Fears over English shellfish as untreated waste dumped in water

Untreated human waste dumped in waters containing shellfish 29,000 times last year, Environment Agency data…

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Lula vows to protect Amazon if returned to power in Brazil elections

Former president tells foreign journalists he will clamp down on illegal gold prospectors in Indigenous…

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Rare orchid flourishes in Charles Darwin’s gardens after two-year project

Unusually the violet helleborine is only pollinated by wasps and is thriving thanks to nectar…

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Liz Truss ‘has sewage on her hands’ over Environment Agency cuts

Exclusive: Truss oversaw cut in funds to tackle water pollution, since when raw sewage discharge…

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Tanya Plibersek backs contentious fertiliser plant on Burrup peninsula

Federal environment minister says Murujuga Aboriginal Corporation supports development despite concerns over impact on culturally…

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Torrential rains lash south-western US as millions under flood warnings

Meteorologists issue warnings for more than 13 million people in north-east Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas and…

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Water regulator giving companies a ‘licence to leak’, say MPs and charities

Ofwat is criticised for failing to curb huge bonuses for CEOs of companies that pollute…

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German chancellor visits Canada in search for alternatives to Russian gas

Olaf Scholz plans to sign hydrogen supply chains deal as pressure mounts over looming winter…

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New wildflower havens in South Downs national park boost bee numbers

Bee populations are in steep decline in UK but community funded projects have led to…

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Fears of new quakes in Dutch gas field as energy crisis bites

As Dutch government weighs resuming gas production in earthquake zone this winter, anxiety is rising…

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