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Synthetic products used in packaging and production causing cancer, infertility and undermining the natural world the agricultural system depends on

Labour environment secretary Ed Miliband under pressure as Europe prepares to water down key net zero pledge

In this week’s newsletter:​ The government’s bid to speed up nuclear construction could usher in sweeping deregulation, with experts warning of profound consequences for nature

When the coalition government this week unveiled reforms to finally replace New Zealand’s Resource Management Act (RMA), many of us would have been glad to see the back of it.

Retired Adm Mike Mullen said political environment facing officers is difficult as ‘we have gotten so much more divided’

Farmers have increasingly sown a single type of grass in their fields over the past 100 years, and then added chemical fertiliser to increase their harvest. But new research suggests that there are alternatives that are cheaper and can increase the potential of these grasslands to feed livestock.

The tension in the office had been building long before it finally boiled over. A team leader who strutted around with smug confidence had turned micromanaging into a full-time sport, nitpicking every task and threatening consequences at every turn. What started as rude messages soon escalated into outright harassment, creating…

In the past year alone, four major environmental negotiations have collapsed.

Exclusive: Use of toxic plastic beads in treatment works is unnecessary and outdated, say conservationists