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Calls to cut bonuses for UK water bosses until reservoirs built and leaks fixed

Investment is needed to help country recover from drought, say politicians and campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Andhra Pradesh: HRF seeks cancellation of public hearing on two proposals to mine quartzite

‘Mining has devastated the environment and affected the livelihood and health of local residents’

The Hindu

All the Edinburgh streets set for 20mph speed limits under new expansion plans

Edinburgh Council has proposed extending 20mph zones to cover even more of the city. The proposal follows proof that current slow zones have saved lives and reduced collisions by approximately 30 percent since 2018.

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Human Rights Forum demands cancelling of public hearing to mine quartzite in Anakapalli district

VISAKHAPATNAM: The Human Rights Forum (HRF) demanded that the environmental public hearing for two proposals to mine quartzite, scheduled to be held on August 18 at Dalivalasa and Gavarapalem villages under K Kotapadu mandal of Anakapalli district, be cancelled forthwith. All permissions accorded for mining quartzite to the two project…

The Times of India

Edinburgh hit with flood and rain warnings as downpours continue across capital

Heavy rainfall and thunderstorms will rage across the capital today, as the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) issues a flood warning for Edinburgh on Monday.

Edinburgh Live

Sunscreen is crucial for public health — it must be safe for the environment, too

A new study finds an urgent need for more information about whether these chemicals threaten aquatic life on a broad scale.

Inverse

UN Resuming Talks on High-seas Treaty amid Growing Concerns

After four inconclusive sessions, UN member states on Monday resume talks aimed at finally completing a treaty to protect the world's high seas, a vital yet fragile resource that covers nearly half the planet. A host of NGOs and affected countries say the pact is urgently needed to improve environmental…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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EPA monitoring clean-up at scene of Hexham scrap heap fire

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is monitoring the clean-up of an industrial site at Hexham, after firefighters spent most of Sunday battling a blaze that broke out in a large scrap heap.

Newcastle Herald

New climate policy fails to sway critics

The government is setting out major bureaucratic reforms with the introduction of the Climate Change Act and the founding of the Department of Climate Change, which will be the new legal tool and central agency to oversee the country’s climate actions.

Bangkok Post

Poland says Oder tests so far not showing poison as cause of fish die-off

Poison cannot be ruled out as the cause of a mass die-off of fish in the Oder river but tests so far have not proven toxic substances were to blame, Polish Environment Minister Anna Moskwa said on Sunday.

Reuters

German minister decries ecological catastrophe in Oder River

Germany’s environment minister says the mass die-off of fish in the Oder River is an ecological catastrophe and it's not clear yet how long it will take the river to recover

The Independent UK

Shikha Chauhan is Rapid Rani, Amit Thapa Rapid Raja as Malabar River Festival concludes

Festival will boost the tourism potential of the area without polluting the environment, says Forests Minister

The Hindu

Government must ‘overrule nimbys’ on new reservoirs to combat drought, says infrastructure tsar

Call for UK ministers to act comes as environment secretary considers ‘national grid for water’

The Independent UK

‘What’s the alternative? To give up?’: Bella Lack, the new queen of green

Bella Lack, a leading voice in the next generation of environmentalists, is on a mission to redefine activism. She talks about optimism, collective responsibility and finishing her A-levels

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A&E waiting times hit all-time high in Greater Manchester in July

The colossal demand is creating an 'unsafe environment for patients with doctors and their colleagues facing impossible dilemmas'

Wales Online

Sunday rugby news as Argentina stun world order to roar top of table and two ex-England stars lash out at Eddie Jones

Here are some of the stories making the news on Sunday August 14

ABC News

Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago was a 'nightmare' environment for housing classified documents, experts say

It contains 58 bedrooms, 33 bathrooms, a private beach and, until recently, some of America's most classified documents. As the FBI launches an investigation, experts reveal the threat to national security at the former president's luxurious Mar-a-Lago.

The Independent UK

High salinity found in European river after fish die-off

Poland’s environment minister says laboratory tests following a mass fish die-off detected high salinity levels but no mercury in Central Europe’s Oder River

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Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense Tours Southern Region

The Saudi Assistant Minister of Defense for Executive Affairs, Khaled al-Biyari, visited the southern region within the framework of the “Together” program and under the directives of Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense. The program aims to achieve best practices in the work environment…

The Times of India

Why are you using paper, Bombay HC asks state during hearing of a PIL on environment

MUMBAI: Batting for a "paperless" environment while hearing a public interest litigation regarding Navi Mumbai's Panje-Dongri wetlands, the Bombay high court has said that it is high-time the state and its agencies used the e-filing option.

The Guardian - AU

It’s time Australia recognised cats and their impact as a major environmental issue

Domestic cats destroy over one million native animals a day – but Australians still find it hard to accept their own cute little moggie could be a killer

Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester reservoir is 'lowest ever seen' as drought declared in eight areas of England

It comes as a drought has been formally announced in parts of England

Daily Mirror

Brits told 'wash dogs outside and reuse cooking water' as drought hits parts of UK

As members of the public and businesses are being urged to use water wisely, Water UK is reminding the public of how they can do their bit, whether in an area affected by drought or not

ABC News

'It's a boys' club': Report lifts the lid on sexism, bullying and abuse in the NSW parliament

Staff surveyed reported being bullied, yelled at and threatened and said it was normal for MPs and their chiefs of staff to be sleeping with junior staff.

Daily Mirror

Drought could be declared in UK area leading to rules on water use and hosepipe ban

The Environment Agency's National Drought Group gets together and looks at statistics including rainfall, how much water is left in rivers, reservoirs and lakes

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