<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Environment - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Environment news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[‘Liberate the lidos!’ Who will win the war over Italy’s private beaches?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost all of the sandy stretches on the country&rsquo;s 8,000km of coastline are run for profit. Now &lsquo;free beach&rsquo; campaigners are fighting back against the mafia, the military and those profiteering from sun loungers and cocktailsWalking along Italian beaches is like strolling through a rainbow. The sand will be subdivided into colours: for 50 metres or so the perfectly spaced parasols and deck&nbsp;chairs will be all red, then they become orange, then yellow, green and so on.These]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/liberate-the-lidos-who-will-win-the-war-over-italys-private-beaches/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/liberate-the-lidos-who-will-win-the-war-over-italys-private-beaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Trump and his administration have mired the US in multiple crises]]></title><description><![CDATA[From manufactured election insecurity to an outbreak of &lsquo;explosive&rsquo; diarrhea, Americans are bearing the brunt of harmful policiesBetween widespread cuts to vital government agencies, various disease and illness outbreaks, and new environmental disaster vulnerabilities, the United States is facing a convergence of crises with widespread repercussions.Yet the Trump administration has hamstrung the federal government from addressing these crises &ndash; and in some cases is actively fan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-trump-and-his-administration-have-mired-the-us-in-multiple-crises/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-trump-and-his-administration-have-mired-the-us-in-multiple-crises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex-loving hookworms and other peculiar parasites: one man’s mission to champion nature’s villains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Award-winning entomologist Dino Martins, known for his work on pollinators, shows in his latest book that even the most gruesome creatures have vital roles to playDino J Martins has never been able to resist the small things. The renowned entomologist and evolutionary biologist spent his formative years in biodiversity-rich western Kenya with his foster parents, Joe and Sarah Ellen, looking at birds, flowers and insects on Mt Elgon, and in Kakamega forest and Kerio valley.He was especially trans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-loving-hookworms-and-other-peculiar-parasites-one-mans-mission-to-champion-natures-villains/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-loving-hookworms-and-other-peculiar-parasites-one-mans-mission-to-champion-natures-villains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham risks Labour backlash if he reverses ban on new oil and gas drilling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party manifesto pledged to honour existing North Sea exploration licences but not issue new onesAndy Burnham risks his first confrontation with Labour MPs if he announces new oil and gas drilling licences when he becomes prime minister, insiders have warned.Speculation is rife that Burnham will unveil fresh plans for drilling in the North Sea after he is installed in Downing Street. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/burnham-risks-labour-backlash-if-he-reverses-ban-on-new-oil-and-gas-drilling/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/burnham-risks-labour-backlash-if-he-reverses-ban-on-new-oil-and-gas-drilling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They car-bombed my house – there’s not much more they can do’: the astonishing podcast taking on illegal bloodsports]]></title><description><![CDATA[After 20 mutilated animal corpses were left outside a rural primary school, the creators of award-winning podcast Buried began investigating &ndash; with a little help from Chris Packham. It plunged them into organised crime, the dark web and Line of Duty-esque rumours of police corruptionIn 2024, a village in Hampshire woke up to something truly disturbing. A mound of dead animals had been dumped outside a school, and blood oozed out on to the streets before children&rsquo;s classes started for]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-car-bombed-my-house-theres-not-much-more-they-can-do-the-astonishing-podcast-taking-on-illegal-bloodsports/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-car-bombed-my-house-theres-not-much-more-they-can-do-the-astonishing-podcast-taking-on-illegal-bloodsports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water firms in England and Wales ‘leak five times what hosepipe ban would save’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greenpeace UK says 2.87bn litres lost daily, a fifth of all water pumped through networkWater companies are wasting five times more water through leaky pipes than even a nationwide hosepipe ban could save, environmental campaigners say.Research by Greenpeace UK found that 2.87bn litres of water a day seep from leaky pipes in England and Wales. That is enough to fill 1,150 Olympic-sized swimming pools and amounts to a fifth of all water pumped through the network. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/water-firms-in-england-and-wales-leak-five-times-what-hosepipe-ban-would-save/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/water-firms-in-england-and-wales-leak-five-times-what-hosepipe-ban-would-save/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Underground users should know about toxic dust risk, whistleblower says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former tube network cleaner says tribunal vindicated his health concerns, including about asbestos, that could affect publicA London Underground worker who was unfairly sacked after whistleblowing about his concerns over exposure to asbestos and other toxic dust has said he wants all tube passengers to know about the potential hazards his case has revealed.Micky Steeds, a former professional boxer from Aveley in Essex, started working for London Underground in 2018 cleaning up decades of dust fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/london-underground-users-should-know-about-toxic-dust-risk-whistleblower-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/london-underground-users-should-know-about-toxic-dust-risk-whistleblower-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the climate crisis fuels more intense blazes, pushing them to new parts of the world, those tackling them are forced to ration resources and decide which to fightC&eacute;sar Alcaraz had only just become a firefighter in the late 1990s when he found himself ambushed by a fast-moving blaze. Barely able to breathe and with no more water left in his truck, he and his colleagues fled an inferno ravaging Spain&rsquo;s Montg&oacute; mountain region, wishing their bosses had sent more support.But ne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-only-going-to-get-worse-wildfires-forcing-firefighters-to-make-impossible-choices/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-only-going-to-get-worse-wildfires-forcing-firefighters-to-make-impossible-choices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Breeding ferrets is a wonderfully chaotic business | Michael White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cranbrook, Kent: Right now the young are hellbent on seeking adventure, much to the dismay of their mothersProgression through the country year here is not marked by numbers on paper or buzzing phone notifications, but by the burning chill of a first frost in the nostrils, the scent of southern climes on our native breeze or, sometimes, a barely perceptible squeal emanating from my shed. I heard the plaintive mewing in early May this year and knew immediately that the first of my ferrets had giv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-breeding-ferrets-is-a-wonderfully-chaotic-business-michael-white/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-breeding-ferrets-is-a-wonderfully-chaotic-business-michael-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rising cost of Australian ski resorts: ‘It was like throwing $100 bills out the window as we drove up the mountain’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia experienced a boom in beginner-friendly skiing in the 1980s and 1990s. But have global heating and rising lift prices ended that run?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMount Hotham was like a second home to Dan Burke. In the 1980s, his family stayed in the communal lodges, back when the lifts were run by the Schumann family, who lived in Harrietville at the mountain&rsquo;s base and knew regulars by name. He&rsquo;d sneak into nightclubs with the teenagers who w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-rising-cost-of-australian-ski-resorts-it-was-like-throwing-100-bills-out-the-window-as-we-drove-up-the-mountain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-rising-cost-of-australian-ski-resorts-it-was-like-throwing-100-bills-out-the-window-as-we-drove-up-the-mountain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Southern Water fined £7m after illegally dumping sewage off Kent coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm pleaded guilty to 13 offences over discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wastewater pumping stationsSouthern Water has been fined more than &pound;7m after illegally dumping sewage off the Kent coast between 2019 and 2021.The company, described by the judge as having a &ldquo;record of criminality&rdquo; that was &ldquo;an exceptionally serious aggravating factor&rdquo;, pleaded guilty to 13 offences at Medway magistrates court last April over sewage discharges at Margate and Broadstairs wa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/southern-water-fined-7m-after-illegally-dumping-sewage-off-kent-coast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/southern-water-fined-7m-after-illegally-dumping-sewage-off-kent-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help, my sofa is killing me! The toxic chemicals hiding in your home – and how to avoid them]]></title><description><![CDATA[From mattresses to saucepans, scientists offer tweaks to help detoxify your spaceThe problem Whenever we burn anything inside our homes, we cause indoor air pollution, whether we&rsquo;re cooking using gas, frying bacon, lighting a wood burner, an open fire, a cigarette or incense, or ruining the toast. &ldquo;&#8202;We spend 80-90% of our time indoors,&rdquo; says Prof Francis Pope, chair of atmospheric science at the University of Birmingham. &ldquo;And there is potential to have quite high co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/help-my-sofa-is-killing-me-the-toxic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-home-and-how-to-avoid-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/help-my-sofa-is-killing-me-the-toxic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-home-and-how-to-avoid-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biodiversity fears as human-bred hybrid fish integrate into Philippines lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Escaped flowerhorn cichlids are causing concern for native species and about parasites capable of infecting humansEscaped ornamental aquarium fish have integrated into a local ecosystem in the Philippines, but scientists say they may be threatening the native biodiversity of the lake.Flowerhorn cichlids &ndash; human-bred hybrid fish prized for their bright-gold colour and prominent head humps &ndash; are believed to have escaped from breeding facilities into Lake Sampaloc, which sits in a volca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/biodiversity-fears-as-human-bred-hybrid-fish-integrate-into-philippines-lake/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/biodiversity-fears-as-human-bred-hybrid-fish-integrate-into-philippines-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say field will bring minimal benefit for UK economy, as industry lobbies Burnham for go-aheadMore people can fit on to the top deck of a standard London bus than will be directly employed on the new Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea, industry documents show.Only 27 direct full-time jobs would be created by Jackdaw, one of the biggest gasfields remaining in the North Sea, according to an environmental impact assessment filed publicly by its owner, Adura, a joint venture between Shell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/jackdaw-gasfield-would-create-only-27-direct-full-time-jobs-documents-show/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/jackdaw-gasfield-would-create-only-27-direct-full-time-jobs-documents-show/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California braces for its sharkiest summer in a decade – but experts say don’t panic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young great white sharks are returning in large numbers, but researchers say humans are not on the menuSurfers, swimmers and fishermen across California will be sharing the waves with an influx of visitors this summer: young great white sharks.Juvenile white sharks are already appearing along the coastline, fleeing warmer than usual waters in Mexico during what&rsquo;s expected to be an incredibly strong El Ni&ntilde;o. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/california-braces-for-its-sharkiest-summer-in-a-decade-but-experts-say-dont-panic/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/california-braces-for-its-sharkiest-summer-in-a-decade-but-experts-say-dont-panic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Thunderstorms strike across Europe amid record heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storms are typical during intense heat but this week&rsquo;s have been extreme. Plus, deadly monsoon rains in BangladeshHailstones the size of golf balls have been seen in French villages as, on top of the exceptional European heatwave, thunderstorms have struck across parts of Europe.While thunderstorms are typical during and after a period of extreme heat, the storms across countries such as France, Germany and Poland have been particularly severe, bringing flooding, strong winds and heavy sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-thunderstorms-strike-across-europe-amid-record-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-thunderstorms-strike-across-europe-amid-record-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a stuck raccoon, a hardy mouse and a well-camouflaged wildcat]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week&rsquo;s best wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-stuck-raccoon-a-hardy-mouse-and-a-well-camouflaged-wildcat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-stuck-raccoon-a-hardy-mouse-and-a-well-camouflaged-wildcat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Forever chemicals’ – the national cancer scandal brewing in a Lancashire town]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: residents living near a chemical factory are the latest community concerned about the health and environmental impact of Pfas contamination&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereResidents within a kilometre of the AGC Chemicals Europe factory in Thornton-Cleveleys in the north of England, have found themselves at the centre of what is quickly becoming a national scandal.In 2024, the UK Environment Agency and the local authority]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/forever-chemicals-the-national-cancer-scandal-brewing-in-a-lancashire-town/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/forever-chemicals-the-national-cancer-scandal-brewing-in-a-lancashire-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A magical encounter with a ‘fairy bird’ not seen here for 30 years | Mary Montague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annagh Marsh, County Mayo, Ireland: I hold my breath as I watch a red-necked phalarope darting about, tweezering food. Without habitat restoration, it wouldn&rsquo;t be hereOn a sunny morning a few weeks ago, Dave Suddaby, the reserves manager with the conservation organisation BirdWatch Ireland, led me across the machair to where the fairy birds were nesting in Annagh Marsh. &ldquo;Fairy bird&rdquo; is the name given to the red-necked phalarope by the Irish naturalist Robert Lloyd Praeger after]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-magical-encounter-with-a-fairy-bird-not-seen-here-for-30-years-mary-montague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-magical-encounter-with-a-fairy-bird-not-seen-here-for-30-years-mary-montague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As the UK and Europe battle deadly wildfires, what lessons can Australia offer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knowledge learned over more than a century in Australia is being tested by worsening fires. It&rsquo;s a familiar narrative around the worldThe violent hot red flames of deadly wildfires across the UK and Europe and scenes of panicked communities fleeing homes could not, at least geographically, be further away for Jan Harris.But sitting in her new home at Reedy Swamp in rural New South Wales in Australia, the 67-year-old has found herself in tears. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-the-uk-and-europe-battle-deadly-wildfires-what-lessons-can-australia-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-the-uk-and-europe-battle-deadly-wildfires-what-lessons-can-australia-offer/</guid></item></channel></rss>