Last winter, inside the subarctic Churchill Marine Observatory in Canada, scientists embarked on an experiment they hoped would result in a gamechanging remedy for polluted Arctic waters. They released 130 litres of diesel into an ice-covered pool filled with raw seawater pumped in from Hudson Bay and added oil-eating microbes. The technique had been used…
Richborough is seeking outline permission from Solihull Council to build up to 300 homes (image credit: Pixabay) Plans have been submitted for a development featuring hundreds of homes on agricultural land in a West Midlands village, which the applicant behind the scheme said would create a “vibrant, sustainable and well-connected new living environment”. The application…
Dame Helen Ghosh has been named as the preferred candidate to succeed Dame Glenys Stacey as Chair of the Office for Environmental Protection. Dame Helen has been selected by the Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds and by Andrew Muir, Minister for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs in Northern Ireland. Emma Reynolds has invited both the Environment,…
BRADFORD City have won the EFL environmental award for their Greener Bantams initiative at the 2026 EFL awards in London. Source link
Severn Trent Water has paid £4.6 million to the Environment Agency in the past year to settle pollution cases, including £550,000 for an incident near Studley when a failure at Spernall Wastewater Treatment Works resulted in sewage being discharged into the River Arrow on 7th August 2020. Other offences included unauthorised sewage discharges into the…
Iranian attacks on GCC states have seriously affected regional security and stability Source link
As agencies and networks rush to embrace AI, its wider impact on the planet is all too often forgotten. Here we look at what creative leaders need to know Source link
When we hear the beautiful call of a bird from a high bough, we’re told it’s likely to be a male – singing for territory, or belting out tunes to woo a female. But as the annual dawn chorus reaches a crescendo this spring, a new guidebook is urging us to think again – and…
SIGNUS Ecovalor has been recognised as one of 23 companies honoured for environmental best practices during the first awards ceremony organised by CEIM – Confederación Empresarial de Madrid-CEOE and the Ayuntamiento de Madrid The initiative aims to highlight companies operating in Madrid that demonstrate a tangible and measurable commitment to sustainability, environmental protection and economic…
President Prabowo Subianto’s waste-to-energy initiative aims to solve Indonesia’s plastic crisis by converting landfill waste into electricity, yet critics warn the project bypasses crucial environmental safeguards. Evidence from pilot plants in Solo and Surabaya suggests these incinerators jeopardize public health and entrench plastic production rather than addressing the root causes of pollution. — By…
