Residents in Burnham area to receive recycling and bin days calendar for next 18 months
Residents in Somerset will soon receive their latest recycling and rubbish collections calendar – which sets out collection…
Chernobyl disaster site has nothing growing, except this organism that is thriving on radiation
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 released high amounts of radioactive material into the environment, affecting people in…
How climate change drives up your grocery bill
2024 was the hottest year on record, with global temperatures exceeding 1.5 ◦C above preindustrial climate conditions for…
A global treaty to limit plastic pollution is within reach – will countries seize the moment?
Representatives from 175 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland, in August for the final round of negotiations on…
You Don’t Want to Know Where Scientists Just Found 27 Million Tons of Plastic
For years, scientists have struggled to solve the “plastic paradox”—the mystery of millions of tons of missing plastic.…
Methane leaks from gas pipelines are a hidden source of widespread air pollution
The Trump administration is decreasing the attention federal regulators pay to pipeline leaks. But leaks from natural gas…
How doomed regulator lost control of sewage dumpers
Watchdog fails to grasp the pollution scandal and had too close a relationship with water companies, say insiders…
Farewell to summer? ‘Haze’ and ‘trash’ among Earth’s new seasons as climate change and pollution play havoc
Throughout history, people have viewed seasons as relatively stable, recurrent blocks of time that neatly align farming, cultural…
Climate change could spell the end for beaches at European hot-spot – The Independent
Climate change could spell the end for beaches at European hot-spot The Independent Mallorca in danger of losing some…
‘Hero’ father pulls four-year-old child out of mountain lion’s jaws in Washington state | Washington state
A mountain lion bit a four-year-old child on Sunday while the child hiked with family on Hurricane Ridge…