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• Country diary 1967: sniffing out birds at the sewage farm

  03-12-2017 23:30 via theguardian.com
  5 December 1967 CM Gadd was apparently the first person to realise how migrating birds are attracted to municipal sewage farmsCHESHIRE AND LANCASHIRE: I was sad to hear recently of the death of a Cheshire naturalist whose name is probably quite unknown to the great number of ornithologists who have profited from his energy and fieldcraft. I refer to the late CM Gadd who was apparently the first man to realise what a rich variety of migrating waders and other birds are attracted to municipal sewa
  
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• Environmental injustice is rising in America. And minorities and the poor pay the price | Mustafa Santiago Ali

  03-12-2017 22:41 via theguardian.com
  When you intentionally dismantle and deconstruct these basic environmental protections, you are placing the lives of vulnerable people at riskAt a campaign stop in 2016, candidate Donald Trump asked African Americans, “What do you have to lose?” After almost a year with him in office, the answer is clear for people of color; we have everything to lose, especially with the all-out assault on health and environmental protections.Protecting the environment is about protecting people. Th
  
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• The Guardian view on Delhi’s pollution: when smog stops play | Editorial

  03-12-2017 21:10 via theguardian.com
  Cricket is famous for the many things that can interrupt a game. But the halting of a Test match in Delhi because of smog is a wake-up call for IndiaCricket isn’t cricket without the occasional “rain stopped play” that has marked – not often enough for English taste – the Ashes test in Adelaide. But rain is not the only reason why cricket matches sometimes have to be halted. Snow, dazzling sunshine and a solar eclipse have all brought games to an early end. So have
  
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• Britain’s coral reefs and marine wildlife are equal to anything on Blue Planet II | Fiona Gell

  03-12-2017 18:36 via theguardian.com
  Far from being murky and dull, the waters surrounding the British Isles contain riches to rival the tropics – and they’re just as in need of protectionI won’t be alone in being mildly distraught when the BBC’s Blue Planet II series comes to an end. But as a marine biologist who switched from working on tropical reefs and seagrass beds to the cooler waters around the Isle of Man, I have become an advocate for the seas around the British Isles. That’s because they are
  
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• Lord Barber of Tewkesbury obituary

  03-12-2017 18:26 via theguardian.com
  Chairman of the Countryside Commission who tried to bridge the gap between modern farming and conservationDerek Barber, Lord Barber of Tewkesbury, who has died aged 99, spent much of his long career in public life trying to bridge the gap between modern farming and the conservation of wildlife and landscape. He was chairman of the Countryside Commission from 1981 to 1991 and few people can claim to have left such an imprint on British rural life.His leadership was marked by numerous initiatives
  
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• Pollution stops play at Delhi Test match as bowlers struggle to breathe

  03-12-2017 16:47 via theguardian.com
  Sri Lanka say conditions in smog-hit Indian capital left players vomiting, and some of them took to field wearing face masks A cricket Test match between India and Sri Lanka was repeatedly interrupted on Sunday with claims players were “continuously vomiting” due to hazardous pollution levels in the Indian capital.
  Commentators said it was the first recorded instance of an international match being halted due to the toxic smog that afflicts much of north India year-round but worsens
  
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• UK government to release funding for mini nuclear power stations

  03-12-2017 16:43 via theguardian.com
  Up to £100m expected to be announced in effort to make UK leader in technology and provide fresh source of clean powerMinisters are expected to back the first generation of small nuclear power stations in Britain with tens of millions of pounds this week, in an attempt to give the UK a competitive edge on the technology and provide a new source of clean power.Rolls-Royce and a host of US and Chinese companies have been lobbying and waiting for the support since George Osborne first promise
  
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• The eco guide to greener veg

  03-12-2017 07:00 via theguardian.com
  More than 300 pesticides are permitted in conventional agriculture, and some may combine in a harmful cocktail effect. So for your sake and the planet’s, go organicLeeks, potatoes and onions are not vegetables you’d usually associate with a soup that could harm you. However, recent UK government data on pesticides and mainstream crops shows that they could create a very concerning cocktail effect. The number of different active pesticide ingredients used on these crops has increased
  
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• Adani coalmine: traditional owners file injunction

  03-12-2017 06:34 via theguardian.com
  Wangan and Jagalingou native title claimants seek to prevent Carmichael Indigenous land deal being signed before court ruling over who has authorityTraditional owners opposed to the Adani Carmichael coalmine have filed an injunction with the federal court to prevent the native title tribunal from signing off on an Indigenous land use agreement before the outcome of a court challenge.The injunction was filed following a meeting of the W&J traditional owners council in Brisbane on Saturday, wh
  
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• Adani coalmine: traditional owners file application for injunction

  03-12-2017 06:34 via theguardian.com
  Wangan and Jagalingou native title claimants seek to prevent Carmichael Indigenous land deal being signed before court ruling over who has authorityTraditional owners opposed to the Adani Carmichael coalmine have filed an application for an injunction with the federal court to prevent the native title tribunal from signing off on an Indigenous land use agreement before the outcome of a court challenge.The application was filed following a meeting of the W&J traditional owners council in Bris
  
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• Cornish coastline plan offers new haven for rare seabirds

  03-12-2017 01:04 via theguardian.com
  Terns, spoonbillsand visiting hoopoes will be given protectionLittle terns and black-throated divers are among the seabirds that have been given greater protection after a stretch of coastline in Cornwall was awarded special status to safeguard its wildlife. The newly designated marine special protected area (SPA), which stretches for 24 miles between Falmouth Bay and St Austell Bay, is home to more than 150,000 rare seabirds.Great northern divers and Eurasian spoonbills are also visitors along
  
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• Vaquita porpoise facing extinction after £3m rescue plan abandoned

  03-12-2017 01:00 via theguardian.com
  Only hope for world’s most endangered marine mammal now rests with bid to stop illegal fishingA last-ditch attempt to save the world’s most endangered marine mammal, the vaquita, by taking them into human care has been abandoned. The chances that this rare species of porpoise will become extinct are now extremely high, researchers have warned.They had hoped to catch a few of the planet’s last 30 vaquitas – which are only found in one small area of the Gulf of California &
  
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