The Latest Breaking News on Environment

Eyam Moor, Derbyshire: With blade in hand, I’m doing my bit to help beat back the bracken on a steep-sided clough, and help return it to mature woodland

It could take up to 15 years for coral reefs off Australia's western coastline to fully recover from the worst bleaching event on record for the region.

The massive US Steel coking plant is the largest such facility in North America.

Fish once as large as grizzly bears have become far smaller in recent years due to overfishing, dams and climate crisis

Fires threaten a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Spain as temperatures hit new records.

Singapore firm using secretive international legal system to seek compensation for climate concerns blocking plans

As 180 countries carry on talks in Geneva to finalise a global treaty on plastic pollution, oil-producing nations – backed by a record number of industry lobbyists – are pushing to block cuts in production and focus instead on recycling. The decision could determine whether the agreement tackles plastics at…

More than double the monthly average rain fell in the first 11 days, marking the wettest start to the month since 1998

French investigators have uncovered microplastic contamination in two of Nestlé’s top mineral water brands, sparking a renewed legal battle and fresh calls for tougher environmental regulation.

Some Salisbury, Maryland, residents say the contaminated water from Perdue Farms’ local plant has sickened them

Danish company makes $9bn cash call as it says business model has been derailed by US policies