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Nature group threatens judicial review against Labour’s planning bill

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 08:35:44 +0000

Wild Justice says bill would reduce environmental protections and calls on Angela Rayner to correct statement saying it will not

A legal campaign group is planning a judicial review against the UK government’s new planning bill, arguing it will result in a weakening of environmental protections which were fought for and created over decades.

Climate crisis threatens the banana, the world’s most popular fruit, research shows

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 06:00:46 +0000

Fourth most important food crop in peril as Latin America and Caribbean suffer from slow-onset climate disaster

The climate crisis is threatening the future of the world’s most popular fruit, as almost two-thirds of banana-growing areas in Latin America and the Caribbean may no longer be suitable for growing the fruit by 2080, new research has found.

MPs should not accept any murky answers from Thames Water chair on potential sale | Nils Pratley

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 04:00:44 +0000

Sir Adrian Montague’s appearance on Tuesday offers perhaps the last chance to scrutinise utility’s dealings

Potential role for Chinese firm in key UK windfarm attracts government scrutiny

admin — Mon, 12 May 2025 04:00:42 +0000

Exclusive: Decision on whether to work with turbine maker being overseen by ministers after British Steel rescue

Ministers are weighing up proposals for a Chinese company to supply wind turbines for a major offshore windfarm in the North Sea.

Less than 1% of UK biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, figures show

admin — Sun, 11 May 2025 23:01:36 +0000

Conservationists call for more funding and warn of danger to ‘cherished’ native species, from water voles to ladybirds

Less than 1% of the government’s biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, despite the danger they pose to British wildlife, figures suggest.

Conservationists warned the funding to address non-native plants and animals was failing to match the risk they posed to “cherished” native species, from water voles to ladybirds, as well as to waterways, homes, businesses and local green spaces.

Eighty percent of England’s peatlands are dry and degraded, mapping shows

admin — Sun, 11 May 2025 23:01:35 +0000

Healthy peatlands can help tackle the climate crisis but degraded peat emits carbon and contributes to global heating

New mapping of England’s peatlands has revealed that 80% of the habitats are dry and degraded.

Scientists mapped England’s peatlands and peaty soils for the first time using satellite imagery, artificial intelligence and in-depth data analysis to create the most complete map to date, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said.

UK supermarkets suspend supplies from Lincolnshire pig farm over cruelty claims

admin — Sun, 11 May 2025 15:41:11 +0000

Workers at farm owned by UK’s biggest pig meat producer Cranswick filmed killing piglets by banned ‘blunt force trauma’

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Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons have suspended supplies from a Lincolnshire pig farm linked to abuse against pigs.

Secretly filmed footage has shown farm workers at Northmoor Farm appearing to grab piglets by their hind legs and smashing them on to the hard floor – a banned method of killing known as blunt force trauma or “piglet thumping”.

Want to know how the world really ends? Look to TV show Families Like Ours | John Harris

admin — Sun, 11 May 2025 11:35:26 +0000

The Danish drama is piercing in its ordinariness. In the real world, the climate crisis worsens and authoritarians take charge as we calmly look away

Eating more fiber could reduce ‘forever chemicals’ in bodies, study suggests

admin — Sun, 11 May 2025 11:00:22 +0000

Study finds dietary fiber effectively cuts levels of two most common and dangerous Pfas, with more research planned

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Consuming higher amounts of fiber reduces levels of toxic Pfas “forever chemicals” in human bodies, a new peer-reviewed pilot study suggests.

The ultimate spiritual pilgrimage for our times? A trip to a waste management site | Eleanor Margolis

admin — Sun, 11 May 2025 09:00:18 +0000

As I stood there, awed by how disgusting and wasteful our species is, I realised that everyone needs to see this