Activists sue US development bank over $4.6bn loan to massive Mozambique gas project Environmental groups claim loan is ‘unlawful’ in legal filing The Independent UK · Jul 16, 2025
Climate groups call for UK wealth tax to make super-rich fund sustainable economy Growing number of campaigners urge government to ensure green investment is not done ‘on backs of the poor’ The Guardian - UK · Jul 15, 2025
In legal first, court rules Spain pig farm megapollution breached residents’ human rights The community looks forward to its reservoir becoming ‘a place of life again’, where residents can walk, swim and drink without fear. Euronews · Jul 11, 2025
Labour delivers mixed picture on environment after one year, campaigners say Greenpeace and Friends of the Earth say concerns remain over nature and anti-protest policies after assessing the party’s first year in office. The Independent UK · Jul 2, 2025
UK can reach net zero by 2050, climate report finds Climate Change Committee says current targets could be met provided country takes ‘steps forward’ to achieve them The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025
Doubtful waste management: is Cyprus doing enough to fight illegal landfills? The Republic of Cyprus has a serious issue with its waste management. The island recycles far less than required by European Union legislation and sends much more to landfill. It also has numerous illegal dumping grounds. What is the extent of the problem, and what are the possible solutions? Euronews · Jun 11, 2025
Labour warned to keep spending review in line with net zero or face legal action Exclusive: Friends of the Earth tells Keir Starmer any major green cuts by Rachel Reeves will be challenged The Guardian - UK · Jun 6, 2025
Tory-linked firm faced UN human rights probe in Indonesia A COMPANY closely linked to a family whose members have donated to the Conservatives and Better Together has faced scrutiny from the UN over… The National (Scotland) · Jun 1, 2025
Early air pollution exposure affects health in adolescence, study finds UCL study of 9,000 children also found marked inequality, with people from ethnic minority backgrounds having higher exposure risk The Guardian - UK · May 14, 2025
Trade unionists, conservationists and church groups unite against Dutton’s nuclear plan Seven Regions Nuclear Free alliance launches campaign representing groups who oppose Dutton’s proposed nuclear power reactors in their communities across Queensland, NSW, SA, Victoria and WA The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2025
Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high court The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025
Planning application for Cumbria coal mine dropped after legal setbacks The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven. Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025
Mediterranean Paradise Branded 'Most Beautiful Spot' Now Overrun By Tourists And Rats The island of Comino, in Malta, is now infested with rats after being one of the most famous places to go on vacation International Business Times UK · Apr 2, 2025
Euronews · Mar 26, 2025 Toxic water and a sickening stench: How pig-rearing has turned this Spanish town into ‘a dungheap’ Residents are too afraid to drink water from their local wells or open their windows for fear of the stench of nearby livestock operations.
Evening Standard · Mar 19, 2025 More than half of public ‘back low-income households receiving net zero grants’ Friends of the Earth is calling on the Government to ensure a just transition that benefits people across the country.
Evening Standard · Mar 7, 2025 JSO co-founder one of six climate campaigners to have protest sentences reduced Roger Hallam and 15 others appealed against their sentences at the Court of Appeal in January, with six having their jail terms reduced on Friday.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Further subsidies to wood-burning power plant ‘deeply concerning’ But scaling back of payments to Drax in North Yorkshire has been welcomed by environmentalists.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025 Starmer pledges to ‘build, baby, build’ as green groups criticise nuclear plans Greenpeace says PM has ‘swallowed industry spin whole’ after plans unveiled to expand in England and Wales
The Independent UK · Jan 29, 2025 UK environmental activists appeal against prison sentences they say are unduly harsh Sixteen environmental activists in Britain have gone to court to appeal prison sentences for actions including stopping traffic, blocking an oil facility and splashing a van Gogh painting with soup
The Guardian - UK · Jan 29, 2025 Sixteen jailed UK climate activists to appeal against ‘unduly harsh’ sentences Protesters will gather outside court of appeal in support of activists, who say judges defied decades of precedent
Evening Standard · Jan 28, 2025 Just Stop Oil appeals: Supporters protest outside High Court as prison sentences challenged Just Stop Oil founder Roger Hallam, who is challenging his five-year prison sentence, among 16 activists appealing ‘corrupt’ sentences
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025 Pete Wilkinson obituary Environmental campaigner and first director of Greenpeace UK who was responsible for the 50-year moratorium on mining in Antarctica
The Guardian - UK · Jan 23, 2025 Legal challenges to infrastructure plans to be blocked in Starmer growth push Prime minister hopes his plan to ‘take the brakes off Britain’ will send a message to business to build more
Evening Standard · Jan 22, 2025 Reeves says need for growth trumps opposition amid Heathrow speculation The Chancellor said opposition to measures that will boost growth have been a problem for too long in the UK.