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Extinction Rebellion ‘could be reclassified as organised crime group’ – but Abbott…
The climate campaign group targeted sites in Hertfordshire and Merseyside, preventing millions of papers from being distributed.…
Extinction Rebellion: Newspapers delayed as 63 arrests made over protests at printing presses
A group in Hertfordshire have erected bamboo structures on the approach to the printers, preventing access to the site.…
Coronavirus: Why the pandemic may still be hurting the environment
There are concerns plastic use is surging and waste management is suffering due to more PPE use and food delivery in lockdwon.…
Extinction Rebellion: At least five arrested as climate change protests kick off in London
More than 1,000 activists are marching through the capital to kick off 10 days of protests in a bid to highlight climate change.…
Ice sheets melting at ‘worst-case scenario rate’, research warns
The rate that ice sheets are melting could double the frequency of storm-surge flooding in coastal cities, research suggests.…
Single-use plastic bag charge will double to 10p from next spring
Speaking to Sky News, Environment Secretary George Eustice said that a total ban on single-use carrier bags was "not necessary".…
Coronavirus: Fears over COVID-19 spread in universities as students set to make ‘UK’s…
A higher education union warns that the government is risking public health by reopening campuses in a few weeks' time.…
Coronavirus: Which country could be next on UK’s quarantine list?
Figures suggest more tourist hotspots could join France and Spain in being subjected to the move to slow the spread of COVID-19.…
Large UK businesses to be ‘banned from using products grown on deforested land’
The government's legislation would be introduced to protect rainforests by cleaning up the country's supply chains.…
After 200 years, one of England’s last coal mines is closing
The Bradley Mine in County Durham produces 150,000 tonnes of coal a year, and workers now face an uncertain future.…
Greenland lost ‘six Olympic-sized swimming pools’ of ice each second in 2019
The findings were made just days after other research found the island's ice may have melted beyond return.…
Death Valley temperature of 54.4C could be highest ever reliably recorded on Earth
The reading may be the hottest since 56.6C was taken at the same place in 1913 - but the accuracy of that has long been disputed.…
Amount of plastic in the Atlantic Ocean has been ‘massively underestimated’
A study suggests scientists have had a "totally inadequate understanding" of how much plastic is in the water.…
Morrisons considers removing plastic bags in favour of paper alternatives
The paper bags, which cost 30p, have handles and are strong enough to carry up to 16kg.…
Mauritius oil spill: Japanese carrier ship splits apart as remaining fuel spreads into ocean waters
Environmental groups have warned the ship's oil leak has "irreversibly damaged" the reefs in the ocean.…
Greenland’s ice has melted beyond return, study suggests
It will now gain mass only once every 100 years, and if all the ice melts, it would push sea levels up by roughly six metres.…
Last decade was warmest since Industrial Revolution, report warns
Every decade since 1980 has been warmer than the last, a report by The American Meteorological Society says.…
Household plastic waste increased during lockdown, survey suggests
One home collected more than 700 pieces of plastic in a week, while another recorded just 17 as part of the survey.…
Grounded ship has ‘stopped leaking oil’ into waters off Mauritius
At least 1,000 tonnes of oil is estimated to have leaked into the Indian Ocean, threatening the island's tourism industry.…