Hidden at the bottom of a rocky ravine in the Hůrka u Hranic National Nature Reserve in eastern Czech Republic is a small lake of murky green water that can be spotted from a viewing platform above. At first glance, this might appear fairly unremarkable, but what lies below the surface is the Hranice Abyss…
This year, the environment section has seen a big shift in leadership and content organization. As the new section editor this year, Reese Lile supported writers through the whirlwind of environmental news these past two semesters. The environment section also recently introduced a new assistant editor, Ella Jennings, who has brought her own unique creativity…
A Cornish council has spoken out against a decision by Natural England to remove environmental protection from a section of the River Camel. Source link
Around grape harvest time about three years ago, an employee at Zephaniah Farm Vineyard in Leesburg, Virginia, noticed bugs, about 1in long with gray and black wings and a bright red underwing, atop some trees. While the insects were pretty, they were there for the grapevines and not welcome guests at the vineyard, which sits…
James Naish, Labour MP for Rushcliffe, said residents felt their “voices weren’t being heard” and that their “concerns weren’t being taken as seriously as they would like.” Naish said the “biggest concern” was about air quality and contamination. He said: “Firstly, there [are] questions about how this was allowed to happen again. “There was a…
In a first for a Scottish Parliamentary election, the majority of major parties have endorsed tenement law reform. Ahead of the Holyrood election, the SNP, Liberal Democrats, Labour, and Greens have explicitly mentioned supporting reforms to help tenement flat owners organise repairs in their 2026 manifestos. This follows campaigning work from the Tenement Action Group (TAG), which asked each party to make a commitment to support the three…
Ukrainian drones struck Russia’s Black Sea port of Tuapse on Friday for the fourth time in 16 days as authorities struggled to cope with a growing environmental disaster from toxic black smoke clouds and oil leaking into the sea. Ukraine’s SBU security service said drones had again struck the seaport and refinery that make Tuapse…
Europe has been warming twice as fast as the global average since 1980, a new report shows, with 2025 marked by extended heatwaves across the continent, from the Arctic to the Mediterranean. RFI examines… Source link
The Environment Agency is investigating a fire near an industrial estate in Nottinghamshire that took firefighters more than a week to extinguish. The fire broke out in the vicinity of the Hathernware Industrial Estate, Sutton Bonington, on 15 April. At its height, 13 fire engines from Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire attended the blaze, which involved…
The Fitzrovia Futures 2055 project is looking for people to contribute to a narrative fiction on possible futures for the neighbourhood. Source link
