Animal welfare campaigners are urging EU leaders to seek new approaches to exploding rat populations, as growing resistance to traditional poisons leads to the use of ever more toxic chemicals. The pesky rodents are estimated to number around seven million in Rome, between three and six million in Paris, and nearly two million in Brussels….
London, San Francisco and Beijing are among 19 global cities that have achieved “remarkable reductions” in air pollution, analysis has found, having slashed levels of two airway-aggravating pollutants by more than 20% since 2010. The analysis found interventions such as cycle lanes, uptake of electric cars and restrictions on polluting vehicles had helped to drive…
A change has come to the Iranian government. While airpower alone is unlikely to take down the regime, it will never be the same again. Over the past few decades, theocrats have steadily weakened the republican elements of the government, but the theocrats themselves have been surpassed by the Islamic…
In Chile’s most northerly region, Arica y Parinacota, Andrea Chellew, 62, relies on tourists for her cafe. They usually travel from the coastal city of Arica to the unique biosphere of the Andean highlands, which rise well above 5,000 metres and host nature reserves and wetlands. At 3,000 metres (9,800ft) above sea level, along Highway…
The Environment Agency (EA) has issued flood alerts for the Rivers Caldew and Petteril, Irthing and Esk near Carlisle; the Rivers Wampool and Ellen near Wigton and the Middle River Eden. Elsewhere in the Eden area, alerts are in place for the Rivers Lowther, Eamont and the Upper River Eden. Derwentwater, the Upper River Derwent…
Hedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers. Vehicles are estimated to kill up to one in three hedgehogs, a big factor in the much-loved mammal’s drastic decline across Europe over recent decades. Researchers at the University of Oxford collaborated with colleagues…
Support our legal challenge, endorsed by the Campaign for Freedom of Information, to force ministers to publish vital environmental reports The government is breaking the law by concealing vital information which would help solve our biggest environmental problems, including the climate crisis, wildlife destruction and river pollution. We have uncovered evidence that ministers are ignoring…
Date published: 12 March 2026 DAERA has published a summary of responses to its public consultation on the draft Remediation Strategy for the Mobuoy site. The consultation, launched by Minister Andrew Muir on 13 June 2025, closed on 2 October 2025. The draft Remediation Strategy for the Mobuoy site was developed by the Northern Ireland…
Community litter picks, school visits and improved street cleansing – here’s how Green and Clean is making North East Lincolnshire a better place. The initiative focuses on six key wards including the likes of Heneage and East Marsh, using several approaches to improve the streets and surrounding areas for the residents. This included new operational…
The average price of an electric car in the EU has fallen for the first time since 2020, driven by the release of more affordable models to comply with the bloc’s car CO2 targets. That’s according to a new analysis by T&E which finds that all manufacturers are well on track to meet the 2025-2027…
