Marine life, nuclear power and clever crows – green news roundup

A report comparing past mass extinction events warns that hunting and killing of ocean’s largest species will disrupt ecosystems for millions of years. Photograph: Design Pics Inc/Rex Shutterstock

Environment news

• New inhaler protects lungs against effects of air pollution
  
• Arctic sea ice shrinks to second lowest level ever recorded
• Humanity driving ‘unprecedented’ marine extinction
• UK to ban fishing from a million square kilometres of ocean
• Spain could be first EU country with national park listed as ‘in danger’
• One in 10 UK wildlife species faces extinction, major report shows
• Military experts say climate change poses ‘significant risk’ to security
• August ties with July as hottest month on record
• UK must move now on carbon capture to save consumers billions, says report
• Obama to establish first marine national monument in the Atlantic Ocean

Features and comment

• Nuclear power is risky and expensive; here’s a better idea
• Undercover bike cops launch ‘best ever’ cycle safety scheme in Birmingham
  
• Animal-free dairy products move a step closer to market
• The man who thinks trees talk to each other
• Endangered Hawaiian crows join elite list of animals known to use tools

Multimedia

• Lives in the balance: climate change and the Marshall Islands
• The week in wildlife – in pictures
  

And finally...

• Washing-line snobbery: why can’t I hang my knickers out to dry?

An anonymous note chiding a retired funeral director for hanging her frillies outside went viral. But it was just the latest incident in the global war on drying