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‘Dark day for parks’: Plans to build Spurs academy on London green space approved

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:39:05 +0000

Residents had unsuccessfully challenged Enfield council in court over club’s plan to build pitches on rewilded area rich in bats and newts

A women’s football academy will be built over public green space and a rewilded former golf course after Enfield council approved controversial plans by Tottenham Hotspur football club.

Philippines storm survivors join climate protest outside Shell HQ in London

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:38:22 +0000

Greenpeace protest draws attention to worsening typhoons and demands accountability from major polluters

For two days and two nights, Ronalyn Carbonel and her four children clung to the roof of their home as a huge storm raged around them. With the wind battering her village of Rizal, about 10 miles east of Manila in the Philippines, and water swirling through the rooms below them, they had no choice but to wait, hoping that someone would come to rescue them and hundreds of their neighbours.

Record-breaking growth in renewable energy in US threatened by Trump

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:00:23 +0000

Surge in solar, wind and battery capacity comes as president pledges to halt federal support for clean power

The US had record-breaking growth in renewable-energy capacity last year, new research shows, but the future of the sector is uncertain amid threats from Donald Trump’s administration.

Coca-Cola says Trump tariffs could force it to increase use of plastic in US

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:20:40 +0000

Introduction of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports could push up canned food and drink prices

Coca-Cola has said it may have to increase its use of plastic in the US if Donald Trump’s tariffs raise the cost of aluminium cans.

The drinks company’s warning follows Trump’s introduction of 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium entering the US, which could push up the prices of canned food and drink.

Thames Water investigated over delayed river clean-up schemes

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:41:21 +0000

Regulator Ofwat’s enforcement case into whether company breached obligations follows Guardian investigation

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Thames Water is being investigated by the water regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, after the struggling company delayed environmental improvement schemes.

England’s wildlife watchdog failing to protect crucial sites, say campaigners

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 07:00:21 +0000

In three years Natural England has designated just two new SSSIs, which protect areas from development

The government’s wildlife watchdog for England is failing to halt the decline of nature after a sharp fall in the number of new places given top protection, according to campaigners.

Britons urged to join hunt for rare daffodil breeds amid extinction fears

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 06:00:19 +0000

RHS is asking people to look for under-threat varieties such as the Sussex Bonfire and Mrs William Copeland

Britons have been asked to hunt for rare pink, white and “bonfire yellow” daffodils in order to save threatened varieties from extinction.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), which is running the daffodil count, is hoping to build a map of the spring blooms. It is asking people to log where daffodils are flowering in their area along with basic information such as colour, type and height.

Solomon Islands landowners seek compensation over catastrophic oil spill

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:22:57 +0000

Claim over the 2019 Rennell Island disaster, which saw more than 300 tonnes of fuel leak into the water, filed in the Solomons High court

The companies allegedly responsible for the one of the worst environmental disasters in Solomon Islands’ history are being sued over the catastrophic oil spill that caused harm to an ecologically sensitive island.

The claim over the 2019 Rennell Island disaster was filed in the Solomons high court last week, just days before the statute of limitations expired.

Many birds-of-paradise species emit light through their plumage, study finds

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 00:01:12 +0000

Researchers found that most birds-of-paradise are biofluorescent – meaning they absorb light through their bodies

Birds-of-paradise are known for their bright and colourful plumage, but it turns out they are even more dazzling than previously thought.

Researchers have found 37 of the 45 species show biofluorescence – in other words, patches of their plumage or other body parts absorb UV or blue light, and emit light at lower frequencies.

Heathrow to pledge to use UK steel and boost growth in third runway proposal

admin — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 22:00:08 +0000

Airport’s chief executive to formally spell out expansion plans in speech at British Steel plant in Scunthorpe

Heathrow will submit third runway proposals to the government this summer, pledging to use UK steel and boost growth, the airport has confirmed.

Its chief executive, Thomas Woldbye, will formally spell out plans for a third runway to follow a multibillion-pound upgrade of the London airport’s existing terminals and facilities, in a speech at the British Steel plant in Scunthorpe on Wednesday.