New Residency brings together art and ocean science

Cornwall-based creative Jess Pemberton has been selected as Artist-in-Residence at Exeter Marine, where she will spend a month working alongside world-leading marine researchers this July. Delivered through a new partnership between the University of Exeter’s Arts and Culture team and the Environment and Sustainability Institute (ESI) alongside Creative Kernow Associates, the residency aims to supports emerging artists…

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In oil wars, the environment and public health lose—both in Ukraine and Russia – Ukraine War Environmental Consequences Work Group

Eugene Simonov Russia has been destroying Ukrainian oil facilities since it launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, but Ukraine is now hitting back, forcing Russian media to finally recognize the environmental and social consequences of such strikes—but only in Russian territory. UWEC looks at the history of attacks on oil infrastructure in wartime and the…

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Ireland can’t decide whether to protect the environment or undermine it – The Irish Times

Whenever a big development in Ireland stalls or when the Government wants to signal it is “open for business”, the blame for all our woes is laid at the feet of environmental regulation. Last week, the Government’s Infrastructure Taskforce chairman Sean O’Driscoll warned in The Irish Times that Ireland has “gone to extremes on environmental…

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Bhupender Yadav staff reshuffle: Environment Ministry removes three personal aides with immediate effect

In a significant administrative reshuffle, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has relieved three key members of Union Minister Bhupender Yadav’s personal staff with immediate effect through separate official orders. Among those removed is Amar Singh, an Indian Revenue Service (Income Tax) officer of the 2010 batch, who was serving as the Minister’s…

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EU carbon border tax expansion clears parliament’s environment committee | MLex

( July 7, 2026, 07:57 GMT | Official Statement) — MLex Summary: The EU’s carbon border tax will be expanded, and a new fund created for exporting companies, under provisions passed on Monday evening by the European Parliament’s environment committee. The committee adopted its position on changes to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism by 56…

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Celebrating the Nature and Archaeology Near You – Natural England

By Ian Marshman, Senior Officer – Historic Environment National Delivery at Natural England.  In this blog, Ian Marshman reflects on An Evening With Natural England’s Archaeologists held on 24th June and looks forward to this summer’s Festival of Archaeology. This year the festival is celebrating archaeology and nature from 18th July to 2nd August, with walks,…

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