The Latest Breaking News from Environment

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer ‘appalled’ by the act that risked pollution of nearby River Cherwell

A 39-year-old from the Guildford area is being questioned about fly-tipping in a field alongside the River Cherwell

The huge waste dump is approximately 150 metres long and 10 metres wide

Environment Agency annual figures show 87% of England’s designated swimming spots were rated as excellent or good.

The health of an outback river and hot springs tourist drawcard are under threat from a territory's water allocation plan, an environment group says.

Labor is continuing talks with both sides and could be prepared to give more ground

"The [eventually released personnel] records contain no negative performance reviews, but they do contain three anonymous complaints. Those complaints accused Grossenbach of 'creat[ing] a hostile environment for transgender and LGBTQ students' in connection with his SaveCFSD activities [allegedly referring solely to Grossenbach's outside-class political activity -EV], among other things."

Sleep is one of the essential physiological needs for human survival, alongside food, water and air. But sleep is socially driven, influenced by environmental and personal factors, and a recent study suggests it may be affected by fragments from bacteria.

Environmentalists are pleading with the government to strike a deal with the Greens on major reforms which could include a crackdown on native forest logging.

A clip from the upcoming series "Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age" shows how iconic ice age creatures adapted to their changing environment as temperatures rose and ice sheets started to melt.

A recent spill of bio-beads – small plastic pellets used by some wastewater treatment facilities since the 1990s – has brought renewed attention to a problem that has been quietly accumulating in coastal waters for years.