Southend’s Reform leader has claimed a council training document on cutting carbon footprints asks councillors to join what he called ‘disruptive groups’ like Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace Naomi Greenaway, Local Democracy Reporter 07:32, 19 May 2026 Cllr Tony Cox, who is now calling for a council induction change(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) Southend’s Reform UK…
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An investigation is under way into the “alleged movement of waste” at a former nightclub site in Limavady. Source link
Scientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or “forever chemicals”, in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK’s Solent strait, including at protected environmental sites, according to a new study. In some samples, pollution was 13 times the safe threshold for coastal waters. Others, which were below legal limits for…
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This spring has specialised in very specific kinds of abundance. In February it was snowdrops in extraordinary numbers, but last month it was dandelions. My most exulted sighting came as I drove out of upper Dovedale when, from the corner of my eye, I caught a blanket of gold running over the slope. The flowers…
Image credit: Ergochair Office furniture firms Ergochair and Office Interiors Wholesale are being brought together under the Access Environments group identity. Founded in 2002, Bristol-based Ergochair designs and supplies specialist ergonomic seating for workplace, home office and clinical environments. With more than 43 years of industry experience, Keighley-based Office Interiors Wholesale Ltd is a well-established…
A new Portsmouth Uni study found PFAS present at “multiple levels” of the marine environment. Source link
The winners of the 2026 Environmental Photography Award capture both the lush beauty of the natural world and the heavy imprint left by humanity. Source link
We humans have spread to every corner of the globe, felling rainforests, raising cities from marshland and releasing smoke into our skies. But is there a place on Earth that would be exactly the same if humans had never arrived? That’s a question my producer, Florian Bohr, and I wanted to answer for our Radio…
