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Thames Water absent from industry’s £180m anti-pollution drive
Ministers disappointed by decision of one of worst sewage dumpers not to join England-wide initiativeThames Water...
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Row over possible River Cam bathing spot frequented by Darwin and Lord Byron
Proponents of ‘bathing waters’ designation say it would force action on sewage but others worry about...
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France’s appetite for frogs’ legs is endangering species in Asia, say campaigners
Scientists and vets are urging the president to afford the world’s most traded species better protectionsFrance’s...
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Officials investigating 2.5-mile long oil sheen off southern California coast
Unified command was formed to look in to the origin of the sheen, which did not...
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Toyota asks for Australia’s proposed vehicle emissions standard to be watered down
Australia’s biggest selling brand says it is broadly supportive but has asked for changes including revisiting...
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Polestar joins Tesla in quitting auto lobby over its campaign against proposed vehicle efficiency standard
Electric carmaker concerned at ‘overblown’ claims that Albanese government’s plan to import environmentally cleaner cars would...
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Investigation into logging on Kangaroo Island under way after release of ‘horrific images’ of dead koalas
Logging stopped as Australian Agribusiness Group says its teams have resolved to increase efforts ‘on the...
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More than 400,000 songbirds killed by organised crime in Cyprus
Report links rise in birds trapped for human consumption to cuts in anti-poaching resources in area...
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Anthony Albanese flatly denies claim Thai PM asked for slowing of fuel efficiency standards
According to Thai government Srettha Thavisin asked for new standards to be gradually implemented to protect...
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Sinking of Rubymar in Red Sea poses grave environmental risks, experts warn
Leaking fuel and thousands of tonnes of fertiliser could harm marine ecosystems and affect coastal fishing...
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UK spends least among major European economies on low-carbon energy policy, study shows
Britain spent about £26bn in three years on low-carbon measures, less than Italy, Germany, France and...
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On the brink: California’s luxe clifftop mansions in peril after record rain
Homeowners in wealthy towns watching anxiously in face of heavy storms that have caused flash floods...
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‘Haven’t seen anything like it’: shock as great white shark washes up on NSW beach
Four-metre shark euthanised after becoming beached on shore at Kingscliff on Tweed CoastFollow our Australia news...
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Government documents ‘blow gaping hole’ in its case for Cumbrian coalmine
Michael Gove said UK needed coal to make steel, but business department papers drafted around same...
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Danish firm’s ‘climate-controlled pork’ claim misleading, court rules
Campaigners say decision against Danish Crown, Europe’s largest pork producer, sends resounding messageEurope’s largest pork producer...
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‘Two worlds colliding’: Berlin transport workers and climate activists unite over rights
Two groups are striking for better working conditions and investment in Germany’s underfunded public transportAt first...
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UK gives £600m backing to Jim Ratcliffe’s ‘carbon bomb’ petrochemical plant
Campaigners say Ineos project in Antwerp will turbocharge plastic production on a scale not seen before...
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Scrap subsidies to Scotland’s conifer forests, urges report
Royal Society of Edinburgh says money should be spent on longer-living native forests with greater biodiversity...
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Tasmanian premier Jeremy Rockliff pledges to open protected native forests to logging
Liberal leader’s plan criticised by political opponents, environmentalists and industry representativesFollow our Australia news live blog...
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Alberta to ban renewables on ‘prime’ land and preserve ‘pristine viewscapes’
Decision by premier Danielle Smith further pits Canadian province against environmental groups pushing green energyAlberta will...
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African leaders call for equity over minerals used for clean energy
‘Crucial’ UN resolution attempts to avoid repeat of injustices produced by Africa’s fossil fuel sectorIn an...
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Houthis deny targeting underwater cables amid marine disaster warning
Yemeni government warns of Red Sea environmental disaster after cargo ship struck by rebels last weekMiddle...
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Queensland school among 25 entities supplied with mulch that could be contaminated with friable asbestos
Revelation comes amid NSW asbestos crisis after contaminant found in mulch at more than 60 Sydney...
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‘People put a lot of hope on me’: Estonia’s youngest MP already making waves
Hanah Lahe is just 24 but she is already a leading voice for change in the...