A water company has been ordered to pay £300,000 after a backed-up sewer spilled into a river tributary, killing dozens of fish. Waste from the Wessex Water sewer, which flowed into a River Yeo tributary in Somerset in September 2022, killed a number of bullhead fish and three-spined sticklebacks. The money will go towards the…
Industrial animal agriculture produces more greenhouse gas emissions than the entire global transportation sector combined. It consumes 70% of the world’s freshwater. It has driven more species extinctions than any other human activity. And it generates more untreated waste than the entire human population of the United States produces in a year. None of this…
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday reported that Israeli strikes on four Iranian oil depots put the health of civilians and the environment at risk and may constitute war crimes under international humanitarian law. The group warned that the release of toxic pollutants may impose long-term effects on man-made and natural environments. HRW alerted to…
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A major clean-up operation is now underway in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, where trucks have begun removing mountains of illegally dumped waste, the Environment Agency has announced today (Tuesday 14 April 2026). The operation – led by the Environment Agency and carried out by Acumen Waste Services Ltd – will see an estimated 21,000 tonnes of commercial…
MSc candidate Shrenya Soni details some of the discussions at The Digital Futures for Children centre’s Annual Research Insights Day, hosted by the London School of Economics and Political Science and the 5Rights Foundation with collaborators across academia, policy, and civil society. A few hours of a child’s attention can generate measurable revenue for a…
A super El Niño led to flooding in China in 1998 ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty Images In the past month, weather models have begun to show that a very strong El Niño climate phase could develop later this year, potentially the strongest we have ever seen. Many are calling this a “super El Niño” or…
A cow has been legally approved to dispose of household rubbish – which campaigners say highlights how easy it can be for fly-tippers to appear legitimate. Ann Maidment, the director of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA), applied for the licence with the Environment Agency (EA) on behalf of Beau Vine, one of her…
The EU executive should not be able to suspend Europe’s world-first carbon tariff for specific goods like fertilisers, the MEP charged with steering a reform proposal through the European Parliament has made clear in amendments that also call into question the future of CO2 cost rebates for industry. The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) adds…
