Wyangala Dam in central western NSW will have detrimental impacts on farmers and the environment, and want dam projects abandoned.

AAP · Jun 21, 2022

Environmental health officials are called to Forest Bank prison as it is 'infested with rats'

One former inmate says fellow lags were given free Dominos pizza to clean the kitchen while other prisoners made 'rodent excluders' from socks and loo roll to keep unwelcome visitors at bay

Manchester Evening News · Jun 21, 2022

First WTO deal on fishing subsidies hailed as historic despite ‘big holes’

Environment groups welcome long-awaited deal to curb harmful subsidies but say key measures to curb overfishing were dropped

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

What are PFAS, and why is the EPA warning about them in drinking water? An environmental health scientist explains

“PFAS? What’s PFAS?”

The Conversation · Jun 21, 2022

Orsted to deliver £2.5m biodiversity restoration in key Humber conservation zone

Seven hectares of seagrass and saltmarsh planting and a release of 500,000 native oysters planned with estuary's two county wildlife trusts

Birmingham Post · Jun 21, 2022

Montreal to host delayed Cop15 summit to halt ‘alarming’ global biodiversity loss

Experts warn ambitious targets for nature must be agreed at UN meeting, moved from China to Canada after two-year wait

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022

Morning mail: ‘damning’ environment report, China’s missile interception test, the story behind cult hit Grimmish

Tuesday: The Victorian Greens will introduce a bill to parliament to impose a ban on all new gas connections to homes within three years. Plus: why Australia is running out of teachers

The Guardian - AU · Jun 20, 2022

Growing up in a disadvantaged neighbourhood can change kids' brains – and their reactions

Understanding the facial expressions of others is an important development stage. It helps us learn non-verbal communication and to recognise when someone is angry or scared and primes us to react to threats or show empathy for others’ feelings. A growing body of evidence suggests our neighbourhood environment shapes this…

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2022