<?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/1000/" /><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>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a series of deaths on the beaches of Brittany, one bereaved family set out to prove the foul-smelling bloom was to blameBy Marta Zaraska. Read by Lucy Bromilow Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-couldnt-breathe-the-sinister-spread-of-frances-killer-seaweed-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-couldnt-breathe-the-sinister-spread-of-frances-killer-seaweed-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience: I sat under an oak tree every day for a year]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a period of burnout, I realised that nature knows what you need, and is always ready to offer it &ndash; you just have to be quiet enough to receive itIn 2022 I moved to Clevedon, near Bristol. As soon as I saw the oak tree behind my flat, I&nbsp;started sitting under it. It&rsquo;s not in some beautiful, remote place &ndash; it&rsquo;s on an urban hill surrounded by grassland &ndash; but as a&nbsp;solitary tree on the side of a hill, it&nbsp;drew my attention. I was burned out. For 10 yea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/experience-i-sat-under-an-oak-tree-every-day-for-a-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/experience-i-sat-under-an-oak-tree-every-day-for-a-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada endorses embattled marine park’s plan to relocate 30 beluga whales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beluga whales, which Marineland threatened to euthanize in 2025, will be moved to sanctuaries in Spain or across USCanada and an embattled marine park have reached a tentative deal on the future of 30 beluga whales, ending a saga that has captivated the public and angered animal rights groups.The federal fisheries ministry announced this week that all of Marineland&rsquo;s belugas would be shipped to either Spain or one of four locations in the US, ending whale captivity in Canada. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/canada-endorses-embattled-marine-parks-plan-to-relocate-30-beluga-whales/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/canada-endorses-embattled-marine-parks-plan-to-relocate-30-beluga-whales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Good lord, what a smell’: can Brazil’s biggest city save a vital source of water from sewage, bacteria and organised crime?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As S&atilde;o Paulo faces a climate-induced water crisis, campaigners are fighting to reverse the impact of pollution and illegal deforestation on its largest reservoirIn a small motorboat laden with water-monitoring equipment, biologist Marta Marcondes and community activist Wesley Silvestre Rosa cross Billings reservoir on the far southern edge of S&atilde;o Paulo. Bright white herons glide over the water, which is flanked by thick dark green clusters of Brazil&rsquo;s Atlantic forest, as the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/good-lord-what-a-smell-can-brazils-biggest-city-save-a-vital-source-of-water-from-sewage-bacteria-and-organised-crime/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/good-lord-what-a-smell-can-brazils-biggest-city-save-a-vital-source-of-water-from-sewage-bacteria-and-organised-crime/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘This is not a hippy thing’: the startup recycling urine to make natural fertiliser]]></title><description><![CDATA[As recent conflicts expose vulnerability of fertiliser markets and its effect on food security, VunaNexus offers an alternativeWhen staff answer the call of nature at the European Space Agency&rsquo;s headquarters in Paris, their urine is not simply flushed away &ndash; it is turned into something much more useful. While urine-diverting toilets are often associated with smelly festival loos, there is nothing bohemian about recycling nutrients from human pee, said David de Chambrier, the chief ex]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-is-not-a-hippy-thing-the-startup-recycling-urine-to-make-natural-fertiliser/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-is-not-a-hippy-thing-the-startup-recycling-urine-to-make-natural-fertiliser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England’s poorest areas face deepest cuts to green space under planning law changes, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: New loopholes for developers will exacerbate extreme disparities across country, charity coalition warnsThe poorest and most nature-deprived communities in England will be further left behind in their access to green spaces if proposed changes to planning laws go ahead, a report finds.More than 7.4 million people in England live in areas completely devoid of immediate biodiversity, including 1.4 million children under 15, the report commissioned by a number of wildlife and environment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/englands-poorest-areas-face-deepest-cuts-to-green-space-under-planning-law-changes-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/englands-poorest-areas-face-deepest-cuts-to-green-space-under-planning-law-changes-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘To them a power line is a line of trees’: Costa Rica moves to protect howler monkeys from electrocution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electric shock is one of the biggest causes of death among wildlife in the country but a court ruling is a first step to making power lines safePeque, a small black howler monkey, scratches her head as she sits on a thick wooden branch in a wired enclosure with seven other orphaned baby howler monkeys at a rescue centre in Nosara, on Costa Rica&rsquo;s Pacific coast.Last year, Peque was one of more than 100 animals to arrive at International Animal Rescue Costa Rica (IARCR) as a result of electr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/to-them-a-power-line-is-a-line-of-trees-costa-rica-moves-to-protect-howler-monkeys-from-electrocution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/to-them-a-power-line-is-a-line-of-trees-costa-rica-moves-to-protect-howler-monkeys-from-electrocution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters clash with police in Albania over Jared Kushner-backed luxury resort – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Protests in Albania over a proposed luxury resort backed by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump&rsquo;s son-in-law, are expected to intensify after opponents rejected an offer from the country&rsquo;s prime minister 'to discuss solutions'. Footage showed police firing water cannon at protesters as thousands of people took to the streets of Tirana for a third day on Wednesday, some of them holding inflatable flamingos to symbolise the environmental damage they fear the project could cause, amid growing c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/protesters-clash-with-police-in-albania-over-jared-kushner-backed-luxury-resort-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/protesters-clash-with-police-in-albania-over-jared-kushner-backed-luxury-resort-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions&bull; &lsquo;Happiness is not just about GDP&rsquo;: ambitious plan or utopia?Humanity can raise living standards, reduce inequality and keep global heating within a 2C rise, according to a sweeping vision for planetary survival.The report by the World Inequality Lab (WIL) aims to be the most comprehensive attempt yet to navigate the polycrisis that is pushing the world toward climate breakdown,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-equal-and-habitable-world-is-possible-academics-set-out-sweeping-vision-for-planetary-survival/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-equal-and-habitable-world-is-possible-academics-set-out-sweeping-vision-for-planetary-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A good life  for the 99% isn’t a pipe dream: it can be done. Here’s how]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our plan is radical &ndash; but by transforming how we live on a finite planet, nearly everyone gains&lsquo;An equal and habitable world is possible&rsquo;: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survivalImagine a future in which everyone enjoys high levels of wellbeing; where 90% of the world&rsquo;s population doubles their income but works half the hours we work today. A world in which the bottom half of humanity sees its share of global wealth rise from just 2% today to 30%; a world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-good-life-for-the-99-isnt-a-pipe-dream-it-can-be-done-heres-how/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-good-life-for-the-99-isnt-a-pipe-dream-it-can-be-done-heres-how/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beating the heat: study explores the search for cool during heatwaves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smartphone data shows how we seek refuge in extreme heat, and why social inequalities leave some vulnerableHeatwaves are now an increasingly expected part of summer for many. But how people stay cool varies from place to place. A new study uses mobile phone location data to track where people go when the mercury climbs, and assesses how we need to adapt to live better with the inevitable heatwaves to come.During the summer of 2025, a 10-day extreme period of heat across Europe led to 2,300 death]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beating-the-heat-study-explores-the-search-for-cool-during-heatwaves/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beating-the-heat-study-explores-the-search-for-cool-during-heatwaves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A close-up view of a shimmering beauty | Sara Hudston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bridport, Dorset: The female in my garden has been a glittering presence of late, but soon she will return to the river to breedThe beautiful demoiselle (Calopteryx virgo) is aptly named. This loveliest of damselflies is on the wing now across south-west England and Wales, fluttering like a falling scrap of metallic paper among the vegetation.One of only two species of damselfly with coloured wings, the males have blue bodies and dark-sheened wings while females are green with contrasting tan wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-close-up-view-of-a-shimmering-beauty-sara-hudston/</link><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-close-up-view-of-a-shimmering-beauty-sara-hudston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s GDP figures are meaningless when the boom in datacentres means destroying jobs and the climate | Greg Jericho]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the March quarter Australia&rsquo;s economy grew 0.3%. But the real issue is what drove that growthGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe March GDP figures, not for the first time, showed that the focus on economic growth seems rather foolish when you place it within the context of the climate crisis. While the economy did grow in the first three months of this year, the big driver was investment in datacentres, which a new report on Wednesday revealed is greatly incre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/australias-gdp-figures-are-meaningless-when-the-boom-in-datacentres-means-destroying-jobs-and-the-climate-greg-jericho/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/australias-gdp-figures-are-meaningless-when-the-boom-in-datacentres-means-destroying-jobs-and-the-climate-greg-jericho/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[​Why is Europe still not ready for extreme heat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#8203;The first heatwaves of the season reveal how &#8203;ill-prepared governments across the continent are to protect people from increasingly dangerous temperatures&bull; Don&rsquo;t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereMeteorological summer has begun, ushered in with scorching heat that struck before spring was up. Although western Europe is now mostly free from last week&rsquo;s heat dome &ndash; which shattered temperature records for May in the UK and Ireland &ndash; it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-is-europe-still-not-ready-for-extreme-heat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-is-europe-still-not-ready-for-extreme-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The row at Hampstead Heath is about far more than a few thoughtless swimmers in a heatwave | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett]]></title><description><![CDATA[As summers get hotter, investment and education are vital to ensure we all have access to the clean, safe water we needA local row about swimmers and swans in Hampstead Heath has now inspired a government reaction. Environment ministers over the weekend wrote to the City of London Corporation, which oversees the heath, to say that they were &ldquo;deeply concerned&rdquo; by footage of crowds of people in the water during last week&rsquo;s heatwave.One viral video showed young revellers &ndash; w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-row-at-hampstead-heath-is-about-far-more-than-a-few-thoughtless-swimmers-in-a-heatwave-rhiannon-lucy-cosslett/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-row-at-hampstead-heath-is-about-far-more-than-a-few-thoughtless-swimmers-in-a-heatwave-rhiannon-lucy-cosslett/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bathing warning issued after 'potential water pollution incident']]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Trust, which manages Portstewart Strand, has urged visitors to the beach to be vigilant.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bathing-warning-issued-after-potential-water-pollution-incident/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 14:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bathing-warning-issued-after-potential-water-pollution-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antibiotics use in livestock could rise by a third in next 15 years, UN report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governments urged to act to prevent potentially disastrous impacts on human resistance to medicinesThe use of antibiotics on livestock will rise by nearly a third in the next 15 years without government intervention, according to new global estimates, with potentially disastrous impacts on human resistance to essential medicines.Animal husbandry accounts for close to three-quarters of global use of antimicrobial medications and in many countries their use is poorly monitored. Some herds are rout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/antibiotics-use-in-livestock-could-rise-by-a-third-in-next-15-years-un-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/antibiotics-use-in-livestock-could-rise-by-a-third-in-next-15-years-un-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deprivation, resilience and a giant bunny: Polly Braden on capturing the ‘beauty and bleakness’ of young lives on the coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Guardian&rsquo;s Against the tide series, the documentary photographer got to know some &lsquo;amazing&rsquo; 16- to 25-year-olds living on the fringes of England and Wales, and now her work is the centre of a new touring exhibitionIt was while reading a landmark report about the poor health of people who live on the English coast that documentary photographer Polly Braden had her big idea. &ldquo;I was just blown away by it,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;I thought: this is about England. And i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/deprivation-resilience-and-a-giant-bunny-polly-braden-on-capturing-the-beauty-and-bleakness-of-young-lives-on-the-coast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/deprivation-resilience-and-a-giant-bunny-polly-braden-on-capturing-the-beauty-and-bleakness-of-young-lives-on-the-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Noted swift nesting site destroyed by contractors in peak season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say builders&rsquo; demolition of nest site highlights weak protection of wildlife from developmentA building that was a noted nesting site for swifts, among the UK&rsquo;s most at-risk birds, has been demolished during the nesting season, highlighting significant weaknesses in the protection of wildlife from development, campaigners say.Contractors for the housebuilder Hill Group carried out the demolition of Regent House near Dorking station in Surrey over the last few weeks, durin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/noted-swift-nesting-site-destroyed-by-contractors-in-peak-season/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/noted-swift-nesting-site-destroyed-by-contractors-in-peak-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What next for Upton Heath after charity buys land?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dorset Wildlife Trust starts restoring 110 acres of heath it bought after a fundraising campaign.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-next-for-upton-heath-after-charity-buys-land/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-next-for-upton-heath-after-charity-buys-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specieswatch: Scientists trace haunting sea thrums to humpback whales]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding whale sounds could help prevent strikes from ships and even aid in search for extraterrestrial lifeIf you stand on certain shorelines and listen carefully you might just hear deep rumbling noises. Sharp-eared fishers, lighthouse keepers and sea kayakers have been haunted by these late-night sounds for centuries and now, for the first time, scientists have recorded these thrums and pinpointed them to humpback whales, proving that whales have a far larger vocabulary than previously t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/specieswatch-scientists-trace-haunting-sea-thrums-to-humpback-whales/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/specieswatch-scientists-trace-haunting-sea-thrums-to-humpback-whales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: My family has lived near here for 300 years – no wonder it feels like home | Andrea Meanwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tebay, Cumbria: Some of my ancestors were fell pony hauliers and our farmhouse used to be a coaching inn. Might they have called in for a drink?There is always some waiting around at lambing and calving time, so I like to have a project ongoing. Some years I have written books; this year I&rsquo;m researching my family tree, in particular whether any of my ancestors may have visited Low Borrowdale farm when it was a coaching inn in the 18th century. I knew they had been involved in fell pony hau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-my-family-has-lived-near-here-for-300-years-no-wonder-it-feels-like-home-andrea-meanwell/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-my-family-has-lived-near-here-for-300-years-no-wonder-it-feels-like-home-andrea-meanwell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puffins, dolphins and bumblebees in running to feature on new UK banknotes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of England says updated imagery will celebrate native wildlife while bolstering anti-counterfeit featuresPuffins, dolphins and bumblebees are among the wildlife that could feature on new banknotes in the UK as the Bank of England announces its shortlist.There has been controversy over the decision, with figures including Nigel Farage criticising the Bank for, he claimed, wanting to replace Winston Churchill with a beaver. The Conservative leader, Kemi Badenoch, said it was &ldquo;a silly th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/puffins-dolphins-and-bumblebees-in-running-to-feature-on-new-uk-banknotes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/puffins-dolphins-and-bumblebees-in-running-to-feature-on-new-uk-banknotes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My son is still suffering’: the ill effects of water contamination in ‘Brixham incident’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Physical and psychological impacts of a tap water parasite outbreak continue to be felt in south DevonSouth West Water fined &pound;1.85m over parasite outbreak in DevonMost of the tourists milling around the busy fishing harbour or visiting Agatha Christie&rsquo;s riverside holiday retreat have probably forgotten what South West Water euphemistically calls the &ldquo;Brixham incident&rdquo;.But for residents at the centre of the &ldquo;incident&rdquo; &ndash; a parasite outbreak that caused per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-son-is-still-suffering-the-ill-effects-of-water-contamination-in-brixham-incident/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-son-is-still-suffering-the-ill-effects-of-water-contamination-in-brixham-incident/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation says it wants a Norway-style gas policy – but it’s not actually in favour of higher taxes on profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pauline Hanson wants the government to take a stake in resource operations. While experts say this may sound reasonable, the devil&rsquo;s in the detailsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIn September 2022, Pauline Hanson stood up in the Senate to berate the chamber &ndash; but she wasn&rsquo;t fired up about immigration or the latest battle in the never-ending culture wars.The One Nation leader was arguing for gas and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-nation-says-it-wants-a-norway-style-gas-policy-but-its-not-actually-in-favour-of-higher-taxes-on-profits/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-nation-says-it-wants-a-norway-style-gas-policy-but-its-not-actually-in-favour-of-higher-taxes-on-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Next El Niño could be strongest in decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new phase of the natural El Ni&ntilde;o weather pattern could begin in a matter of weeks, the UN has warned, boosting temperatures on a planet already under strain from climate change.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/next-el-nio-could-be-strongest-in-decades/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/next-el-nio-could-be-strongest-in-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[There are thousands of dirty old drill sites in Colorado. The state gave oil firms a $1bn pass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigation reveals regulator let firms off the hook on cleanup bonds despite backlog that will take decades to clearWhen Christiaan van Woudenberg moved to Erie, Colorado, in 2007, he never imagined he would become an anti-fracking activist. He simply thought he was buying his dream home &ndash; a four-bedroom with a panoramic mountain view, 30 minutes north of downtown Denver.Then, in 2014, the drilling started. Oil and gas rigs sprang up, some just 800ft (240m) from his bedroom window. The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/there-are-thousands-of-dirty-old-drill-sites-in-colorado-the-state-gave-oil-firms-a-1bn-pass/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/there-are-thousands-of-dirty-old-drill-sites-in-colorado-the-state-gave-oil-firms-a-1bn-pass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paralympian could become first astronaut with disability to live and work in space]]></title><description><![CDATA[John McFall takes one step closer to becoming first disabled astronaut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/paralympian-could-become-first-astronaut-with-disability-to-live-and-work-in-space/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/paralympian-could-become-first-astronaut-with-disability-to-live-and-work-in-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It has the highest levels of toxic Pfas in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle&rsquo;s pollution &ndash; and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areasWhen the wind picks up on Fair Isle, Britain&rsquo;s most remote inhabited island, puffs of seafoam start to drift across fields like tumbleweed. The pale yellow blobs are ubiquitous enough to hold their own place in the island&rsquo;s mythology: known as the butter churned by a local troll, Lukki Minni.&ldquo;When the Atlantic gets goin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-has-the-highest-levels-of-toxic-pfas-in-drinking-water-in-scotland-but-how-did-this-remote-island-become-awash-with-forever-chemicals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-has-the-highest-levels-of-toxic-pfas-in-drinking-water-in-scotland-but-how-did-this-remote-island-become-awash-with-forever-chemicals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prepare for imminent return of El Niño, UN warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[UN agency predicts phenomenon that supercharges weather extremes has 80% chance of forming before SeptemberThe world must prepare for the imminent return of El Ni&ntilde;o and the supercharged weather extremes it brings, the UN has warned.The powerful natural weather pattern, which raises global temperatures and worsens some rainfall, has an 80% chance of forming before September and a 90% chance before November, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Tuesday. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/prepare-for-imminent-return-of-el-nio-un-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/prepare-for-imminent-return-of-el-nio-un-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids collect five bags of litter left on riverbank]]></title><description><![CDATA[A farmer says he is having to remove litter from his fields on a daily basis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/kids-collect-five-bags-of-litter-left-on-riverbank/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/kids-collect-five-bags-of-litter-left-on-riverbank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water voles brought back to river after 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 300 water voles are released in Farnham as part of a bid to restore the species to the river.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/water-voles-brought-back-to-river-after-20-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/water-voles-brought-back-to-river-after-20-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Mornings and nights no longer exist' at 47C:  A day in the hottest place in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[What a day in India's hottest district reveals about life on the frontline of extreme heat.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mornings-and-nights-no-longer-exist-at-47c-a-day-in-the-hottest-place-in-india/</link><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mornings-and-nights-no-longer-exist-at-47c-a-day-in-the-hottest-place-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Moment a meteor creates sonic boom over Massachusetts]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to Nasa, the meteor released the equivalent to about 300 tons of TNT when it broke up.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-moment-a-meteor-creates-sonic-boom-over-massachusetts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-moment-a-meteor-creates-sonic-boom-over-massachusetts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife Park welcomes mischievous bush dogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four bush dogs are the newest mischievous residents at Lake District Wildlife Park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-park-welcomes-mischievous-bush-dogs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-park-welcomes-mischievous-bush-dogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Night sky events to watch out for this summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Milky Way, the Summer triangle, eclipses and a meteor shower can all be seen over the next few months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/night-sky-events-to-watch-out-for-this-summer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/night-sky-events-to-watch-out-for-this-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big gains for little terns: how Lindisfarne reserve is helping a rare bird survive tourism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seasonal wardens and netted fences are helping protect the rare ground-nesting birds that arrive each spring on the UK&rsquo;s shoresOn Ross Sands in Northumberland, a little tern has caught sight of a group of people and is sprinting across the beach. &ldquo;It wants us to follow it,&rdquo; says Andrew Craggs, senior manager at Lindisfarne national nature reserve. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a diversionary thing &ndash; it&rsquo;s got a scrape and it wants to take us away because it thinks we&rsquo;re pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/big-gains-for-little-terns-how-lindisfarne-reserve-is-helping-a-rare-bird-survive-tourism/</link><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/big-gains-for-little-terns-how-lindisfarne-reserve-is-helping-a-rare-bird-survive-tourism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the Aberdeen South byelection: the politics of energy take centre stage | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[While Westminster&rsquo;s attention is focused on Andy Burnham and Makerfield, another pivotal byelection is taking place in Scotland&rsquo;s north-eastThe coming byelection in Makerfield, from where Andy Burnham aspires to make rapid progress towards Downing Street, is perhaps the most consequential in British political history. But the decision by the Scottish National party&rsquo;s former Westminster leader, Stephen Flynn, to relocate to Holyrood means that another pivotal contest is taking p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-the-aberdeen-south-byelection-the-politics-of-energy-take-centre-stage-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 18:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-the-aberdeen-south-byelection-the-politics-of-energy-take-centre-stage-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Killer fungus' could be good news for habitats decimated by invasive moss]]></title><description><![CDATA[A newly discovered species raises hope that some native British habitats could be restored.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/killer-fungus-could-be-good-news-for-habitats-decimated-by-invasive-moss/</link><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/killer-fungus-could-be-good-news-for-habitats-decimated-by-invasive-moss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Footage of rare giant otter pups at Chester zoo – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 15-week-old triplets get their first swimming lesson from their mum, Bonita, and dad, Manu. The two boys, Uca and Yali, are named after an area of the Amazon rainforest and the second largest region in Peru. The female pup is named Yara, which means &lsquo;river spirit&rsquo; in Brazilian folklore. Endangered giant otters face an uncertain future as conservationists estimate that only a few thousand remain across South America. The pups have been born as part of the international conservatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/footage-of-rare-giant-otter-pups-at-chester-zoo-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/footage-of-rare-giant-otter-pups-at-chester-zoo-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare 'Blue Moon' set to light up UK skies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sophia Herod explains what is meant by the phrase "Blue Moon" - and it doesn't mean the Moon is turning blue.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rare-blue-moon-set-to-light-up-uk-skies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rare-blue-moon-set-to-light-up-uk-skies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does Blue Origin rocket mishap mean for Nasa's Moon mission?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science correspondent Pallab Ghosh explains why the explosion is a setback for space exploration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-does-blue-origin-rocket-mishap-mean-for-nasas-moon-mission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-does-blue-origin-rocket-mishap-mean-for-nasas-moon-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploding rocket casts doubts over Nasa's Moon plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Explosion of Blue Origin rocket is a setback for the company and for Nasa's Moon plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/exploding-rocket-casts-doubts-over-nasas-moon-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/exploding-rocket-casts-doubts-over-nasas-moon-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a baby pangolin, a gorilla super-mum and Formula One geese]]></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-baby-pangolin-a-gorilla-super-mum-and-formula-one-geese/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-baby-pangolin-a-gorilla-super-mum-and-formula-one-geese/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air conditioning: the wealthy and well can afford it, but disabled people who need it most can't | Frances Ryan]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is a short-term fix, but AC is an essential tool for many for whom the heat can be harmful, and even life-threateningI used to love a heatwave. I was the sort of British person who acted like I was in the Mediterranean if the sun was slightly visible, coercing friends to take the outside restaurant table and eagerly working in the garden until my MacBook started to overheat rather than my internal organs. That was until I developed post-viral fatigue from the flu nine years ago.Now, the heat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/air-conditioning-the-wealthy-and-well-can-afford-it-but-disabled-people-who-need-it-most-cant-frances-ryan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/air-conditioning-the-wealthy-and-well-can-afford-it-but-disabled-people-who-need-it-most-cant-frances-ryan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers warn food security can't be taken for granted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmers at the Bath and West Show say there are strong parallels between energy and food security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/farmers-warn-food-security-cant-be-taken-for-granted/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/farmers-warn-food-security-cant-be-taken-for-granted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment Blue Origin rocket explodes during test in Florida]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on a launch pad at Cape Canaveral in Florida on Thursday night.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/moment-blue-origin-rocket-explodes-during-test-in-florida/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 05:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/moment-blue-origin-rocket-explodes-during-test-in-florida/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal breaks hottest May day record as Europe swelters in heatwave]]></title><description><![CDATA[French students are taking their exams in baking schools, while red alerts are issued in Italy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/portugal-breaks-hottest-may-day-record-as-europe-swelters-in-heatwave/</link><pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/portugal-breaks-hottest-may-day-record-as-europe-swelters-in-heatwave/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drag queen Pattie Gonia fights trademark lawsuit by Patagonia]]></title><description><![CDATA[The outdoor apparel firm says the performer broke an agreement not to use its branding in merchandise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/drag-queen-pattie-gonia-fights-trademark-lawsuit-by-patagonia/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/drag-queen-pattie-gonia-fights-trademark-lawsuit-by-patagonia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is killing Sumatra’s elephants? The battle to save one of our rarest animals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators are still searching for what caused the recent deaths of a mother and her calf, but conservationists say the animal&rsquo;s shrinking habitat may be the first place to lookThe two elephants were found dead in the Indonesian province of Bengkulu, in an area of &ldquo;production forest&rdquo; in southern Sumatra. The mother and her calf were lying side by side with their tusks still intact.Unlikely to be poachers, the cause of their deaths &ndash; and that of a tiger nearby &ndash; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-is-killing-sumatras-elephants-the-battle-to-save-one-of-our-rarest-animals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-is-killing-sumatras-elephants-the-battle-to-save-one-of-our-rarest-animals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's rudest chalk figure gets a glow-up to stop it fading in the rain]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Trust staff and volunteers will apply 17 tonnes of fresh chalk to the outline of the famous figure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-rudest-chalk-figure-gets-a-glow-up-to-stop-it-fading-in-the-rain/</link><pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-rudest-chalk-figure-gets-a-glow-up-to-stop-it-fading-in-the-rain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The combined effects of a heat dome and climate change have brought extreme warmth to western Europe.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-temperature-records-are-being-not-only-broken-but-smashed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 16:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-temperature-records-are-being-not-only-broken-but-smashed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blossoming among spoil heaps: how 1,000 years of lead mining gave birth to banks of pansies and pennycress]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calaminarian grassland is a rare habitat where plants thrive in soils contaminated by heavy metals. But should these toxic meadows be protected or allowed to fade away?At first, the small purple flowers are hard to spot in the weak May sunshine. Slowly the drifts of delicate mountain pansies, along with the white rosettes of alpine pennycress, begin to jump out, scattered across an area little bigger than a football pitch, on the banks of the River Allen in Northumberland.This is a pocket of cal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blossoming-among-spoil-heaps-how-1000-years-of-lead-mining-gave-birth-to-banks-of-pansies-and-pennycress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blossoming-among-spoil-heaps-how-1000-years-of-lead-mining-gave-birth-to-banks-of-pansies-and-pennycress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mapping the last glaciers in Oceania – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[Puncak Jaya in Indonesia is one of the last equatorial mountains with glaciers but the ice has retreated drastically because of the climate crisis. Project Pressure came to the mountain to create the first 3D model of the remaining ice before it disappears&lsquo;Planetary destruction on fast-forward&rsquo;: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia&rsquo;s eternity glaciers Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mapping-the-last-glaciers-in-oceania-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mapping-the-last-glaciers-in-oceania-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasa-unveils-next-steps-to-build-permanent-moon-base/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 22:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasa-unveils-next-steps-to-build-permanent-moon-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vape shops but no jobs: one young man’s search for work in Grimsby]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Lincolnshire seaside town is often written off by YouTubers as a place defined by deprivation and decline. But for many young people it's a place they love and are proud to call home, even though high unemployment limits their opportunities. The Guardian follows 19-year old Cohen, who is desperate to find a permanent job while running a mascot hire company and chasing his dream of becoming a professional wrestlerThis video is part of a year-long project, Against the tide, from theGuardian&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/vape-shops-but-no-jobs-one-young-mans-search-for-work-in-grimsby/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/vape-shops-but-no-jobs-one-young-mans-search-for-work-in-grimsby/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m throwing everything at it’: one young man’s search for a job in Britain’s ‘worklessness capital’]]></title><description><![CDATA[High unemployment and a lack of support mean life can be tough in Grimsby, but 19-year-old Cohen is determined to make the best of life in this coastal townIt&rsquo;s mid-afternoon in the Lincolnshire seaside town of Cleethorpes and Cohen is sitting in the back seat of a car putting on an Easter bunny outfit. A group of teenagers nearby stare in amusement. Cohen isn&rsquo;t fazed. He is hoping we can take some new photographs that he can use to advertise his mascot business for the upcoming holi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/im-throwing-everything-at-it-one-young-mans-search-for-a-job-in-britains-worklessness-capital/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/im-throwing-everything-at-it-one-young-mans-search-for-a-job-in-britains-worklessness-capital/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's protected birds of prey still being shot, trapped and poisoned, says RSPB]]></title><description><![CDATA[The charity says more than half of attacks happened on or near land managed for game shooting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/britains-protected-birds-of-prey-still-being-shot-trapped-and-poisoned-says-rspb/</link><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 01:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/britains-protected-birds-of-prey-still-being-shot-trapped-and-poisoned-says-rspb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Bringing the boys back home’: how mountain bongos Maue, Fitz, Kudu and Bon64 made their way back to Kenya]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy are helping the repatriation of &lsquo;the shiest antelope&rsquo; from western zoos to their native east African country&ldquo;We are bringing the boys home,&rdquo; says Ngenoh Erick Kibet, a wildlife officer at the Mount Kenya Wildlife Conservancy, as he hears of the moment that a cargo plane carrying four mountain bongo has touched down on a wet runway at Jomo Kenyatta international airport.The operation is the culmination of two weeks spent in Cze]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bringing-the-boys-back-home-how-mountain-bongos-maue-fitz-kudu-and-bon64-made-their-way-back-to-kenya/</link><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bringing-the-boys-back-home-how-mountain-bongos-maue-fitz-kudu-and-bon64-made-their-way-back-to-kenya/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This US island is home to flora found nowhere else. Now, a wildfire threatens extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters are racing to douse flames on California&rsquo;s Santa Rosa Island as experts express concern for unique habitatOn the south-eastern corner of Santa Rosa Island lies a grove of a few thousand Torrey pine trees, some of them more than 250 years old. The only other place on earth where these gnarled pines exist is in San Diego county, but biologists classify the two groves as different subspecies. So when a rare wildfire broke out on Santa Rosa Island late last week, firefighters race]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-us-island-is-home-to-flora-found-nowhere-else-now-a-wildfire-threatens-extinction/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-us-island-is-home-to-flora-found-nowhere-else-now-a-wildfire-threatens-extinction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young country diary: Helping a butterfly into its new phase of life | Ottoline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cambridgeshire: It was nearly ready to fly but it was partly out of its chrysalis and partly still in itOn Sunday morning, I was pottering in the garden wondering what to do. I saw a flapping coming from my wildflower patch, so I went to my clump of clover. I pushed it away, only to reveal a large white butterfly fresh out of its chrysalis. It had been drying its damp wings in the sun.Then I realised that part of the butterfly&rsquo;s chrysalis was still on its wing, and the other wing was alrea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-helping-a-butterfly-into-its-new-phase-of-life-ottoline/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-helping-a-butterfly-into-its-new-phase-of-life-ottoline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Turn off the juice of the rulers!’ Who are the Volcano Group, mystery saboteurs behind a five-day Berlin blackout?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Earlier this year, the city was hit by its longest power cut since the second world war. But were those responsible eco-terrorists, agents of the far-right, or even Russian proxies?Sebastian Brandt, chief technician of the Immanuel hospital in the leafy, affluent Wannsee district of Berlin, guessed something was wrong as soon as he opened the window of his home and smelled diesel. It was 3 January, a freezing Saturday morning, and luckily the hospital opposite had relatively few patients on this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/turn-off-the-juice-of-the-rulers-who-are-the-volcano-group-mystery-saboteurs-behind-a-five-day-berlin-blackout/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/turn-off-the-juice-of-the-rulers-who-are-the-volcano-group-mystery-saboteurs-behind-a-five-day-berlin-blackout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There is no great master plan’: anxiety as UK homes, roads and railways sink into the sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increasing coastal erosion has hit communities&rsquo; livelihoods and put lifestyles under threatThe remains of the road linking two towns in south Devon lie crumbled on the foreshore in a mess of tarmac, steel and concrete.The dramatic coastal road, known as the Slapton Line, has an environmentally protected freshwater lake on one side and the sea on the other, and links the towns of Kingsbridge and Dartmouth. But this year, winter storms demolished a section of the A road between Torcross and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/there-is-no-great-master-plan-anxiety-as-uk-homes-roads-and-railways-sink-into-the-sea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/there-is-no-great-master-plan-anxiety-as-uk-homes-roads-and-railways-sink-into-the-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Multimedia arts project wins Sycamore Gap tree commission after public vote]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Living archive&rsquo; will mark loss of Northumberland landmark with storytelling, sound and sculpture using saved woodA new artwork will transform preserved wood from the felled Sycamore Gap tree into a &ldquo;living archive&rdquo; after a public vote.The community arts charity Helix Arts and George King Architects were named winners of the vote on Saturday, after being shortlisted for a National Trust commission in March. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/multimedia-arts-project-wins-sycamore-gap-tree-commission-after-public-vote/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/multimedia-arts-project-wins-sycamore-gap-tree-commission-after-public-vote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The space race to create gym equipment for future astronauts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are attempting to build exercise equipment to be used on future space flights.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-space-race-to-create-gym-equipment-for-future-astronauts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-space-race-to-create-gym-equipment-for-future-astronauts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to keep cool at your summer festivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the summer festival season kicks off, temperatures are set to soar this bank holiday weekend.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-keep-cool-at-your-summer-festivals/</link><pubDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-keep-cool-at-your-summer-festivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Britain’s coming energy shock: mini-measures won’t suffice | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer giveaways may soften the blow from the the war on Iran. But Britain&rsquo;s vulnerability demands deeper state intervention and a faster transitionRachel Reeves&rsquo;s announcement of a series of cost of living measures this week shows a government trying to prove it still has agency and relevance. The VAT cuts on summer attractions such as theme parks and soft-play centres, free bus rides for the under-16s in England and reduced import tariffs on food are politically useful, but they]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-britains-coming-energy-shock-mini-measures-wont-suffice-editorial/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-britains-coming-energy-shock-mini-measures-wont-suffice-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly 30 illegal waste 'super sites' revealed in new government watchlist]]></title><description><![CDATA[The list, published by the Environment Agency on Friday, includes 28 so-called "super sites" that contain more than 20,000 tonnes of waste.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nearly-30-illegal-waste-super-sites-revealed-in-new-government-watchlist/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nearly-30-illegal-waste-super-sites-revealed-in-new-government-watchlist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why an immense marine heatwave off the US west coast has alarmed scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[What does a surge in ocean temperatures, compounded with El Ni&ntilde;o, bode for the summer?An enormous marine heatwave off the US west coast is ringing alarm bells among ocean and atmospheric scientists as new data shows its ecological and environmental effects are intensifying.The unusual area of warm water has persisted since peaking in size during September 2025 and still stretches thousands of miles from the California coastline &ndash; more than halfway across the Pacific &ndash; affectin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-an-immense-marine-heatwave-off-the-us-west-coast-has-alarmed-scientists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-an-immense-marine-heatwave-off-the-us-west-coast-has-alarmed-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We will not survive’: jailing of Daria Egereva highlights plight of Russia’s Indigenous people]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities are cracking down on rights activists fighting for Indigenous people threatened by authoritarianism, extractivism and climate breakdownThe operation began at 9am Moscow time, but took place across all of Russia&rsquo;s 11 time zones. Almost simultaneously, agents of the federal security service (FSB) raided the homes and workplaces of 17 Indigenous rights activists.Officers carried out searches, confiscated laptops and phones, and arrested and interrogated activists about participati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-will-not-survive-jailing-of-daria-egereva-highlights-plight-of-russias-indigenous-people/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-will-not-survive-jailing-of-daria-egereva-highlights-plight-of-russias-indigenous-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hyperlocal, seasonal and eco-friendly: British flower farms are coming up roses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures show domestic flower growers are expanding their market share, as the government gives sector official recognitionBritish flower farmers have long resembled David faced with their own particular Goliath &ndash; the imported flower industry. More than 80% of cut flowers bought by UK consumers are shipped or flown in. However, recent figures show domestic growers are expanding their market share.Chlo&euml; Dunnett, the founder of Sitopia Farm, a London-based organic farm growing food and f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hyperlocal-seasonal-and-eco-friendly-british-flower-farms-are-coming-up-roses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hyperlocal-seasonal-and-eco-friendly-british-flower-farms-are-coming-up-roses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First there were coalmines, then came the windfarms. Why Colombia’s Wayúu people fear Colombia’s green energy boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the country&rsquo;s north, mining has ravaged Indigenous lands and lives for decades. Is history repeating itself as renewable energy schemes arrive on their doorstep?In the heart of the dry tropical forest, Maria Elena Aguilar Uriana walks past towering cacti, her ancestors&rsquo; graves, and patterned clothes blowing in the wind. Her brow is furrowed, her hands fixed on her hips. She points to a former watering hole, now nothing but dust.&ldquo;Our children are malnourished and dying,&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/first-there-were-coalmines-then-came-the-windfarms-why-colombias-wayu-people-fear-colombias-green-energy-boom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/first-there-were-coalmines-then-came-the-windfarms-why-colombias-wayu-people-fear-colombias-green-energy-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The week in wildlife: a lurking leopard, a lucky fox and a wily coyote]]></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/the-week-in-wildlife-a-lurking-leopard-a-lucky-fox-and-a-wily-coyote/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-week-in-wildlife-a-lurking-leopard-a-lucky-fox-and-a-wily-coyote/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big oil’s war profits may have a silver lining after all]]></title><description><![CDATA[As conflict in Iran sends prices soaring, fossil fuel companies are seeing extraordinary gains &ndash; but the crisis may also accelerate the shift towards clean energy&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA friend of mine was recently left in tears after filling up the car she relies on to drive to work. Thanks to the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, prices at the pumps have soared. She wasn&rsquo;t sure how her family was going to make it to the next paycheck.It]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/big-oils-war-profits-may-have-a-silver-lining-after-all/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/big-oils-war-profits-may-have-a-silver-lining-after-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea foam may look sinister but it is mostly harmless and natural]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phenomenon, often seen around Britain&rsquo;s coast at this time of year, is caused by a combination of algae and weatherAt this time of year a sinister-looking substance can often be sighted around Britain&rsquo;s coast: a frothy foam piled up along the shoreline or appearing in long ribbons offshore. People sometimes assume this foam is the result of pollution or sewage dumping. In fact it is a common natural phenomenon produced by a combination of algae and weather.Sea algae start to grow in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sea-foam-may-look-sinister-but-it-is-mostly-harmless-and-natural/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sea-foam-may-look-sinister-but-it-is-mostly-harmless-and-natural/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Violence, precision and a free lunch – welcome to the weird world of pollination | Phil Gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Willington, County Durham: On a fine May morning, there&rsquo;s no better time to look at the stunning array of ways that bees and flowers have co-evolved to interact&ldquo;It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a wild flower in possession of a fortune in nectar and pollen, must be in want of a pollinator,&rdquo; Jane Austen might have written, had she been a botanist. All along this former railway line, on a sunny May morning, there are thousands of newly opened flowers&nbsp;laden with su]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-violence-precision-and-a-free-lunch-welcome-to-the-weird-world-of-pollination-phil-gates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-violence-precision-and-a-free-lunch-welcome-to-the-weird-world-of-pollination-phil-gates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[One way to pay for wildlife conservation is to allow the rich to bag a few animals for high prices. But critics see this approach as an exercise in neocolonialismWritten and read by Cal Flyn Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/on-the-trail-with-the-hunters-who-believe-shooting-big-game-can-save-africas-wildlife-podcast/</link><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/on-the-trail-with-the-hunters-who-believe-shooting-big-game-can-save-africas-wildlife-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do hurricanes and typhoons form and is climate change making them stronger?]]></title><description><![CDATA[These powerful tropical storms are generally becoming more intense as the world warms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-do-hurricanes-and-typhoons-form-and-is-climate-change-making-them-stronger/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-do-hurricanes-and-typhoons-form-and-is-climate-change-making-them-stronger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Nation says it’s the only party in Australia to question climate science. It should ask itself why | Temperature Check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate change denial has become untenable yet Hanson&rsquo;s party digs in &ndash; with conspiracy theories, cherrypicking and claims that are easy to refuteGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs the populist rightwing One Nation surges in the polls, its position on climate change is fixed firmly on the denial of decades of evidence showing the planet, and Australia, are getting hotter.The science linking the burning of fossil fuels to rising temperatures is 130 years old]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-nation-says-its-the-only-party-in-australia-to-question-climate-science-it-should-ask-itself-why-temperature-check/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-nation-says-its-the-only-party-in-australia-to-question-climate-science-it-should-ask-itself-why-temperature-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s put the joy levels up’: the flood-prone London school with a climate-adapted playground]]></title><description><![CDATA[When pupils could no longer play outside, St John&rsquo;s school in Barnet decided to act, enlisting Trees for Cities to help rethink its outside spaceThe play area at St John&rsquo;s Church of England primary in Barnet, north London, used to flood so severely it was often unusable. &ldquo;It would get so bad that the children couldn&rsquo;t be dismissed from the playground,&rdquo; says Macci Dobie, the school&rsquo;s headteacher. &ldquo;We had to dismiss them from different parts of the school]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-put-the-joy-levels-up-the-flood-prone-london-school-with-a-climate-adapted-playground/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-put-the-joy-levels-up-the-flood-prone-london-school-with-a-climate-adapted-playground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Torrential rain and floods kill at least 25 people in southern and central China – video report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of people have been forced to evacuate their homes, with heavy rain expected to continue across southern and central parts of the country &ndash; including Jiangxi, Anhui, Hunan, Hubei, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong and Hainan provinces &ndash; with a high risk of further landslides and flash floods Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/torrential-rain-and-floods-kill-at-least-25-people-in-southern-and-central-china-video-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/torrential-rain-and-floods-kill-at-least-25-people-in-southern-and-central-china-video-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia’s climate crossroads: Trumpism casts shadow over presidential battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colombia is a global leader in climate activism. Could US influence drag country to a future of mining and fracking?Several hours after dark in a quiet Caribbean neighbourhood, a cluster of environmental activists gather on plastic chairs between a mango tree and a courtyard wall emblazoned with the words &ldquo;Colombia, respira!&rdquo; (Breathe, Colombia).So many people have turned up that some have to stand. That is because tonight&rsquo;s speaker is Susana Muhamad, one of the most admired so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/colombias-climate-crossroads-trumpism-casts-shadow-over-presidential-battle/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/colombias-climate-crossroads-trumpism-casts-shadow-over-presidential-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tentacles, pointy teeth and the T-rex of the sea: the Natural History Museum on beasts that once ruled the oceans]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new exhibition, Jurassic Oceans, showcases the fearsome creatures that lurked below the surface &ndash; and offers a stark warning about the impact of warming waters on marine ecosystems todayDeep in the bowels of the Natural History Museum, Kate Whittington is standing in front of the skeleton of a 23ft plesiosaur, one of prehistoric Earth&rsquo;s most fearsome marine reptiles, explaining how it would eat us for dinner, were it still around today.&ldquo;Its long neck allowed its head to get a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tentacles-pointy-teeth-and-the-t-rex-of-the-sea-the-natural-history-museum-on-beasts-that-once-ruled-the-oceans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 07:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tentacles-pointy-teeth-and-the-t-rex-of-the-sea-the-natural-history-museum-on-beasts-that-once-ruled-the-oceans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN backs historic climate crisis ruling, despite US attempts to stop resolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US, Russia, Iran and Saudi Arabia &ndash; some of the highest oil-producing nations and major greenhouse gas emitters &ndash; opposed the measureThe UN has voted 141-8 to adopt a resolution backing a world court opinion that countries have a legal obligation to address climate change, with the US &ndash; which is the world&rsquo;s biggest historical emitter &ndash; among the small group opposing it.The UN secretary general, Ant&oacute;nio Guterres, said Wednesday&rsquo;s general assembly vot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/un-backs-historic-climate-crisis-ruling-despite-us-attempts-to-stop-resolution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 05:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/un-backs-historic-climate-crisis-ruling-despite-us-attempts-to-stop-resolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[San Francisco turns to AI to save whales from ship strikes as deaths soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate change is pushing starving grey whales to San Francisco Bay, where ship strikes led to 40% of 21 deathsFerries, cargo ships and tankers cut through choppy waters in the San Francisco Bay on Tuesday as a whale surfaced nearby, its spout barely visible against the white caps. Until now, whales could easily go unnoticed by mariners, but an AI-powered detection network launched this week is designed to track them day and night.The system, called WhaleSpotter, scans the bay around the clock f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/san-francisco-turns-to-ai-to-save-whales-from-ship-strikes-as-deaths-soar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 20:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/san-francisco-turns-to-ai-to-save-whales-from-ship-strikes-as-deaths-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 40 arrests made after UK activists target ‘bee-killing’ pesticides]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental activists lock themselves to pesticide barrels in protest outside Syngenta headquartersMore than 40 people, including Greenpeace UK&rsquo;s programme director, Amy Cameron, have been arrested after a protest outside pesticide company Syngenta&rsquo;s Yorkshire headquarters.A number of the activists locked themselves on to 15 blue pesticide barrels outside the headquarters, blocking the gates and leading to the temporary closure of the local A62. Activists had transformed a roundabo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-40-arrests-made-after-uk-activists-target-bee-killing-pesticides/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-40-arrests-made-after-uk-activists-target-bee-killing-pesticides/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plastic food and drink packaging ‘world’s most common coastal litter’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global study finds wrappers, bottles and lids on shorelines of 93% of countries analysed as UN talks to tackle issue stallPlastic food wrappers, bottles, lids and caps are by far the most common items of litter found on the world&rsquo;s shorelines, a study has found.Researchers looked at data from more than 5,300 surveys of coastal litter to produce the first global analysis of its kind. They found the data in 355 existing studies on the subject. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plastic-food-and-drink-packaging-worlds-most-common-coastal-litter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plastic-food-and-drink-packaging-worlds-most-common-coastal-litter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PM promises action on chemicals 43k times standard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister says he will look into forever chemical contamination near a former RAF base.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pm-promises-action-on-chemicals-43k-times-standard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pm-promises-action-on-chemicals-43k-times-standard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eva v Goliath: the 20-year-old climate activist taking on Trump and the fossil fuel industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young Americans are suing the president for violating rights with executive orders that fuel the climate crisisEva Lighthiser was at a dorm party on her Colorado college campus last month when she had to call it an early night.&ldquo;I said, &lsquo;Hey, I&rsquo;ve got to go to bed, I&rsquo;m flying out to Portland tomorrow,&rsquo; and then of course follow-up questions get raised,&rdquo; she said. &ldquo;I&rsquo;m like, &lsquo;Well, it&rsquo;s a lot to explain.&rsquo;&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eva-v-goliath-the-20-year-old-climate-activist-taking-on-trump-and-the-fossil-fuel-industry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eva-v-goliath-the-20-year-old-climate-activist-taking-on-trump-and-the-fossil-fuel-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blinded and broken, Sunny the owl becomes another casualty of Russia’s war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainians lament appalling toll of fightingon their country&rsquo;s bird populationRussia sent kamikaze drones to attack the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia in February. They hit buildings and killed several people. One unreported victim of the bombardment was a male long-eared owl, blinded in one eye and found with a badly broken wing. A passerby scooped up the stunned bird, put him in a box and took him to the city of Dnipro.The owl &ndash; nicknamed Sunny &ndash; is now recovering in a cosy r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blinded-and-broken-sunny-the-owl-becomes-another-casualty-of-russias-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blinded-and-broken-sunny-the-owl-becomes-another-casualty-of-russias-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lake study shows ways to 'cancel' climate impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Environment Agency says new research will help it inform future action at Windermere.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lake-study-shows-ways-to-cancel-climate-impact/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 12:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lake-study-shows-ways-to-cancel-climate-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six ways to keep your home and yourself cool in hot weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[Six simple things you can do to help keep your house cool when temperatures rise.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/six-ways-to-keep-your-home-and-yourself-cool-in-hot-weather/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/six-ways-to-keep-your-home-and-yourself-cool-in-hot-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The English community that brought its river back from the brink: ‘If we can get it right here, we can do it everywhere’]]></title><description><![CDATA[For 150 years, the Mease had been altered by human hands, which destroyed habitats. But in 2013, a restoration project began &ndash; and now its wetlands are abuzz with wildlife&lsquo;A noisy river is a healthy river,&rdquo; says Ruth Needham of the Trent Rivers Trust (TRT). The Mease in the Midlands must be in fine fettle, then, as it gurgles merrily along. Sunlight glints off riffles in the water and shoals of fry dart past. Needham whips out her phone to video the tiny fish: &ldquo;My colleag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-english-community-that-brought-its-river-back-from-the-brink-if-we-can-get-it-right-here-we-can-do-it-everywhere/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-english-community-that-brought-its-river-back-from-the-brink-if-we-can-get-it-right-here-we-can-do-it-everywhere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I believed sustainable fashion’s hype. But between Everlane and Allbirds, the letdowns keep coming | Clare Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sustainability promised to change the industry. With Shein reportedly acquiring Everlane, and Allbirds pivotting from eco sneakers to AI, it seems that promise was mostly marketingIt was always about the money, wasn&rsquo;t it? For a while there, it seemed like the execs opining sustainability is not a trend, it&rsquo;s the future actually meant it. But when yet another global brand drops its net zero goals or stops talking about DEI, you do wonder. Recent headlines include Stella McCartney adul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-believed-sustainable-fashions-hype-but-between-everlane-and-allbirds-the-letdowns-keep-coming-clare-press/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-believed-sustainable-fashions-hype-but-between-everlane-and-allbirds-the-letdowns-keep-coming-clare-press/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves to protect ‘critical’ clean energy projects from legal challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor&rsquo;s planning shake-up would &lsquo;reduce exposure from judicial review on all but human rights grounds&rsquo;Rachel Reeves is &#8203;preparing to announce a planning shake-up &zwnj;that would fast-track clean energy &#8203;and infrastructure projects by curbing judicial reviews, the &#8203;Treasury said.The chancellor will propose that parliament should be able to designate and approve the most important clean energy projects as of &ldquo;critical national importance&rdquo;, as p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rachel-reeves-to-protect-critical-clean-energy-projects-from-legal-challenges/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rachel-reeves-to-protect-critical-clean-energy-projects-from-legal-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Floral buzzing’ to collect pollen as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vibrating flowers uses huge amounts of energy, forcing bees to choose which plants to visit and affecting which ones are pollinatedBees use as much energy collecting pollen through &ldquo;floral buzzing&rdquo; as they do taking off in flight, a study shows.Scientists have found the vibrations bumblebees use to shake pollen loose from flowers are among the most exhausting behaviours they perform, forcing bees to &ldquo;carefully choose&rdquo; which flowers are worth visiting. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/floral-buzzing-to-collect-pollen-as-exhausting-for-bees-as-flight-take-off-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/floral-buzzing-to-collect-pollen-as-exhausting-for-bees-as-flight-take-off-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Collecting pollen can be as exhausting for bees as flight take-off, study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Floral buzzing&rsquo;, the vibrations bees use to shake pollen loose from flowers, takes more energy than previously thoughtBees use as much energy collecting pollen through &ldquo;floral buzzing&rdquo; as they do taking off in flight, a study shows.Scientists have found the vibrations bumblebees use to shake pollen loose from flowers are among the most exhausting behaviours they perform, forcing bees to &ldquo;carefully choose&rdquo; which flowers are worth visiting. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/collecting-pollen-can-be-as-exhausting-for-bees-as-flight-take-off-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/collecting-pollen-can-be-as-exhausting-for-bees-as-flight-take-off-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainforests pushed to breaking point by new demands for resources, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need for minerals, biofuels and pulp adding to pressures from ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, analysis findsThe growing extraction of rainforest resources is pushing the Amazon and similar biomes towards breaking point, a report has shown.Fresh demands for critical minerals, biofuels and pulp &ndash; used in fast fashion, processed food and packaging &ndash; are compounding existing pressures from cattle ranching, monocrops, oil and logging, the analysis finds. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rainforests-pushed-to-breaking-point-by-new-demands-for-resources-report-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rainforests-pushed-to-breaking-point-by-new-demands-for-resources-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Disease-carrying mosquitoes and heat deaths if temperatures soar']]></title><description><![CDATA[Wales' new government must do more to prepare the country for climate change, says an advisory body.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/disease-carrying-mosquitoes-and-heat-deaths-if-temperatures-soar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/disease-carrying-mosquitoes-and-heat-deaths-if-temperatures-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Isle of Man is 'ideal' for building rainforests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists say the Isle of Man has the perfect conditions to create temperate rainforests.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-isle-of-man-is-ideal-for-building-rainforests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-isle-of-man-is-ideal-for-building-rainforests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plantwatch: how goat’s rue inspired super drug for everything from diabetes to obesity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galegine compound in plant formed blueprint for metformin drug, but without the toxic side-effectsGoat&rsquo;s rue or French lilac, Galega officinalis, is a wild plant and often grown in gardens for its clusters of attractive lilac or white flowers. For a long time the plant was also used to treat diabetes. Its key ingredient was later identified as galegine, which lowers blood glucose levels but has toxic side-effects.Eventually galegine led to the development of the synthetic drug metformin, n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plantwatch-how-goats-rue-inspired-super-drug-for-everything-from-diabetes-to-obesity/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plantwatch-how-goats-rue-inspired-super-drug-for-everything-from-diabetes-to-obesity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK should set maximum working temperature rules, advisers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Successive governments have failed to prepare the UK for extreme heat, the climate watchdog says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-should-set-maximum-working-temperature-rules-advisers-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-should-set-maximum-working-temperature-rules-advisers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ‘built for climate that no longer exists’ and needs urgent changes to survive global heating, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landmark report calls for widespread air conditioning and says UK temperatures forecast to exceed 40C by 2050British homes will need air conditioning to survive predicted levels of global heating, the government&rsquo;s climate advisers have warned in a report, as measures such as drawing curtains, opening windows and growing trees for shade are not likely to be enough.Air conditioning should be installed in all care homes and hospitals within the next 10 years, and in all schools within 25 year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-and-needs-urgent-changes-to-survive-global-heating-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-built-for-climate-that-no-longer-exists-and-needs-urgent-changes-to-survive-global-heating-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spending watchdog warns £38bn cost of Sizewell C nuclear plant is ‘risky’]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Audit Office says potential benefits are &lsquo;considerable but uncertain&rsquo; while risks are &lsquo;immediate and substantial&rsquo;The cost of the government&rsquo;s &pound;38bn nuclear plant in Suffolk is subject to &ldquo;significant uncertainty&rdquo; and may outweigh the benefits for UK households until at least 2064, according to the government&rsquo;s spending watchdog.The National Audit Office (NAO) has warned that although the potential benefits of the Sizewell C nuclear p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/spending-watchdog-warns-38bn-cost-of-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant-is-risky/</link><pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/spending-watchdog-warns-38bn-cost-of-sizewell-c-nuclear-plant-is-risky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aerial footage shows California brush fire spreading across Simi Valley – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fast-growing brush fire that started on Monday morning in southern California has prompted evacuation orders for thousands of people and damaged at least one home.The Sandy fire was reported just after 10am in Simi Valley, a city in Ventura county about 30 miles north-west of Los Angeles. The blaze spread to more than 1,300 acres by its second day. Several neighbourhoods in nearby northern LA were put under evacuation warnings. Under an evacuation warning, residents are not required to leave i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/aerial-footage-shows-california-brush-fire-spreading-across-simi-valley-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 18:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/aerial-footage-shows-california-brush-fire-spreading-across-simi-valley-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Orcas could be casualty in Carney’s push for pipeline, environmental groups fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure in Canada collides with laws meant to protect endangered speciesEnvironmental groups in Canada fear endangered orcas could become a casualty of Mark Carney&rsquo;s push for a new oil pipeline, as the rush to develop fossil fuel infrastructure collides with laws meant to protect threatened species.The decades-long tragedy of the critically endangered southern resident orcas has become emblematic of ecosystem in crisis. But fishermen, whale-watching compa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/orcas-could-be-casualty-in-carneys-push-for-pipeline-environmental-groups-fear/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/orcas-could-be-casualty-in-carneys-push-for-pipeline-environmental-groups-fear/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal park welcomes four Sumatran tiger cubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are fewer than 400 of Sumatran tigers left in the wild, according to the park.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/animal-park-welcomes-four-sumatran-tiger-cubs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/animal-park-welcomes-four-sumatran-tiger-cubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High levels of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ found off coast of southern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewageScientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo;, in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK&rsquo;s Solent strait, including at protected environmental sites, according to a new study.In some samples, pollution was 13 times the safe threshold for coastal waters. Others, which were below legal limits for individual]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/high-levels-of-toxic-forever-chemicals-found-off-coast-of-southern-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/high-levels-of-toxic-forever-chemicals-found-off-coast-of-southern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to track for signs of endangered water vole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water vole numbers nationally are in free fall, with more than 90 per cent lost since the 1970s.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plan-to-track-for-signs-of-endangered-water-vole/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 07:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plan-to-track-for-signs-of-endangered-water-vole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe's oldest science park could be redeveloped]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cambridge Science Park submits plans which could create 20,000 jobs and new public spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/europes-oldest-science-park-could-be-redeveloped/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/europes-oldest-science-park-could-be-redeveloped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A truly golden spring for buttercups and dandelions | Mark Cocker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snitterton, Derbyshire: I&rsquo;ve had some glorious early mornings admiring the abundance of these much-loved flowersThis spring has specialised in very specific kinds of abundance. In February it was snowdrops in extraordinary numbers, but last month it was dandelions. My most exulted sighting came as I drove out of upper Dovedale when, from the corner of my eye, I caught a blanket of gold running over the slope.The flowers held the foreground before the eye travelled onwards to Sheen Hill in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-truly-golden-spring-for-buttercups-and-dandelions-mark-cocker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-truly-golden-spring-for-buttercups-and-dandelions-mark-cocker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Should we leave them to die?’ The battle over how to save orangutans from the curse of palm oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[As new settlers clear their forest habitat, the apes are coming into conflict with humans. But simply moving them to another part of the forest may not be the answer The banana skins were an ominous sign. As was the branch that had been broken off to get to the fruit. Had Edi Ramli walked into the forest, he might have seen scattered balls of bark that had been ripped off trees, chewed like gum, then spat out. It takes a powerful jaw to do that. Closer to Edi&rsquo;s home, there was an intricate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/should-we-leave-them-to-die-the-battle-over-how-to-save-orangutans-from-the-curse-of-palm-oil/</link><pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/should-we-leave-them-to-die-the-battle-over-how-to-save-orangutans-from-the-curse-of-palm-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High risk yet home to thousands: the makeshift towns at the mercy of landslides and floods in Peru]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like many informal settlements, communities that have sprung up on the edges of Ayacucho in the Andes are on the frontline of extreme weather eventsIn December 2009, a late&#8209;afternoon storm unleashed torrential rain over Ayacucho, in Peru, hitting poor hillside neighbourhoods hard. The deluge overwhelmed drainage systems, turning streams into lethal flows of mud, stones and debris that flooded houses and streets and trapped drivers at a busy junction.Ten people died, 18 were injured, and 53]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/high-risk-yet-home-to-thousands-the-makeshift-towns-at-the-mercy-of-landslides-and-floods-in-peru/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/high-risk-yet-home-to-thousands-the-makeshift-towns-at-the-mercy-of-landslides-and-floods-in-peru/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iran war reminds us: we’ll never be energy-independent with fossil fuels | Lloyd Doggett and Michael Shank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy security comes from using local, renewable resources to power, heat and cool communities, as Ukraine is doingDonald Trump&rsquo;s unjustified war on Iran and the resulting global fuel crisis is a continuing reminder that true energy security and independence will continue to elude us so long as we remain dependent on fossil fuels.Whether it&rsquo;s wars over oil and gas resource access or attacks on fossil fuel power plants and energy grids, this reliance on finite resources only worsens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-iran-war-reminds-us-well-never-be-energy-independent-with-fossil-fuels-lloyd-doggett-and-michael-shank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-iran-war-reminds-us-well-never-be-energy-independent-with-fossil-fuels-lloyd-doggett-and-michael-shank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For sale: one cute baby gibbon – mother probably killed by poachers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising demand for exotic pets is pushing many gibbon species to extinction, with their strong family bonds making them especially vulnerable to the brutal tradeIt is a cool morning in Thailand&rsquo;s hilly north, and a wildlife officer sits on the veranda of Omkoi wildlife sanctuary&rsquo;s office. On her lap is a wide-eyed infant primate dressed in baby clothes. Not unlike a human baby, he kicks and waves excitedly. Most of his dark skin is covered in dense white fur, except for his face and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/for-sale-one-cute-baby-gibbon-mother-probably-killed-by-poachers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/for-sale-one-cute-baby-gibbon-mother-probably-killed-by-poachers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It fails under testing, but it’s what we have’: ban forces Palestinians to make their own cement from rubble]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Israel blocking imports of building materials, those rebuilding in Gaza are recycling ruins to make new homesIt is difficult to see through the dust inside the cramped, low-roofed tent on the eastern edge of Khan Younis. Ibrahim al-Aloul works alongside four others, with a piece of fabric tied over his mouth and nose as his only shield against the toxic grey powder as he sifts and grinds.Outside, a skinny donkey waits with a cart to carry the finished product to the next tent along, where i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-fails-under-testing-but-its-what-we-have-ban-forces-palestinians-to-make-their-own-cement-from-rubble/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-fails-under-testing-but-its-what-we-have-ban-forces-palestinians-to-make-their-own-cement-from-rubble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new start after 60: I dedicated myself 100% to saving soil – and a life of wild adventure began]]></title><description><![CDATA[When Sousan Samadani saw a video about soil degradation, she suddenly knew she would commit everything she had to the cause. Soon she was travelling thousands of miles to raise awareness, skydiving, hitchhiking and cyclingSousan Samadani was watching videos on YouTube one day when she came across a post about how the world&rsquo;s soil was degrading so rapidly that it was in danger of extinction.The video &ndash; posted by the Save Soil movement &ndash; &ldquo;was like a shock for me&rdquo;, Sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-new-start-after-60-i-dedicated-myself-100-to-saving-soil-and-a-life-of-wild-adventure-began/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-new-start-after-60-i-dedicated-myself-100-to-saving-soil-and-a-life-of-wild-adventure-began/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in solar panel sales as people 'want to save money']]></title><description><![CDATA[One director, who has just bought 2,000 panels, hopes to safeguard the company's future bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rise-in-solar-panel-sales-as-people-want-to-save-money/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rise-in-solar-panel-sales-as-people-want-to-save-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A bug bacchanalia on an old lime tree | Kate Blincoe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Firebugs congregate in large numbers to feast and mate &ndash; and this is the first time we&rsquo;ve known their revelry on the farmAt this time of year the farm is a popular spot, with people strolling, horse riding or picnicking from dawn till dusk. One of the unexpected joys of opening up public access is the extra pairs of eyes. A broken fence or fallen tree is noticed almost immediately; an otter is spotted slipping into a stream at first light. Recently, Laura,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-bug-bacchanalia-on-an-old-lime-tree-kate-blincoe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-bug-bacchanalia-on-an-old-lime-tree-kate-blincoe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s ‘green Wall Street’ is failing to launch. Threatened species deserve better than the nature repair market | Euan Ritchie and Yung En Chee]]></title><description><![CDATA[One must ask why Labor is so comfortable continuing to ignore the wishes of the vast majority of votersAnthony Albanese&rsquo;s government swept to power in 2022 and, among many promises made to voters, it firmly committed to end a decade of environmental neglect. Four years later, the federal budget &ndash; as well as the newly passed national environmental law reforms &ndash; make it abundantly clear that it is failing to deliver on that promise.This failure is more than just political; it is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/australias-green-wall-street-is-failing-to-launch-threatened-species-deserve-better-than-the-nature-repair-market-euan-ritchie-and-yung-en-chee/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 04:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/australias-green-wall-street-is-failing-to-launch-threatened-species-deserve-better-than-the-nature-repair-market-euan-ritchie-and-yung-en-chee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waste carrier licences to be tightened as part of illegal dumping crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The proposed changes come after a cow named Beau Vine got approved for a waste removal licence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/waste-carrier-licences-to-be-tightened-as-part-of-illegal-dumping-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/waste-carrier-licences-to-be-tightened-as-part-of-illegal-dumping-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can electric trucks win over Australia’s fossil fuel diehards? Or is diesel here for the long haul?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid soaring fuel prices, the government announced $3.2bn to store a billion more litres of diesel and jet fuel. What about just using less of it?Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIt was one of the most extreme tests for an electric truck in Australia &ndash; pulling 68 tonnes, loaded with steel, up the notorious Mount Ousley escarpment from Port Kembla to Sydney.Bo Christensen, a fleet electrification specialist, fol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-electric-trucks-win-over-australias-fossil-fuel-diehards-or-is-diesel-here-for-the-long-haul/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-electric-trucks-win-over-australias-fossil-fuel-diehards-or-is-diesel-here-for-the-long-haul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The American epoch of oil is collapsing. What comes next could be ugly | Jonathan Watts]]></title><description><![CDATA[China is dominating the energy transition with astonishing result, while fossil fuel fascists in the US try to turn back the clock&ldquo;Farewell,&rdquo; the flag-waving Chinese children chanted to Donald Trump as he strolled along the red carpet back to Air Force One at the end of his summit with Xi Jinping in Beijing.The US leader claimed he was leaving with a cluster of &ldquo;fantastic&rdquo; trade deals to sell US oil, jets and soya beans to China. That has not been confirmed by his smiling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-american-epoch-of-oil-is-collapsing-what-comes-next-could-be-ugly-jonathan-watts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-american-epoch-of-oil-is-collapsing-what-comes-next-could-be-ugly-jonathan-watts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers reply: Which organisms are most beneficial to humans without us realising?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week&rsquo;s question: You&rsquo;re supposed to be quiet in the cinema. So why are the snacks so loud?I was recently beset by a plague of clothes moths. After hours of research, I discovered the miracle that is the parasitic wasp, or Trichogramma evanescens &ndash; near-microscopic beasts that you can order online (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/readers-reply-which-organisms-are-most-beneficial-to-humans-without-us-realising/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/readers-reply-which-organisms-are-most-beneficial-to-humans-without-us-realising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Green card for the planet’? Fifa’s World Cup is on pace to be a climate catastrophe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 2022 World Cup failed to deliver on its environmental promises. From air travel emissions to heat-related dangers, the 2026 edition will be even worseSoccer fans are increasingly watching preparations for the 2026 World Cup through their fingers. The most popular sporting event on the planet is awash in controversy, whether it&rsquo;s the eye-watering ticket prices, the question of Iran&rsquo;s participation while the president of one of the host countries threatens war crimes against it, or]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/green-card-for-the-planet-fifas-world-cup-is-on-pace-to-be-a-climate-catastrophe/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/green-card-for-the-planet-fifas-world-cup-is-on-pace-to-be-a-climate-catastrophe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire and ‘sheer volume’: how Britain’s 6m-vape problem is putting recycling under strain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the ban on disposables, waste professionals say the mountain of discarded devices is a &pound;1bn-a-year issue It is 2pm and Ana, 47, has just started the afternoon shift at the Suez recycling plant near Birmingham city centre, standing beneath a sign reading &ldquo;Non-ferrous sorting station&rdquo; with a bucket of vapes in front of her. Sorting and dismantling them is part of her job as a site operative.Recycling them is not simple. Each bucket holds between 40 and 50 devices, and ove]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fire-and-sheer-volume-how-britains-6m-vape-problem-is-putting-recycling-under-strain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fire-and-sheer-volume-how-britains-6m-vape-problem-is-putting-recycling-under-strain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s no longer exceptional’: Karachi struggles under brutal new reality of extreme heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say the unseasonably hot weather across south Asia shows the impact of the climate crisisAn intense and prolonged heatwave has been causing misery for millions across Pakistan and India.In southern Pakistan throughout April and May, temperatures have risen far above seasonal norms. In Sindh, daytime temperatures have frequently crossed 44C to 46C, forcing residents indoors during peak afternoon hours and severely affecting outdoor labourers, transport workers and farming communities. Con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-no-longer-exceptional-karachi-struggles-under-brutal-new-reality-of-extreme-heat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-no-longer-exceptional-karachi-struggles-under-brutal-new-reality-of-extreme-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timmy the whale confirmed dead by Danish authorities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Humpback had been found deceased on Friday after rescue attempt criticised as &lsquo;pure animal cruelty&rsquo;Timmy the whale has been confirmed dead by Danish authorities two weeks after the beached humpback was transported to the North Sea in a rescue attempt criticised as &ldquo;pure animal cruelty&rdquo;.Denmark&rsquo;s Environmental Protection Agency said a whale had been found dead on Friday near &#8203;the small &#8288;island of Anholt in the Kattegat, a broad strait between Denmark and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timmy-the-whale-confirmed-dead-by-danish-authorities/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timmy-the-whale-confirmed-dead-by-danish-authorities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pity the poor AI data centers facing ‘discrimination’ | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[The centers are diverting much-needed resources from regular people. Local resistance has the industry playing defenseBack in 2016, Marco Guti&eacute;rrez, the Mexican-born founder of Latinos for Trump, issued an ominous warning to the US. &ldquo;My culture is a very dominant culture,&rdquo; he said on MSNBC. &ldquo;It is imposing and it&rsquo;s causing problems. If you don&rsquo;t do something about it, you&rsquo;re going to have taco trucks on every corner.&rdquo;A decade later, I regret to in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pity-the-poor-ai-data-centers-facing-discrimination-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pity-the-poor-ai-data-centers-facing-discrimination-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peacock ‘invasion’ of Italian seaside town ruffles feathers]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Punta Marina residents loving or loathing the incomers, &lsquo;peacock rangers&rsquo; have been appointed to defuse tensionsFederico Bruni was sitting on a bench, eating a piadina romagnola (flatbread sandwich) and minding his own business, when a peacock strutted up in the hope of a few crumbs. High-pitched squeals emanated from the direction of a disused military barracks across the road. &ldquo;That would be the call to love,&rdquo; Bruni said. &ldquo;The male peacocks are courting the f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/peacock-invasion-of-italian-seaside-town-ruffles-feathers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/peacock-invasion-of-italian-seaside-town-ruffles-feathers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It didn’t seem real’: the Black mushroom hunters unearthing the US’s essential fungi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Enthusiasts say mycology offers connection, nourishment and a deeper tie to the land &ndash; and the African diasporaOn her typical walk in the woods in Newton, Massachusetts, something stopped Maria Pinto in her tracks. She spotted what appeared to be a glowing yellow figure with a metallic sheen among the pine needles on the ground. It was the first time Pinto was enthralled by a mushroom &ndash; the American yellow fly agaric, a poisonous fungus that is relatively common where Pinto lives in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-didnt-seem-real-the-black-mushroom-hunters-unearthing-the-uss-essential-fungi/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-didnt-seem-real-the-black-mushroom-hunters-unearthing-the-uss-essential-fungi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You feel you’ve conquered the world’: a Thames swimmer on the river’s first bathing site in London]]></title><description><![CDATA[While there are still days the Thames is so dirty even dogs avoid it, steps are being taken to restore public waterwaysSome people think we are odd for swimming in the Thames. &ldquo;Isn&rsquo;t it cold?&rdquo; they ask with a shiver, like they are the ones who just took the plunge. Er, yes, that&rsquo;s the whole point. Cold water ignites the central nervous system and reboots the mind.&ldquo;Isn&rsquo;t it dirty?&rdquo; they ask. Yes, sometimes, particularly when it&rsquo;s rained. Then we don]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-feel-youve-conquered-the-world-a-thames-swimmer-on-the-rivers-first-bathing-site-in-london/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-feel-youve-conquered-the-world-a-thames-swimmer-on-the-rivers-first-bathing-site-in-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A solid ball of bees, right in front of me – what a stroke of luck | Michael White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cranbrook, Kent: The swarm has gathered in a plum tree, looking for a new home. And I have just the placeThere comes this moment in May when I&rsquo;m still anticipating the fresh green of spring, but looking up at the oak see it in a lustreless summer hue. A little rain would renew its sheen, but it&rsquo;s been dry for weeks and there is no reprieve from this fleeting sense of loss.Abruptly, there comes a noise, a rising hum almost mechanical in tone, but as I look for the contraption responsi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-solid-ball-of-bees-right-in-front-of-me-what-a-stroke-of-luck-michael-white/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-solid-ball-of-bees-right-in-front-of-me-what-a-stroke-of-luck-michael-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declare climate crisis a global public health emergency, experts tell WHO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Commission says alert would trigger coordinated international response that could help avoid millions dyingThe climate crisis should be declared a global public health emergency by the World Health Organization, or millions more people will die unnecessarily, leading international experts have said.The independent pan-European commission on climate and health, which was convened by the WHO, concluded the climate crisis was such a worldwide threat to health that the WHO should declare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/declare-climate-crisis-a-global-public-health-emergency-experts-tell-who/</link><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/declare-climate-crisis-a-global-public-health-emergency-experts-tell-who/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This fuel-free solar oven cooks on sunshine when you have it, electricity when you don’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[The GoSun Sport-E elevates solar ovens to genuinely useful cooking appliances with a unique hybrid designBaking Steel v Ooni v Gozney: I tested the three best pizza makers for home in the USSign up for the Filter US newsletter, your weekly guide to buying fewer, better thingsThe term &ldquo;solar energy&rdquo; may immediately conjure images of solar panels, but you don&rsquo;t need to convert sunlight to electricity to harness its power. As a self-professed solar nerd, I&rsquo;ve played around w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-fuel-free-solar-oven-cooks-on-sunshine-when-you-have-it-electricity-when-you-dont/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 21:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-fuel-free-solar-oven-cooks-on-sunshine-when-you-have-it-electricity-when-you-dont/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it safe to swim at England's bathing sites?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Signs warning people not to swim are in place at almost all of England's official inland river bathing sites due to concerns the water could be unsafe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-it-safe-to-swim-at-englands-bathing-sites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-it-safe-to-swim-at-englands-bathing-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US firm set to buy satellite station in £37m deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Texas-based company wants to expand its deep space communitcations network.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-firm-set-to-buy-satellite-station-in-37m-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-firm-set-to-buy-satellite-station-in-37m-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert UK fuel crisis, say campaigners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate and transport organisations warn ministers not to &lsquo;sleepwalk into crisis&rsquo; amid Iran war oil and gas shortagesPrivate jets should be banned and the speed limit on UK motorways reduced to 60mph as part of a pre-emptive effort to ease the looming fuel supply crisis, according to leading climate and transport organisations.The group &ndash; including Greenpeace and Transport and Environment &ndash; are calling on ministers not to &ldquo;sleepwalk into a crisis&rdquo; that could l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ban-private-jets-and-cut-speed-limits-to-avert-uk-fuel-crisis-say-campaigners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ban-private-jets-and-cut-speed-limits-to-avert-uk-fuel-crisis-say-campaigners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: super-rare bongos, ducks on parade and Marmalade the Thames seal]]></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-super-rare-bongos-ducks-on-parade-and-marmalade-the-thames-seal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-super-rare-bongos-ducks-on-parade-and-marmalade-the-thames-seal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the fate of Timmy the whale says about conservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: The public stranding of a young humpback exposes tensions between animal rights activism and other choices around biodiversity&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereTimmy the whale is lost at sea, presumed dead.In normal circumstances, the loss of a young humpback whale would be a sad yet unremarkable part of the circle of life. Dead whales help sustain thousands of marine species &ndash; and are part of the global carbon cycle.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-the-fate-of-timmy-the-whale-says-about-conservation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-the-fate-of-timmy-the-whale-says-about-conservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A woolly solution to NI's peatland problems?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could locally-sourced wool restore peatlands and reduce the carbon cost of conservation?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-woolly-solution-to-nis-peatland-problems/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-woolly-solution-to-nis-peatland-problems/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wood burning is reintroducing lead pollution into the air, US scientists find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study of samples from seven winters suggests neurotoxic metal coming from wood itself rather than old paintWood heating is reintroducing lead into the air of local communities and homes, a systematic investigation by academics has found.Overwhelming evidence of lead&rsquo;s neurotoxicity meant the metal was banned as an additive in petrol more than 25 years ago. The research by academics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst began by analysing samples of particle pollution from five subur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wood-burning-is-reintroducing-lead-pollution-into-the-air-us-scientists-find/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wood-burning-is-reintroducing-lead-pollution-into-the-air-us-scientists-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britons to vote in inaugural contest to find nation’s favourite butterfly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Butterfly Conservation poll is open until 7 June with choice of 60 species from small tortoiseshells to purple emperorsWill it be the rapidly disappearing former garden favourite, the small tortoiseshell? Or the poet John Masefield&rsquo;s &ldquo;oakwood haunting thing&rdquo;, the charismatic purple emperor? Or perhaps the brimstone, the ultimate harbinger of spring?The question of which is Britain&rsquo;s favourite butterfly is being put to a popular vote for the first time. The charity Butterf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/britons-to-vote-in-inaugural-contest-to-find-nations-favourite-butterfly/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/britons-to-vote-in-inaugural-contest-to-find-nations-favourite-butterfly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Charmed once again by the unscrupulous cuckoo | Mary Montague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Murlough Nature Reserve, Dundrum, County Down: Its arrival signals the start of summer, and another cycle of its extraordinary breeding methodSheltered from the Irish Sea by the towering white foredunes of Murlough beach, I follow a trail through the heather and scrub. In the distance, the Mourne mountains slip in and out of view, already charred by this year&rsquo;s wildfires. My attention turns to the season&rsquo;s happier signs: sand martins chittering overhead; the scratchy cries of a white]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-charmed-once-again-by-the-unscrupulous-cuckoo-mary-montague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-charmed-once-again-by-the-unscrupulous-cuckoo-mary-montague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Don't swim' at 12 of 14 river bathing sites, as more locations announced]]></title><description><![CDATA[Too much bacteria linked to faeces found at almost all England's designated river bathing sites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dont-swim-at-12-of-14-river-bathing-sites-as-more-locations-announced/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 06:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dont-swim-at-12-of-14-river-bathing-sites-as-more-locations-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Touch the earth lightly’: the Australian home that floats above the landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artist owner of iconic stilt-mounted 1980s Ball-Eastaway House near Sydney prepares to pass on custodianshipThe house teaches you things, Lynne Eastaway says. Today, a choir of cicadas fill the scrub with a rhythm that rises and falls. On other days, there may be visits from birds, goannas, echidnas, wombats, wallabies and kangaroos.&ldquo;The bush ends, and the house begins,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re not the centre; you&rsquo;re just part of it. That&rsquo;s the thing you learn. Cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/touch-the-earth-lightly-the-australian-home-that-floats-above-the-landscape/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/touch-the-earth-lightly-the-australian-home-that-floats-above-the-landscape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Floats above the landscape’: the architect whose designs touch the earth lightly]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glenn Murcutt pioneered architecture that was sensitive to its environment, and accomodating to changing temperatures and wildlifeThe house teaches you things, Lynne Eastaway says. Today, a choir of cicadas fill the scrub with a rhythm that rises and falls. On other days, there may be visits from birds, goannas, echidnas, wombats, wallabies and kangaroos.&ldquo;The bush ends, and the house begins,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;You&rsquo;re not the centre; you&rsquo;re just part of it. That&rsquo;s the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/floats-above-the-landscape-the-architect-whose-designs-touch-the-earth-lightly/</link><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/floats-above-the-landscape-the-architect-whose-designs-touch-the-earth-lightly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[River Thames in London gets first official bathing spot on Friday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water qualityThe first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London will welcome swimmers for the official start of the bathing season on Friday as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across England.The Thames at Ham, in south-west London, has been designated as a new river bathing water area after campaigners gathered evidence to show thousands of people use the river for swimming throu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/river-thames-in-london-gets-first-official-bathing-spot-on-friday/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/river-thames-in-london-gets-first-official-bathing-spot-on-friday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a kindergarten teacher became the accidental guardian of 200 king penguins]]></title><description><![CDATA[When the birds started nesting on her land at Useless Bay, Chile, Cecilia Dur&aacute;n Gafo decided she would protect them from people and predatorsFive pairs of rubbery feet carry velvet-sheathed black-and-white bodies towards the rope line separating the king penguins from the dozen or so visitors, who look on in awe. As these emissaries shuffle over, a hundred of their cohorts parade on a nearby bank, splashing around in the water and regurgitating food into their chicks&rsquo; open beaks.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-kindergarten-teacher-became-the-accidental-guardian-of-200-king-penguins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-kindergarten-teacher-became-the-accidental-guardian-of-200-king-penguins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Go big or go home: how The Lost Giants revived the ancient art of goliath-making]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every fancied creating your own enormous effigy? One Cornish art collective has reinvigorated the practice &ndash; and now they want to draw on the public&rsquo;s skills, tooThis New Year&rsquo;s Eve, environmentalist and author Lisa Schneidau did something she had never done before. She welcomed in 2026 with giants. &ldquo;At a certain time of the evening, they started appearing from all over the town. Then everyone flooded out of their houses and congregated into a massive procession of giants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/go-big-or-go-home-how-the-lost-giants-revived-the-ancient-art-of-goliath-making/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/go-big-or-go-home-how-the-lost-giants-revived-the-ancient-art-of-goliath-making/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City's historic Assembly Rooms to be repaired]]></title><description><![CDATA[York Conservation Trust says the Grade I-listed building needs work to its roof and portico.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/citys-historic-assembly-rooms-to-be-repaired/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/citys-historic-assembly-rooms-to-be-repaired/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN members prepare for pivotal vote on landmark ICJ climate justice ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[If resolution is passed governments will have legal responsibility to cut greenhouse gas emissionsThe UN&rsquo;s willingness to tackle the climate crisis in a fair and legal way will be tested next week during a critical vote of the UN general assembly in New York.Every member state is being asked to back a series of landmark findings on climate justice from the international court of justice (ICJ) as part of a new political resolution. If passed, it will mean governments recognise they have a l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/un-members-prepare-for-pivotal-vote-on-landmark-icj-climate-justice-ruling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/un-members-prepare-for-pivotal-vote-on-landmark-icj-climate-justice-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Beekeeping helps me clear my mind and get better headspace']]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenson, 17, says it helped him feel good to return to school after four years learning at home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beekeeping-helps-me-clear-my-mind-and-get-better-headspace/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beekeeping-helps-me-clear-my-mind-and-get-better-headspace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the weather was on no one’s side in general strike of 1926]]></title><description><![CDATA[A warm spell mitigated some of the effects of the strike but colder weather would have taken their own tollMay 1926 is remembered in Britain for the general strike, when the TUC called out millions of workers in support of miners who had been locked out while fighting a pay cut.The strike, which lasted from 3 May to 12 May, took place during a spell of relatively mild weather with little rain. Transport was disrupted but fine conditions allowed many people to walk or cycle to work. There was a s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-the-weather-was-on-no-ones-side-in-general-strike-of-1926/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-the-weather-was-on-no-ones-side-in-general-strike-of-1926/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farage’s Clacton-on-Sea constituency worst ‘tree desert’ in England, research shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woodland Trust also finds significant north-south divide in tree cover, leaving many people at risk of poor health Nigel Farage&rsquo;s constituency of Clacton-on-Sea is a &ldquo;tree desert&rdquo;, leaving people more exposed to air pollution, poorer health, lower life expectancy and the impact of rising temperatures, according to a new report.The Essex town is rated the worst-performing for equal access to trees in England, with the highest proportion of urban residents &ndash; 98.2% &ndash; l]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/farages-clacton-on-sea-constituency-worst-tree-desert-in-england-research-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/farages-clacton-on-sea-constituency-worst-tree-desert-in-england-research-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: This weary traveller has escaped the hunter’s gun | Sarah Lambert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maxey Cut, Cambridgeshire: There&rsquo;s so much precious wildlife around this old flood-relief channel including sea trout and eels. But I&rsquo;ve come to hear the purr of the turtle doveThe morning air is moist and utterly still. Above the flood bank, dappled grey cirrocumulus parts to a clear blue. Birds sound from every side: the cuckoo&rsquo;s insistent call over a chorus of warblers &ndash; the sedge warbler&rsquo;s machine-gun rattle, the willow warbler&rsquo;s falling cadence, and, pier]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-this-weary-traveller-has-escaped-the-hunters-gun-sarah-lambert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-this-weary-traveller-has-escaped-the-hunters-gun-sarah-lambert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Choughs reappear at Tintagel Castle in Cornwall after decades of absence]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Arthur is said to have transformed into a chough when he died, its red feet and beak representing his bloody endDecades after disappearing from the jagged cliffs around Tintagel Castle on the coast of north Cornwall, a bird with legendary connections to the area has returned.The custodian of Tintagel, English Heritage, and local ornithologists have declared that choughs &ndash; charismatic corvids with red beaks and feet &ndash; are back. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/choughs-reappear-at-tintagel-castle-in-cornwall-after-decades-of-absence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/choughs-reappear-at-tintagel-castle-in-cornwall-after-decades-of-absence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Typical English roast dinner potentially ‘drenched’ in 102 pesticides, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greenpeace finds cocktail of pesticides including seven banned in EU may have been used on seven categories of vegetables and soft fruitIt is a beautiful early summer Sunday afternoon and you have stopped for a pub lunch. A waiter sets down a roast served with carrots, peas, parsnips, potatoes and onion gravy, and then for pudding, strawberries and cream. It feels like the perfect rustic meal to accompany a day in the country.However, a report by Greenpeace, published on Thursday, has found that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/typical-english-roast-dinner-potentially-drenched-in-102-pesticides-says-report/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/typical-english-roast-dinner-potentially-drenched-in-102-pesticides-says-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada's Mark Carney speaks with Artemis II crew on Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister met Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and other crew members in Ottawa.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/canadas-mark-carney-speaks-with-artemis-ii-crew-on-earth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/canadas-mark-carney-speaks-with-artemis-ii-crew-on-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Roots of resilience: the experts working to bolster apples against the climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are focusing on improving apples&rsquo; resilience after stressors like wild temperature swings and droughtTerence Robinson still remembers the Valentine&rsquo;s Day Massacre &ndash; of 2015, not 1929.For the Cornell University horticulture professor, the term doesn&rsquo;t conjure up Tommy guns and Al Capone&rsquo;s Chicago. Instead of a gangster, the culprit in Robinson&rsquo;s massacre was the weather. And its victims were the apple orchards of the north-eastern United States. Cont]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/roots-of-resilience-the-experts-working-to-bolster-apples-against-the-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/roots-of-resilience-the-experts-working-to-bolster-apples-against-the-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New revelations show WA is putting Australia’s climate targets at risk. Will Anthony Albanese do anything about it? | Clear Air]]></title><description><![CDATA[Premier Roger Cook has the prime minister&rsquo;s implicit support but he&rsquo;s making it harder for federal Labor to meet its much-vaunted climate targetsWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereWestern Australia has blazing sun, stunning Indian Ocean beaches, wide open roads and, for the first time in a while, a potentially successful AFL team. It also has an occasional separatist urge. That tendency may partly explain why its gover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-revelations-show-wa-is-putting-australias-climate-targets-at-risk-will-anthony-albanese-do-anything-about-it-clear-air/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-revelations-show-wa-is-putting-australias-climate-targets-at-risk-will-anthony-albanese-do-anything-about-it-clear-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yorkshire’s WallFest launched to protect crumbling boundary wall of ‘world’s first nature reserve’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pioneering environmentalist Charles Waterton enclosed his parkland and lake near Wakefield in the 1820sOver four years in the 1820s, Charles Waterton built a 9ft-high, 3-mile-long wall around the parkland and lake of Walton Hall. The fox- and poacher-proof boundary enclosed what could be the world&rsquo;s first nature reserve, completed in Yorkshire 200 years ago.Waterton, an eccentric, controversial and pioneering environmentalist, built nest boxes, special banks for sand martins and innovative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/yorkshires-wallfest-launched-to-protect-crumbling-boundary-wall-of-worlds-first-nature-reserve/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/yorkshires-wallfest-launched-to-protect-crumbling-boundary-wall-of-worlds-first-nature-reserve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Alarming-looking' caterpillar webs in park 'harmless']]></title><description><![CDATA[Butterfly Conservation says while the effect of the webs "can look alarming", they protect against predators.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/alarming-looking-caterpillar-webs-in-park-harmless/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/alarming-looking-caterpillar-webs-in-park-harmless/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You have to be where the pollution is’: the inventor hoping to fix your washing machine to stop microplastics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matter Industries founder Adam Root has developed a filter to trap microfibres at home and on an industrial scale. But is it just a drop in the ocean?The dinky device slots seamlessly into the modest space above my washing machine. A pipe snakes down from it, drawing in wastewater from my clothes washes. At the end of each wash cycle, the machine makes a polite whirring noise: that&rsquo;s the sound of the groundbreaking bit of technology working, according to its inventor, Adam Root. That inven]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-have-to-be-where-the-pollution-is-the-inventor-hoping-to-fix-your-washing-machine-to-stop-microplastics/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-have-to-be-where-the-pollution-is-the-inventor-hoping-to-fix-your-washing-machine-to-stop-microplastics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Attenborough is not just a national treasure: he is also the most radical person on TV | Jonathan Liew]]></title><description><![CDATA[The naturalist is venerated as a cuddly Paddington Bear, but he&rsquo;s more than that. Don&rsquo;t let the superficial backslaps obscure the political critique he makesThe excesses the capitalist system has brought us have got to be curbed somehow. Ordinary people worldwide are beginning to realise that greed does not actually lead to joy. Our economic system has been based on the profit principle: you have to come out at the end of the year having made a profit, and the bigger profit you have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/david-attenborough-is-not-just-a-national-treasure-he-is-also-the-most-radical-person-on-tv-jonathan-liew/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/david-attenborough-is-not-just-a-national-treasure-he-is-also-the-most-radical-person-on-tv-jonathan-liew/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[White-tailed eagles to be released in Exmoor despite farmer warnings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some farmers fear the reintroduction of the UK's biggest bird of prey will threaten their livestock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/white-tailed-eagles-to-be-released-in-exmoor-despite-farmer-warnings/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/white-tailed-eagles-to-be-released-in-exmoor-despite-farmer-warnings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birdwatch: missing breakfast to meet a copperback quail-thrush in Australia]]></title><description><![CDATA[First we heard its call, then a large, plump bird materialised beneath a bush, walking purposefully towards usFew things beat breakfast in the bush. We were in the Mallee forest near Lake Gilles, about five hours north-west of Adelaide, and more or less halfway across Australia.But although I am famous for enjoying my food, I love birds even more. And so when my guide Steve Potter detected a repetitive whistling call in the distance, our coffee and cornflakes had to wait. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/birdwatch-missing-breakfast-to-meet-a-copperback-quail-thrush-in-australia/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/birdwatch-missing-breakfast-to-meet-a-copperback-quail-thrush-in-australia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Taking the tough route to a hilltop view | Eben Muse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Preseli Hills, Pembrokeshire: Bouldering on volcanic rock is hard on the hands, and I have no established path to work with, but it&rsquo;ll be worth itI&rsquo;ve been eyeing up this jagged rock edge all week. From my home away from home, I can see it from the windows, looming darkly on the brow of the hill. The storms of the last few days have passed, lingering only as a fierce wind that should dry the rock nicely.I&rsquo;ve never been to Carn Ffoi before, but I&rsquo;ve always wanted to explor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-taking-the-tough-route-to-a-hilltop-view-eben-muse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-taking-the-tough-route-to-a-hilltop-view-eben-muse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Public health at risk across Asia as Iran crisis sends price of cooking gas soaring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families turn to dirty fuels such as firewood, bringing fears over air pollution and fragility of energy transitionIn the ramshackle lanes of a south Delhi slum, Afshana Khatoon crouched wearily on her haunches and began lighting a small pile of firewood.She had only just returned from six hours spent trudging through the urban forests and dry parks of India&rsquo;s capital looking for kindling to turn into a makeshift stove. As the unforgiving summer heat soared above 40C, she had walked for mi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/public-health-at-risk-across-asia-as-iran-crisis-sends-price-of-cooking-gas-soaring/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/public-health-at-risk-across-asia-as-iran-crisis-sends-price-of-cooking-gas-soaring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smuggled in syringes: how Nairobi became a nexus for the black market in giant harvester ants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Court cases in Kenya point to a growing market for ants as exotic pets in Asia and Europe that has implications for conservation and biosecurityIn the biblical text Book of Proverbs, King Solomon describes the harvester ant as a model of wisdom and industriousness: &ldquo;Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!&rdquo;Almost 3,000 years later, the thriving international parallel market for a distinct species of the ant native to east Africa has been thrust into the global spot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/smuggled-in-syringes-how-nairobi-became-a-nexus-for-the-black-market-in-giant-harvester-ants/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/smuggled-in-syringes-how-nairobi-became-a-nexus-for-the-black-market-in-giant-harvester-ants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers’ budget doesn’t fix everything – but it’s an overdue first payment to future generations | Ken Henry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The treasurer has shown economic reforms should not be left to the too-hard basket, and instead be pursued with a sense of urgencyExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFinally, a budget of economic reform. It has been too long coming. At this stage of the economic cycle, the budget should be in surplus. It should not be adding tens of billions of dollars every year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/jim-chalmers-budget-doesnt-fix-everything-but-its-an-overdue-first-payment-to-future-generations-ken-henry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 03:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/jim-chalmers-budget-doesnt-fix-everything-but-its-an-overdue-first-payment-to-future-generations-ken-henry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party held out prospect of act while in opposition but plan did not make it into election manifestoMinisters should bring forward a new clean air act that would ban wood burning, clear diesel vehicles from the roads and force councils to cut pollution, a group of more than 60 charities have urged before the king&rsquo;s speech on Wednesday.Labour held out the prospect of a clean air act while in opposition in 2023, but this was dropped from the final election manifesto, and the government has ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/labour-must-fulfil-promise-to-introduce-clean-air-act-charities-urge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/labour-must-fulfil-promise-to-introduce-clean-air-act-charities-urge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge plumes of smoke rise over Florida as Everglades wildfire rages – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Florida fires that burnt through 45 sq km (11,000 acres) of land over the weekend spread on Monday as emergency crews worked to contain them. Florida Forest Service said 'the growing fires were producing smoky conditions with reduced visibility'. No serious injuries or property damage have been reported. Dry conditions have led to wildfires in other parts the country, including fires that destroyed dozens of homes in southern Georgia last month Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/huge-plumes-of-smoke-rise-over-florida-as-everglades-wildfire-rages-video/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/huge-plumes-of-smoke-rise-over-florida-as-everglades-wildfire-rages-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rugby sevens star Kevin Wekesa: ‘I am not blaming Europeans but I must highlight climate injustices’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Kenyan player has been recognised for his advocacy and grassroots work to tackle sport&rsquo;s carbon footprint&ldquo;Most well-known people who talk about climate change are in North America and Europe,&rdquo; says Kenyan rugby sevens star Kevin Wekesa, &ldquo;but for us this is a very relevant conversation. It is not only about future tournaments or big international pledges. In Kenya, we see the effects in rising heat, cracked pitches and changing weather in communities where young athlet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rugby-sevens-star-kevin-wekesa-i-am-not-blaming-europeans-but-i-must-highlight-climate-injustices/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rugby-sevens-star-kevin-wekesa-i-am-not-blaming-europeans-but-i-must-highlight-climate-injustices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The global sand crisis: it’s being used up faster than it can be replaced]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the most extracted solid material on Earth &ndash; but this extraction can threaten ecosystems and livelihoodsMal&eacute; is one of the world&rsquo;s most overcrowded cities, but it faces double pressure. As well as a growing population, the capital of the Maldives is also threatened by rising sea levels. Owing to climate breakdown, its living space is shrinking.So the justification for a land reclamation project seemed clear. Take sand from elsewhere in the archipelago and use it to build]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-global-sand-crisis-its-being-used-up-faster-than-it-can-be-replaced/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-global-sand-crisis-its-being-used-up-faster-than-it-can-be-replaced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The budget in seven graphs: no big surprises but this may be one of the most ambitious moves to fix Australia’s finances | Greg Jericho]]></title><description><![CDATA[With some long-awaited sanity on housing and taxes, including CGT and negative gearing changes, it&rsquo;s one of the most important for good &ndash; but will still leave some out in the coldFederal budget 2026 LIVE updates: Australia government budget announcement and speech &ndash; latest newsExplore all of our 2026 Australia federal budget coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThis year&rsquo;s budget is an odd affair. So much had been leaked and dropped to the me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-budget-in-seven-graphs-no-big-surprises-but-this-may-be-one-of-the-most-ambitious-moves-to-fix-australias-finances-greg-jericho/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-budget-in-seven-graphs-no-big-surprises-but-this-may-be-one-of-the-most-ambitious-moves-to-fix-australias-finances-greg-jericho/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Six lanes of tarmac and vehicles doing 70mph’: can ‘green bridges’ help animals cross the UK’s motorways in safety?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cockrow Bridge in Surrey will open in the coming weeks to provide wildlife, including lizards and insects, with the ability to move between fragmented habitatsWhen James Herd moved near to Wisley Common 17 years ago, the heathland nature reserve was teeming with wildlife. &ldquo;I&rsquo;d take the dog around the common in spring and summer, and every few hundred metres I&rsquo;d hear the rustle of a lizard in the undergrowth &ndash; and I&rsquo;d see adders,&rdquo; he says.But over the past deca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/six-lanes-of-tarmac-and-vehicles-doing-70mph-can-green-bridges-help-animals-cross-the-uks-motorways-in-safety/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/six-lanes-of-tarmac-and-vehicles-doing-70mph-can-green-bridges-help-animals-cross-the-uks-motorways-in-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Renewable energy hub planned for Scottish coal museum]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are plans to install solar panels on the roofs of buildings at Lady Victoria Colliery at Newtongrange.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/renewable-energy-hub-planned-for-scottish-coal-museum/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 07:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/renewable-energy-hub-planned-for-scottish-coal-museum/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: No Mow May is back on track – and the results are wonderful | Jennifer Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hunt&rsquo;s Cross, Liverpool: A survey of the roadside verge turns up 21 species including cuckoo flower and yarrow. But not everyone likes itThe impact was visceral. For days last spring I watched an army of confederates, with their uniforms of fiery gold bands and anthracite hoops, advancing up the road. They&nbsp;were cinnabar moth caterpillars, gathered on their host plant, common ragwort. And thanks to Liverpool city council&rsquo;s observance of No Mow May, there were plenty of both in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-no-mow-may-is-back-on-track-and-the-results-are-wonderful-jennifer-jones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-no-mow-may-is-back-on-track-and-the-results-are-wonderful-jennifer-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I couldn’t breathe’: the sinister spread of France’s killer seaweed]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a series of deaths on the beaches of Brittany, one bereaved family set out to prove the foul-smelling bloom was to blameWhen her phone rang at around 5pm on 8 September 2016, Rosy Auffray was still at work. It was one of her daughters, distressed, calling to tell her that their father, Jean-Ren&eacute;, had not come back from his daily run. Only the family dog had returned, alone and exhausted. Rosy rushed back home.When she arrived, Rosy noticed that the dog was behaving bizarrely: she re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-couldnt-breathe-the-sinister-spread-of-frances-killer-seaweed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-couldnt-breathe-the-sinister-spread-of-frances-killer-seaweed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s our kinship’: can Australia learn to coexist with dingoes?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As dingoes vanish from parts of Australia, a new documentary is calling on governments to move away from eradication and towards solutions that benefit both farmers and animalsCarol Pettersen was a small child when her family moved deep into the bush around the Fitzgerald river, on Western Australia&rsquo;s south coast. It was the 1940s, and her white father and Aboriginal mother had broken the law simply by being together. So the bush became their refuge.In that country of mallee heath, banksia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-our-kinship-can-australia-learn-to-coexist-with-dingoes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 04:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-our-kinship-can-australia-learn-to-coexist-with-dingoes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lasers in the sky: hi-tech missions track record snowpack loss in US west]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data from missions showing critically low snowpack on mountains across the west raises alarm among expertsHigh above the jagged peaks of California&rsquo;s Sierra Nevada, the view from the cockpit is breathtaking. At first glance, the mountains appear draped in a pristine white blanket. But as the flight crew gears up for a high-stakes mission, the sensors onboard this specialized aircraft prove that looks can be deceiving.&ldquo;This is a distinct dry year,&rdquo; says Tom Painter, CEO of Airbo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lasers-in-the-sky-hi-tech-missions-track-record-snowpack-loss-in-us-west/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lasers-in-the-sky-hi-tech-missions-track-record-snowpack-loss-in-us-west/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sharp drop in ‘forever chemicals’ in seabird eggs hailed as win for regulation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Levels of Pfas in northern gannet eggs in Canada fell up to 74% over 55-year period of studyLevels of some of the most dangerous Pfas compounds have dramatically fallen in Canadian seabird eggs, which the authors of a new peer-reviewed study say illustrates how regulations are effective.Researchers looked at Pfas levels in the eggs of northern gannets in the St Lawrence Seaway basin over a 55-year period. Pfas levels shot up from the 1960s through the peak of the chemicals&rsquo; use in the late]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sharp-drop-in-forever-chemicals-in-seabird-eggs-hailed-as-win-for-regulation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sharp-drop-in-forever-chemicals-in-seabird-eggs-hailed-as-win-for-regulation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norway puts UN project funding on hold raising fears for plastics treaty talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move by largest donor to environment programme poses further uncertainty for already troubled negotiations The largest donor to the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) has paused funding to the body before its revised budget on 12 May, triggering concern among member states and NGOs.The news could carry significance for the already troubled plastic treaty negotiations being overseen by Unep. Since 2022 countries have been struggling to agree on how to deal with the volume of plastics bei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/norway-puts-un-project-funding-on-hold-raising-fears-for-plastics-treaty-talks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/norway-puts-un-project-funding-on-hold-raising-fears-for-plastics-treaty-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears for plastic treaty talks as Norway reviews UN project funding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move by largest donor to environment programme poses further uncertainty for already troubled negotiations The largest donor to the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) is reviewing its funding to the body before its revised budget on 12 May, triggering concern among member states and NGOs.The news could carry significance for the already troubled plastic treaty negotiations being overseen by Unep. Since 2022 countries have been struggling to agree on how to deal with the volume of plasti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-for-plastic-treaty-talks-as-norway-reviews-un-project-funding/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-for-plastic-treaty-talks-as-norway-reviews-un-project-funding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain and Ireland’s wildflowers – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Eden Project&rsquo;s National Wildflower Centre is opening entries for its Wildflower Photographer of the Year 2026 competition on 29 May. The contest showcases images of some of Britain and Ireland&rsquo;s 1,600 wildflower species, and a selection of photos from last year&rsquo;s competition will be on display at Eden Dock, Canary Wharf, London, during CWG&rsquo;s Nature Week, from 13 July Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/britain-and-irelands-wildflowers-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/britain-and-irelands-wildflowers-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Nesting mallard, owl and woodcock in our garden – this is the ‘human shield’ effect | Susie White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Allendale, Northumberland: Once again, wildlife has made a home here, in part because they feel safeA big moon is cresting the Scots pine as I sit at an upstairs window looking down on to the garden. Awaiting the dusk emergence of a female tawny owl has become an evening ritual. After a day spent in the confines of a nest box in our sycamore tree, her departure shifts back by a few minutes every night. Completely silent, she drops&nbsp;towards the woodland border&nbsp;and skims the plants, each]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-nesting-mallard-owl-and-woodcock-in-our-garden-this-is-the-human-shield-effect-susie-white/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-nesting-mallard-owl-and-woodcock-in-our-garden-this-is-the-human-shield-effect-susie-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘London is a case study in hope’: Sadiq Khan on 10 years as mayor]]></title><description><![CDATA[London mayor talks up coalition-building, highlights his environmental record, and worries national Labour party is on the wrong trackWhen Sadiq Khan was first elected as mayor of London 10 years ago, Barack Obama was US president, the UK was still in the European Union and Leicester City had just been crowned the unlikely champions of the English Premier League.In the intervening decade, Donald Trump has gone from reality TV star to two-time US president, the UK has had six different prime mini]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/london-is-a-case-study-in-hope-sadiq-khan-on-10-years-as-mayor/</link><pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/london-is-a-case-study-in-hope-sadiq-khan-on-10-years-as-mayor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pirouetting and gaping: mysterious whale behaviour documented as humpback migration begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the help of citizen scientists, researchers studying rare humpback &lsquo;jaw-gaping&rsquo; believe the move could be a social displayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastOff the coast of Western Australia, a humpback whale is &ldquo;pirouetting&rdquo;, sweeping its pectoral fins through the water, its massive jaw hanging wide open. Surrounded by companions, the animal isn&rsquo;t lunging for a meal: rather, it is p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pirouetting-and-gaping-mysterious-whale-behaviour-documented-as-humpback-migration-begins/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pirouetting-and-gaping-mysterious-whale-behaviour-documented-as-humpback-migration-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A deadly bacterium is creeping up the US east coast. How worried should we be?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warming ocean waters are priming beaches and raw shellfish for Vibrio even as scientists are trying to stay one step aheadBailey Magers and Sunil Kumar cut strange figures on Pensacola Beach. Bags of disinfectant solution surrounded them on the white sand; their gloved hands juggled test tubes while layers of rubber and plastic shielded their skin from the elements. As the two organized their seawater samples on the popular Florida shoreline last August, an older woman wearing a swimsuit walked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-deadly-bacterium-is-creeping-up-the-us-east-coast-how-worried-should-we-be/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 16:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-deadly-bacterium-is-creeping-up-the-us-east-coast-how-worried-should-we-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Amazon of America’: film paints vision of a post-coup Brazil giving up rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vit&oacute;ria R&eacute;gia imagines rightwing Bolsonaro plot succeeded with US help &ndash; andhighlights threats facing Indigenous peoplesThe year is 2025 and far-right coup plotters have annihilated Brazil&rsquo;s democracy, assassinating the president, closing the national congress and surrendering the Amazon rainforest and its untold riches to the United States.&ldquo;Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Amazon of America,&rdquo; a thick-accented North American soldier tells a group of jour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/amazon-of-america-film-paints-vision-of-a-post-coup-brazil-giving-up-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/amazon-of-america-film-paints-vision-of-a-post-coup-brazil-giving-up-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A weed is only a plant in the wrong place’: RHS Chelsea garden celebrates England’s edgelands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Eberle hopes to inspire people to nurture where town and countryside meet and nature is need of protectionStinging nettles, buttercups, broken crockery, fly-tipped flowers and a discarded gnome are not the usual hallmarks of an RHS Chelsea flower show garden.But this year&rsquo;s On the Edge garden by Sarah Eberle &ndash; the most decorated designer at Chelsea &ndash; is designed not to look like a garden at all, rather to transport its visitors to the liminal spaces on the outskirts of to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-weed-is-only-a-plant-in-the-wrong-place-rhs-chelsea-garden-celebrates-englands-edgelands/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-weed-is-only-a-plant-in-the-wrong-place-rhs-chelsea-garden-celebrates-englands-edgelands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walkers urged not to trample fragile bluebells]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Woodland Trust urges people to "stick to the path" when visiting and photographing bluebell woods.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/walkers-urged-not-to-trample-fragile-bluebells/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/walkers-urged-not-to-trample-fragile-bluebells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Award for scientist who brought space to millions]]></title><description><![CDATA[James O'Donoghue, from the University of Reading, is awarded the 2026 Carl Sagan medal.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/award-for-scientist-who-brought-space-to-millions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/award-for-scientist-who-brought-space-to-millions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Study looks at reintroduction of storks in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[PhD student Sophie Rabone is considering the impact of reintroducing the species more widely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/study-looks-at-reintroduction-of-storks-in-britain/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/study-looks-at-reintroduction-of-storks-in-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newborns to silverbacks: counting mountain gorillas in Uganda – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Geographic photographer and WWF ambassador Jasper Doest joined conservation teams during the latest mountain gorilla census in Bwindi Impenetrable national park, taking pictures of the apes and the people essential to their survival Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/newborns-to-silverbacks-counting-mountain-gorillas-in-uganda-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/newborns-to-silverbacks-counting-mountain-gorillas-in-uganda-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A long road ahead’: could community car-sharing help UK hit climate targets?]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Midlands electric car club helps residents and cuts emissions &ndash; but the need for a volunteer-led scheme reflects a much wider problemIn the aftermath of the Covid pandemic Miriam Stoate, a regenerative farmer from rural Leicestershire, noticed that too many people in her small village in England&rsquo;s East Midlands were struggling to get around.Although there were plenty of cars parked in Tilton, too often she found some of the village&rsquo;s residents did not have access to one wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-long-road-ahead-could-community-car-sharing-help-uk-hit-climate-targets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-long-road-ahead-could-community-car-sharing-help-uk-hit-climate-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dumped goldfish endangering native carp in lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Environment Agency is seeking the abandoned pets in order to protect native fish.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dumped-goldfish-endangering-native-carp-in-lake/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dumped-goldfish-endangering-native-carp-in-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How tiny 'backpacks' and sniffer dogs could save hedgehogs from extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project uses GPS 'backpacks' to track the hedgehogs as they become an increasingly rare sight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-tiny-backpacks-and-sniffer-dogs-could-save-hedgehogs-from-extinction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 10 May 2026 01:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-tiny-backpacks-and-sniffer-dogs-could-save-hedgehogs-from-extinction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google developers significantly misstate carbon emissions of proposed UK datacentres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emissions understated by factor of five in Essex plans for tech giant, while Greystoke&rsquo;s Lincolnshire plans show similar errorDevelopers working for Google have significantly misstated how much carbon two proposed AI datacentres will contribute to the UK&rsquo;s total emissions in planning documents reviewed by the Guardian.The tech company wants to build two huge datacentres &ndash; one 52-hectare (130 acre) project in Thurrock and another at an airfield in North Weald, both in Essex. To]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/google-developers-significantly-misstate-carbon-emissions-of-proposed-uk-datacentres/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/google-developers-significantly-misstate-carbon-emissions-of-proposed-uk-datacentres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Closing the chapter’ on Fema: Trump panel seeks to weaken disaster response amid climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council&rsquo;s plan will leave Federal Emergency Management Agency ill-equipped to respond to extreme weather events, experts saySweeping changes may be in store at the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema), the nation&rsquo;s frontline emergency response coordinator, that experts warned could further erode US capacity to handle disasters as the risks of extreme weather fueled by the climate crisis continue to rise.Fears about a fundamental overhaul of Fema&rsquo;s form and function have b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/closing-the-chapter-on-fema-trump-panel-seeks-to-weaken-disaster-response-amid-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/closing-the-chapter-on-fema-trump-panel-seeks-to-weaken-disaster-response-amid-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature recovery zones inspired by Attenborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust says the campaign, focusing on nature recovery, is its biggest yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nature-recovery-zones-inspired-by-attenborough/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nature-recovery-zones-inspired-by-attenborough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It could have been a second Great Fire’: how east London blaze showed scale of UK wildfire threat]]></title><description><![CDATA[In record 40C heat on 19 July 2022, 18 homes were lost in village of Wennington &ndash; a signal for firefighters to adapt, but UK response remains fragmentedWhen neighbours urged Lynn Sabberton and her partner, Terry, to flee from their home in Wennington one day in 2022, the couple weren&rsquo;t sure they should bother. A fire was burning in their village, on the eastern edge of London, but Terry thought it was too far away to be a problem. Struggling with a lung disease made worse by the reco]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-could-have-been-a-second-great-fire-how-east-london-blaze-showed-scale-of-uk-wildfire-threat/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-could-have-been-a-second-great-fire-how-east-london-blaze-showed-scale-of-uk-wildfire-threat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home batteries: a ‘gamechanger’ for cutting energy bills?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As fuel prices soar, millions of Britons could reduce their electricity costs by installing home storageConsumers across the UK are bracing for the war in the Middle East to deliver a sharp rise in home energy bills from this summer.The looming energy cost crisis has prompted a record number of households to investigate green home upgrades to try to keep bills down, including heat pumps, solar panels and electric vehicles. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/home-batteries-a-gamechanger-for-cutting-energy-bills/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/home-batteries-a-gamechanger-for-cutting-energy-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The odds are not in our favour’: who sets the Doomsday Clock – and what can they tell us about the future of humanity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the war on Iran, Ukraine, AI and climate breakdown increasing the likelihood of a nuclear war, the clock stands closer to midnight than ever before. So who decides how many seconds we have left &ndash; and can we buy ourselves more time?The Earth is getting hotter. Conflicts are raging, in the Middle East and Ukraine, each increasing the chance of nuclear war. AI is infiltrating almost every aspect of our lives, despite its unpredictability and tendency to hallucinate. Scientists, tinkering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-odds-are-not-in-our-favour-who-sets-the-doomsday-clock-and-what-can-they-tell-us-about-the-future-of-humanity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-odds-are-not-in-our-favour-who-sets-the-doomsday-clock-and-what-can-they-tell-us-about-the-future-of-humanity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A terrible time for a tractor breakdown | Colin Chappell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brigg, Lincolnshire: We work these vehicles hard and they will have problems, but today was really not the day for a steaming bonnetThere&rsquo;s never a good time for a tractor to break down, but this was&nbsp;exceptional timing. Late April was very dry as predicted, and with&nbsp;a change in weather prospects,&nbsp;the birdfood seed needed to go in. The purpose of this &ldquo;crop&rdquo; is to fill the birds&rsquo; winter&nbsp;hunger gap, and it has to be&nbsp;sown in a narrow window: after&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-terrible-time-for-a-tractor-breakdown-colin-chappell/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-terrible-time-for-a-tractor-breakdown-colin-chappell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From ‘charger rage’ to a 700km range: is public charging keeping up with Australia’s EV demand?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As electric vehicle sales hit all-time highs, the need for more places to plug in is growing &ndash; fastChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household&rsquo;s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comAustralia is having an electric vehicle moment.Close to 25,000 electric vehicles were sold in Australia in March, an all-time record and an increase of 69.6% compar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-charger-rage-to-a-700km-range-is-public-charging-keeping-up-with-australias-ev-demand/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-charger-rage-to-a-700km-range-is-public-charging-keeping-up-with-australias-ev-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hovering objects and flashing lights: what we learned from UFO documents released by the Pentagon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US has published transcripts, video clips and audio recordings about unidentified flying objects, also called unidentified anomalous phenomena.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hovering-objects-and-flashing-lights-what-we-learned-from-ufo-documents-released-by-the-pentagon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 09 May 2026 00:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hovering-objects-and-flashing-lights-what-we-learned-from-ufo-documents-released-by-the-pentagon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From primates to climate - ten of David Attenborough's best documentaries]]></title><description><![CDATA[From hanging out with primates to early climate warnings, here's a selection of his trailblazing programmes.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-primates-to-climate-ten-of-david-attenboroughs-best-documentaries/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-primates-to-climate-ten-of-david-attenboroughs-best-documentaries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight against AI data centers isn’t just about tech – it’s about democracy | Astra Taylor and Saul Levin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Claims of nimbyism are a misunderstanding: the movement is about whether regular people have a say in fundamental decisionsSince the surreal scene at the 2024 presidential inauguration, when a row of big tech titans took their VIP seats and signaled their new alliance with Maga, the Trump administration has rolled out the red carpet for Silicon Valley&rsquo;s AI ambitions and shareholder priorities.Washington has doled out billions in lucrative federal subsidies and contracts to the cash-rich se]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-isnt-just-about-tech-its-about-democracy-astra-taylor-and-saul-levin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-fight-against-ai-data-centers-isnt-just-about-tech-its-about-democracy-astra-taylor-and-saul-levin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pupils release butterflies for David Attenborough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Children release 100 butterflies at a Warwickshire farm for the broadcaster's centennial.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pupils-release-butterflies-for-david-attenborough/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pupils-release-butterflies-for-david-attenborough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everything went black. Then fire poured down’: one man’s terror onboard a ship hit in the Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview, a seafarer describes the strike on the MKD Vyom in the Gulf of Oman that killed his friend and crewmate, Dixit SolankiThe blast tore through the engine room of the tanker MKD Vyom without warning on the morning of 1 March. &ldquo;There were immense shock waves and a fireball,&rdquo; says Basis*, a seafarer on one of the first ships to suffer a fatal attack in the Gulf of Oman during the US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran.&ldquo;For one or two seconds, I was knocked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everything-went-black-then-fire-poured-down-one-mans-terror-onboard-a-ship-hit-in-the-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everything-went-black-then-fire-poured-down-one-mans-terror-onboard-a-ship-hit-in-the-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[David Attenborough's 'secret superpower' celebrated on 100th birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC producers talk about working with Sir David Attenborough on his 100th birthday.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/david-attenboroughs-secret-superpower-celebrated-on-100th-birthday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/david-attenboroughs-secret-superpower-celebrated-on-100th-birthday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airline emissions in Europe top pre-Covid levels despite pledge to decarbonise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Promises to cut emissions and use more fuel-efficient planes fail to stop rise, with Ryanair&rsquo;s carbon footprint 50% up on 2019Emissions from flying in Europe have now passed pre-pandemic levels, with Ryanair&rsquo;s carbon footprint 50% higher than in 2019, research has shown.Total aviation emissions continue to increase despite industry pledges to decarbonise and the introduction of more fuel-efficient planes, driven by the massive expansion of low-cost carriers. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/airline-emissions-in-europe-top-pre-covid-levels-despite-pledge-to-decarbonise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/airline-emissions-in-europe-top-pre-covid-levels-despite-pledge-to-decarbonise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The worst time for wheat’: US farmers face losses to extreme heat and drought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Temperature swings have left crops across the Plains in terrible conditions, with some farmers opting not to harvestMerrill Nielsen&rsquo;s wheat crop looked healthy after he planted it in the fall on his 2,500-acre farm in north-central Kansas, about 50 miles west of Salina, the plants benefiting from higher-than-normal November rainfall.But an abnormally warm and dry winter, followed by extreme temperature variability, stressed the developing wheat. In the winter-to-spring transition, temperat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-worst-time-for-wheat-us-farmers-face-losses-to-extreme-heat-and-drought/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-worst-time-for-wheat-us-farmers-face-losses-to-extreme-heat-and-drought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our cities are choked by cars – here’s how experts would fix them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turning parking bays into green spaces and prioritising cyclists may be the fastest routes to improving urban lifeClean air, safer streets and a stable climate are among the reasons doctors and environmental experts want fewer cars clogging our roads. Reduced dependence on fuel &ndash; especially when prices are high and most countries rely on imports &ndash; is another.Yet while some cities with world-class public transport are debating how to tackle the stubborn minority of journeys still made]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/our-cities-are-choked-by-cars-heres-how-experts-would-fix-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/our-cities-are-choked-by-cars-heres-how-experts-would-fix-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inequality causing 100,000 extra deaths a year from heat and cold in Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings come after third-hottest April on record globally and amid fears of more brutal European summer weatherEconomic inequality adds more than 100,000 deaths to the vast toll from heat and cold in Europe each year, research has found.Cutting levels inequality to match that of Europe&rsquo;s most equal region, as measured by the Gini index, would reduce temperature-related mortality by as much as 30%, equating to 109,866 people, the study found. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/inequality-causing-100000-extra-deaths-a-year-from-heat-and-cold-in-europe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/inequality-causing-100000-extra-deaths-a-year-from-heat-and-cold-in-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A share in the delight’: the people investing in the UK’s first community-owned solar battery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxfordshire&rsquo;s Ray Valley Solar already generates clean energy for 7,000 homes, and is now crowdfunding storage to marry daylight with evening demandTucked away among hedgerows on a large field between a motorway and the River Ray, one of the UK&rsquo;s largest community-owned solar parks is hard to spot from the surrounding country lanes.But the nearly 36,000 solar panels installed on the site are literally a shining example of what can be achieved when a renewable energy project is co-own]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-share-in-the-delight-the-people-investing-in-the-uks-first-community-owned-solar-battery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-share-in-the-delight-the-people-investing-in-the-uks-first-community-owned-solar-battery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a chonky sea lion, amorous toads and an adorable gosling]]></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-chonky-sea-lion-amorous-toads-and-an-adorable-gosling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-chonky-sea-lion-amorous-toads-and-an-adorable-gosling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How one man’s mission to clear dumped boats inspired Guardian readers]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: Readers have flooded the crowdfunder of Steve Green after his inspirational story of DIY environmental activism was told&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereFor many people, owning a yacht is the ultimate dream. But recently I reported on what happens when that dream is abandoned, and one man&rsquo;s uphill battle to clean up rotting boats left behind in Cornwall, England.In this week&rsquo;s newsletter, it&rsquo;s my pleasure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-one-mans-mission-to-clear-dumped-boats-inspired-guardian-readers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-one-mans-mission-to-clear-dumped-boats-inspired-guardian-readers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare white-tailed eagles draw crowds of watchers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographers travel across the country to catch a glimpse of the birds in Christchurch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rare-white-tailed-eagles-draw-crowds-of-watchers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rare-white-tailed-eagles-draw-crowds-of-watchers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Celebrating David Attenborough's 100th birthday in the South]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Sir David Attenborough turns 100 years old, here is how he helped nature in Hampshire and Dorset.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/celebrating-david-attenboroughs-100th-birthday-in-the-south/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/celebrating-david-attenboroughs-100th-birthday-in-the-south/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A lesson in camouflage from a cucumber spider | Claire Stares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staunton Country Park, Havant: Against my black fleece, this arachnid is startlingly vivid. In the fresh green of the beech canopy, it disappearsThe forecast had promised warm spring sunshine &ndash; ideal weather for a forest bathing class. Instead, a squally shower arrived without warning, and we ended up hugging&nbsp;tree trunks more out of necessity than mindfulness. In full leaf, the mature beech grove canopy would have kept us dry, but&nbsp;this early in the season, the leaves had only jus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-lesson-in-camouflage-from-a-cucumber-spider-claire-stares/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-lesson-in-camouflage-from-a-cucumber-spider-claire-stares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The greatest ambassador for life on Earth’: Tributes paid to David Attenborough on his 100th birthday]]></title><description><![CDATA[Naturalist says he has been &lsquo;overwhelmed by greetings&rsquo; as milestone is marked with event at Royal Albert HallDavid Attenborough said he had been &ldquo;completely overwhelmed by birthday greetings&rdquo; for his centenary on Friday and thanked wellwishers &ldquo;most sincerely&rdquo;.<br />
The naturalist said he had hoped to celebrate his 100th birthday quietly. Instead, the milestone will be marked with a live event at the Royal Albert Hall broadcast on BBC One, featuring music from his]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-greatest-ambassador-for-life-on-earth-tributes-paid-to-david-attenborough-on-his-100th-birthday/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-greatest-ambassador-for-life-on-earth-tributes-paid-to-david-attenborough-on-his-100th-birthday/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How sunburn inspired a new way to store energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Molecules that can capture heat could be a useful technology to decarbonise heating.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-sunburn-inspired-a-new-way-to-store-energy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-sunburn-inspired-a-new-way-to-store-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas-fired power still looks a safe bet for Centrica in the renewables era]]></title><description><![CDATA[There will still be a need to have gas in the wings to keep the lights on, so the financials stack up on Severn plant purchaseThe eye-catching non-Hormuz news in energy-land last month was that Great Britain is set for a record-breaking summer for wind and solar power generation. The national energy system operator even thought there could be periods &ndash; a sunny weekend or a bank holiday afternoon of low demand, for example &ndash; when more renewable power would be available than the electr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gas-fired-power-still-looks-a-safe-bet-for-centrica-in-the-renewables-era/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gas-fired-power-still-looks-a-safe-bet-for-centrica-in-the-renewables-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sir David Attenborough 'overwhelmed' by 100th birthday greetings &ndash; audio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir David Attenborough has released an audio message thanking the public for the flood of goodwill messages sent in the run-up to his 100th birthday. The veteran broadcaster said he had expected to celebrate quietly, but expressed gratitude for the well-wishes he had received. Attenborough, who was born on 8 May 1926, joined the BBC in 1952 and went on to become one of the world's most respected and influential wildlife presentersTiny parasitic wasp named after David Attenborough for his 100th b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sir-david-attenborough-overwhelmed-by-100th-birthday-greetings-ndash-audio/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 20:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sir-david-attenborough-overwhelmed-by-100th-birthday-greetings-ndash-audio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Jennings on David Attenborough’s 100th birthday – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ben-jennings-on-david-attenboroughs-100th-birthday-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ben-jennings-on-david-attenboroughs-100th-birthday-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP plans to sell shares in flagship carbon projects as it pulls back from green agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil firm seeks to reduce stake in carbon capture and storage projects in north-east of England after schemes fail to win over shareholdersBP plans to sell stakes in two flagship carbon capture and storage projects in the north-east of England as the company continues to retreat from the green agenda.The oil company hopes to reduce its share in the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project, which aims to develop the UK&rsquo;s first gas power plant to be fitted with a controversial carbon capture system to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bp-plans-to-sell-shares-in-flagship-carbon-projects-as-it-pulls-back-from-green-agenda/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bp-plans-to-sell-shares-in-flagship-carbon-projects-as-it-pulls-back-from-green-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The objects that escaped from the museum: magical spectacle Return to the Forest – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trip to a museum becomes an unexpected adventure in a new immersive family show by Theatre-Rites and Factory International Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-objects-that-escaped-from-the-museum-magical-spectacle-return-to-the-forest-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-objects-that-escaped-from-the-museum-magical-spectacle-return-to-the-forest-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An epidemic of flies, rats, waste and foul odours’: health fears in Cuba as US oil blockade halts rubbish collection]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Trump ramps up pressure by cutting off fuel to the island, Havana&rsquo;s refuse is rarely collected, forcing residents to burn it in the streets despite the pollutionAs thick smoke spread through the narrow streets of Havana, seeping into homes, schools and shops, Carlos Blanco, a chef, opened his bedroom window to see what was going on. &ldquo;I saw a mist. But it wasn&rsquo;t mist &ndash; it was smoke,&rdquo; he says, describing the toxic smog emanating from a smouldering mountain of rubbi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-epidemic-of-flies-rats-waste-and-foul-odours-health-fears-in-cuba-as-us-oil-blockade-halts-rubbish-collection/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-epidemic-of-flies-rats-waste-and-foul-odours-health-fears-in-cuba-as-us-oil-blockade-halts-rubbish-collection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Iran war may stymie climate gains with boost to big oil, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windfall profits could lock in Trump-era political wins for the industry and slow clean-energy transitionThe billions in profits big oil is reaping due to the Iran war may stymie the energy transition, experts and advocates fear, incentivizing oil and gas expansion and boosting the sector&rsquo;s funds for political lobbying.&ldquo;Windfall profits from Trump&rsquo;s war will allow big oil to build a wall of money around its Trump-era political victories,&rdquo; said Lukas Shankar-Ross, a deputy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trumps-iran-war-may-stymie-climate-gains-with-boost-to-big-oil-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trumps-iran-war-may-stymie-climate-gains-with-boost-to-big-oil-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shark or sea monster? The Canadian marine mystery that still intrigues experts 90 years on]]></title><description><![CDATA[Debate continues to rage over whether a strange carcass found in 1937 was a new species or a basking shark. Either way, the case reveals how little is known about what lies beneath the wavesIts head resembled a dog&rsquo;s, its downturned nose a camel&rsquo;s, and at the end of its reptilian body was the tail of horse. Witnesses say it was covered in a thin white film. When the remains of a strange creature were pulled from the stomach of a sperm whale, most of those present agreed: it was a sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/shark-or-sea-monster-the-canadian-marine-mystery-that-still-intrigues-experts-90-years-on/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/shark-or-sea-monster-the-canadian-marine-mystery-that-still-intrigues-experts-90-years-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Up to 2cm a month: Nasa keeps track as Mexico City sinks into the ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerful radar system is providing new data on city&rsquo;s subsidence, which experts hope will draw more attention to itWalking into Mexico City&rsquo;s sprawling central Z&oacute;calo is a dizzying experience. At one end of the plaza, the capital&rsquo;s cathedral, with its soaring spires, slumps in one direction. An attached church, known as the Metropolitan Sanctuary, tilts in the other. The nearby National Palace also seems off-kilter.The teetering of many of the capital&rsquo;s historic bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/up-to-2cm-a-month-nasa-keeps-track-as-mexico-city-sinks-into-the-ground/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/up-to-2cm-a-month-nasa-keeps-track-as-mexico-city-sinks-into-the-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on US-style car culture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bigger vehicles including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of SUVs and trucks has had mixed supportOn a brisk winter&rsquo;s evening in Europe&rsquo;s automotive heartland, a cyclist who had pushed for safer streets went out on his bike for a final time. Andreas Mandalka had documented dangerous driving and shoddy cycling infrastructure for years, measuring the margins at which cars zipped past him and posting videos of blatant violations. While quick to remind readers t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/at-a-crossroads-will-piling-up-crises-force-europe-to-put-brakes-on-us-style-car-culture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/at-a-crossroads-will-piling-up-crises-force-europe-to-put-brakes-on-us-style-car-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘At a crossroads’: will piling-up crises force Europe to put brakes on SUV culture?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bigger cars including electric can cause multiple harms, yet resistance to rise of US-style vehicles has had mixed supportOn a brisk winter&rsquo;s evening in Europe&rsquo;s automotive heartland, a cyclist who had pushed for safer streets went out on his bike for a final time. Andreas Mandalka had documented dangerous driving and shoddy cycling infrastructure for years, measuring the margins at which cars zipped past him and posting videos of blatant violations. While quick to remind readers tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/at-a-crossroads-will-piling-up-crises-force-europe-to-put-brakes-on-suv-culture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/at-a-crossroads-will-piling-up-crises-force-europe-to-put-brakes-on-suv-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fertiliser shortages to have dramatic effect on food prices, says Duke of Westminster’s firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerful property and farming firm Grosvenor Group says knock-on effect of Iran war could arrive next yearFertiliser shortages caused by the Iran war have driven up costs for UK farmers by up to 70% and will have a &ldquo;dramatic&rdquo; impact on food prices globally next year, according to one of Britain&rsquo;s most powerful property and farming companies.Mark Preston, executive trustee of the 349-year-old Grosvenor Group, controlled by the Duke of Westminster, said fertiliser &ldquo;was alre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fertiliser-shortages-to-have-dramatic-effect-on-food-prices-says-duke-of-westminsters-firm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fertiliser-shortages-to-have-dramatic-effect-on-food-prices-says-duke-of-westminsters-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate campaigners attack Shell over ‘windfall’ profits from Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm benefits from conflict to rake in $6.9bn as higher energy prices turbocharge profitsBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesShell has reported better than expected profits of $6.9bn (&pound;5bn) after its oil traders reaped the benefits of soaring energy prices during the war in Iran, angering climate campaigners.Europe&rsquo;s biggest oil and gas company posted a 115% jump in first-quarter profits from the $3.2bn reported in the last three months of 2025. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/climate-campaigners-attack-shell-over-windfall-profits-from-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 08:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/climate-campaigners-attack-shell-over-windfall-profits-from-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Remembering a woman who gave so much to this village | Nicola Chester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inkpen, Berkshire: There is far less birdsong now than in Lillian Watts&rsquo;s day, but it is down to her that there is any at allLillian Watts&rsquo;s bench has fallen into disrepair, so instead I sit on Arthur&rsquo;s Seat on the common. Warmth rises from the heath, even on this chilly spring morning, and a lizard creates curvaceous lines under the dry, still-dormant heather.It is both Lillian&rsquo;s and my birthday, though she died in 1989, aged 93. I play a recording of her from 1975, from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-remembering-a-woman-who-gave-so-much-to-this-village-nicola-chester/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-remembering-a-woman-who-gave-so-much-to-this-village-nicola-chester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rewilding giants: captive elephants rehomed in Europe’s first sanctuary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Julie, once a circus elephant, and Kariba, from a Belgian zoo, are to be moved to a former ranch in PortugalEurope&rsquo;s first large-scale elephant sanctuary, which is opening to offer a more natural environment for some of the 600 animals still held in captivity across the continent, is to receive its first arrivals.Julie, Portugal&rsquo;s last circus elephant, will be moved next month to the animal charity Pangea&rsquo;s multimillion pound sanctuary in the Alentejo, 200km (124 miles) east of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rewilding-giants-captive-elephants-rehomed-in-europes-first-sanctuary/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rewilding-giants-captive-elephants-rehomed-in-europes-first-sanctuary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[100 years on Earth: celebrating David Attenborough’s birthday – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[To celebrate Sir David Attenborough&rsquo;s centenary, Madeleine Finlay catches up with natural history writer Patrick Barkham, who has met the celebrated presenter. They explore how the natural world has changed in the century that Attenborough has been on Earth, and how his programming has reflected his growing commitment to highlighting the devastating impacts of the climate crisis on nature and biodiversityClips: BBC, PBS Support the Guardian: theguardian.com/sciencepod Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/100-years-on-earth-celebrating-david-attenboroughs-birthday-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/100-years-on-earth-celebrating-david-attenboroughs-birthday-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tame the water or let it flow? New Zealand grapples with how to protect its braided rivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intervention for farming and flood risk change the unique systems as communities grapple with how to live alongside the vital waterwaysWhen British settlers started building Christchurch city 170 years ago, they largely ignored the nearby Waimakariri River, which twists from the South Island&rsquo;s alps towards the eastern shore.But rain and glacial shifts compelled the braided river &ndash; a globally rare form of river with many woven channels &ndash; to take on a new shape, occasionally floo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tame-the-water-or-let-it-flow-new-zealand-grapples-with-how-to-protect-its-braided-rivers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 01:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tame-the-water-or-let-it-flow-new-zealand-grapples-with-how-to-protect-its-braided-rivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Climate solutions will bring down bills and restore nature’: green issues and May elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Reform vows to block solar and windfarms, energy leaders say renewables offer most secure future, insulating UK from hostile forcesUK politics live &ndash; latest updates&bull; May elections: What&rsquo;s at stake across England, Wales and Scotland?The defining issue of Thursday&rsquo;s local elections, feedback from doorsteps suggests, will be the UK&rsquo;s soaring cost of living. But voters should be told about the links between inflation and the effects of fossil fuels and the climate cri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/climate-solutions-will-bring-down-bills-and-restore-nature-green-issues-and-may-elections/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 19:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/climate-solutions-will-bring-down-bills-and-restore-nature-green-issues-and-may-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norwegian government attacked over decision to reopen North Sea gasfields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Approval for exploration in 70 new areas prompts fierce backlash from fossil fuel opponentsThe Norwegian government has been heavily criticised for approving plans to reopen three North Sea gasfields nearly three decades after they were closed to help fill the gap in energy supplies created by the Middle East war.Amid sharp price rises in oil and gas since the US and Israel&rsquo;s attack on Iran in February, Oslo has also given its approval for oil and gas companies to explore in 70 new locatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/norwegian-government-attacked-over-decision-to-reopen-north-sea-gasfields/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/norwegian-government-attacked-over-decision-to-reopen-north-sea-gasfields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vienna’s public transport is the envy of the world – so why can’t it ditch cars?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Austrian capital mulls expanding tram network and park-and-ride car parks in effort to reduce private vehicle useWhen Leonore Gewessler hops on the underground trains and street-level trams that run like clockwork across the breadth of Vienna, she appreciates the ease, affordability and time she &ldquo;gets as a present&rdquo; instead of idling in traffic. But Austria&rsquo;s former climate and transport minister is also aware that cars still dominate the capital&rsquo;s streets. She says good p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/viennas-public-transport-is-the-envy-of-the-world-so-why-cant-it-ditch-cars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/viennas-public-transport-is-the-envy-of-the-world-so-why-cant-it-ditch-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Massive Alaska megatsunami was second largest ever recorded]]></title><description><![CDATA[New research suggests glacier melt driven by climate change is increasing the risk of giant waves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/massive-alaska-megatsunami-was-second-largest-ever-recorded/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/massive-alaska-megatsunami-was-second-largest-ever-recorded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alaska’s 2025 mega tsunami highlights risk to cruise lines as glaciers retreat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers say 481-metre wave in fjord was triggered by rockslide linked to climate crisisA mega tsunami in Alaska last year in a fjord visited by cruise ships is a stark warning of the risks of coastal rockslides and glacier retreat fueled by the climate crisis, a new study warns.Scientists recorded the world&rsquo;s second-tallest tsunami after it struck the Tracy Arm fjord in south-east Alaska last August after a massive rockslide around the toe of a glacier. The tsunami reached 481 metres (]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/alaskas-2025-mega-tsunami-highlights-risk-to-cruise-lines-as-glaciers-retreat/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/alaskas-2025-mega-tsunami-highlights-risk-to-cruise-lines-as-glaciers-retreat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Heat, floods and droughts make men more violent to women’: Natasha Walter on eco-feminism in a world on fire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The author has become acutely aware of how the climate crisis is affecting women &ndash; and, in her new book, she argues that it&rsquo;s time for mainstream western feminists to join the dotsNatasha Walter is halfway through explaining how she came to be politically radicalised when a young woman approaches the cafe table. We two middle-aged women look like &ldquo;the most trustworthy people here,&rdquo; she says, so could we watch her baby while she grabs a coffee? Like the solid citizen she i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/heat-floods-and-droughts-make-men-more-violent-to-women-natasha-walter-on-eco-feminism-in-a-world-on-fire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/heat-floods-and-droughts-make-men-more-violent-to-women-natasha-walter-on-eco-feminism-in-a-world-on-fire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A reason to vote Labour tomorrow: we are the only party taking the climate crisis seriously | Katie White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate action is something the vast majority of Britons agree on. But even the Greens are blocking the vital infrastructure we need to electrify BritainKatie White is the Labour MP for Leeds North West and minister for climate in the Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroStrip away the politics, and the climate crisis debate isn&rsquo;t complicated. We&rsquo;re changing the planet in ways that are &ldquo;damaging and dangerous&rdquo;, and every country will be affected. &ldquo;No one can o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-reason-to-vote-labour-tomorrow-we-are-the-only-party-taking-the-climate-crisis-seriously-katie-white/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-reason-to-vote-labour-tomorrow-we-are-the-only-party-taking-the-climate-crisis-seriously-katie-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How car-loving American cities fell so far behind their global peers on public transit]]></title><description><![CDATA[With most major European cities well-served by trains and buses, bringing US transit up to par would cost $4.6tnThe only train station in Houston, the US&rsquo;s fourth-largest city and one of the fastest-growing conurbations in the country, is a diminished, morose sight. Intercity trains arrive at this squat, shed-like Amtrak building, which cringes in the shadows of roaring highways, just three times a week.That such a meager train station could ostensibly serve a metropolitan area of about 7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-car-loving-american-cities-fell-so-far-behind-their-global-peers-on-public-transit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-car-loving-american-cities-fell-so-far-behind-their-global-peers-on-public-transit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the UK capital, Bomb Crater Pond is full of wildlife, while scientists studying land obliterated by recent Russian blasts 1,500 miles away have seen &lsquo;how quickly nature begins to heal itself&rsquo;In February 1945, towards the end of the second world war, a German V2 rocket struck Walthamstow Marshes in east London. The explosion tore a crater into the marshland. Left untouched, it slowly filled with water, sediment &hellip; and life. Today, this wartime scar has become a thriving pond.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-v2-rocket-scarred-london-to-ukraine-how-nature-thrives-in-bomb-craters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-v2-rocket-scarred-london-to-ukraine-how-nature-thrives-in-bomb-craters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is NI facing a growing threat from wildfires?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures show that spring drought events are happening more often while there has been a sharp rise in "fire weather".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-is-ni-facing-a-growing-threat-from-wildfires/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-is-ni-facing-a-growing-threat-from-wildfires/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gibraltar dumping all of its raw sewage into Mediterranean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wastewater from nearly 40,000 people and businesses pumped straight into sea as territory still has no treatment plantRaw sewage from nearly 40,000 people and businesses is being pumped straight into the sea because the British overseas territory of Gibraltar does not have, and has never had, a wastewater treatment plant.For decades, untreated sewage has poured into the Mediterranean from the southern tip of the peninsula at Europa Point, where the government of Gibraltar says there are &ldquo;h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gibraltar-dumping-all-of-its-raw-sewage-into-mediterranean/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gibraltar-dumping-all-of-its-raw-sewage-into-mediterranean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glyphosate is currently sprayed on cereal and pulse crops to dessicate them and make them easier to harvestA new trade deal with the EU could lead to restrictions on the use of the controversial weedkiller glyphosate on UK food crops.The full-spectrum herbicide, which kills almost every plant it touches, is often sprayed on wheat, oats and other cereal and pulse crops shortly before harvest to desiccate them and make them easier to handle. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eu-trade-deal-could-force-uk-to-restrict-use-of-weedkiller-linked-to-cancer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eu-trade-deal-could-force-uk-to-restrict-use-of-weedkiller-linked-to-cancer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A butterfly haven of orange tips and holly blues  | Sara Hudston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Powerstock Common, Dorset: I&rsquo;m hopeful that the mixed habitats here and bright weather will bring them out in their droves &ndash; and I&rsquo;m not disappointed The recent pulse of warm, sunny weather has encouraged butterflies to fly in large numbers in Dorset. They were everywhere when I visited Powerstock Common: the moment I opened the car door, a brimstone fluttered sulphur-yellow over the parking area, lifted on a stream of blackcap song.Bright as butter in the sunshine, it&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-butterfly-haven-of-orange-tips-and-holly-blues-sara-hudston/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-butterfly-haven-of-orange-tips-and-holly-blues-sara-hudston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thank you, David Attenborough, for 100 incredible years of life on Earth | Jess Harwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I kid I would do his voice, put on my dad&rsquo;s work shirt and host my own nature documentaries in the backyardSee more of Jess Harwood&rsquo;s cartoons here Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thank-you-david-attenborough-for-100-incredible-years-of-life-on-earth-jess-harwood/</link><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 03:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thank-you-david-attenborough-for-100-incredible-years-of-life-on-earth-jess-harwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As household bills soar, is it time for a ‘working-class climate agenda’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal from group that worked with AOC and Bernie Sanders seeks to counter claim that climate policy is politically toxic Americans do not care about the climate crisis, only economic issues: that&rsquo;s the message some wonks have put forth in the past year, as the Trump administration has dismantled environmental protections. But the shift away from climate is misguided, an influential group of progressives is arguing.&ldquo;The climate crisis is a core driver of the cost-of-living crisis a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-household-bills-soar-is-it-time-for-a-working-class-climate-agenda/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-household-bills-soar-is-it-time-for-a-working-class-climate-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s a special tree’: campaign to save mother of beloved bramley apple for nation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appeal launched to buy Nottinghamshire cottage, where tree was planted in 19th century, and turn it into heritage centreCampaigners have launched an appeal to try to save for the nation the mother tree of perhaps the most popular cooking apple in the world.The original bramley apple tree, which grows in the garden of a cottage in Southwell, Nottinghamshire, is for sale, with the cottage put on the market by its owner, Nottingham Trent University. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-a-special-tree-campaign-to-save-mother-of-beloved-bramley-apple-for-nation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-a-special-tree-campaign-to-save-mother-of-beloved-bramley-apple-for-nation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our Land review – right-to-roam campaigners offer bacchanalian antics and a heartfelt message]]></title><description><![CDATA[Orban Wallace&rsquo;s documentary avoids big clashes between landowners and campaigners in favour of wide-ranging explorationOrban Wallace&rsquo;s film about the right-to-roam movement shows us a campaigning group with a simple, reasonable aim: to give walkers in England and Wales the same rights that people have in Scotland, courtesy of the Scottish Outdoor Access Code, brought into being by the Land Reform (Scotland) Act of 2003. There, walkers have the right to temporary, non-motorised access]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/our-land-review-right-to-roam-campaigners-offer-bacchanalian-antics-and-a-heartfelt-message/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/our-land-review-right-to-roam-campaigners-offer-bacchanalian-antics-and-a-heartfelt-message/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies pay out to charity after slurry incidents]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three companies has paid out a total of &pound;33,500 after the Environment Agency's investigations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/companies-pay-out-to-charity-after-slurry-incidents/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/companies-pay-out-to-charity-after-slurry-incidents/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife park welcomes three male Asiatic lions]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are about 500 to 600 Asiatic lions left in the wild which only live in Gir Forest, India.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-park-welcomes-three-male-asiatic-lions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 07:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-park-welcomes-three-male-asiatic-lions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Newts in the pond, commotion in the house | Mark Cocker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buxton, Derbyshire: A glimpse of gloop in the water, a hasty net purchase, and it was confirmed &ndash; palmate newts have moved in. But how long had they been there?It has been a source of excitement for weeks that we have found ourselves custodians of newts. Judging by the numbers present and the age of our pond, they have probably been here at least a decade. Yet neither our neighbours nor our predecessors at the address knew of any.I happened to notice a gloop of air rise at the pond surface]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-newts-in-the-pond-commotion-in-the-house-mark-cocker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-newts-in-the-pond-commotion-in-the-house-mark-cocker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man who blew up a nuclear power station and disappeared]]></title><description><![CDATA[In December 1982, South African Rodney Wilkinson walked four bombs into Koeberg power station &ndash; the crown jewel of the apartheid state &ndash; pulled the pins and then left on his bicycle. How did he do it?At 21, Rodney Wilkinson was the best fencer in South Africa: national champion in foil and sabre, second in epee. He had toured Europe and Argentina. He had not stood on the Olympic podium, because South Africa was banned. The apartheid state had taken that from him, along with everythin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-man-who-blew-up-a-nuclear-power-station-and-disappeared/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-man-who-blew-up-a-nuclear-power-station-and-disappeared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Norwegian fish farms polluting fjords with waste likened to ‘raw sewage of millions of people’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: &lsquo;Fish sludge&rsquo; in coastal waters now has nutrient levels equivalent to those in untreated effluent of country the size of Australia, report findsNorwegian fish farms are filling fjords and other coastal waters with nutrient pollution equivalent to the raw sewage of tens of millions of people each year, a report has found.Norway is the largest farmed salmon producer in the world, and nutrients in fish feed are excreted directly into coastal waters. Analysis from the Sunstone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/norwegian-fish-farms-polluting-fjords-with-waste-likened-to-raw-sewage-of-millions-of-people/</link><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 00:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/norwegian-fish-farms-polluting-fjords-with-waste-likened-to-raw-sewage-of-millions-of-people/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the green transition: politicians should speed it up – and households too | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party divisions over energy have deepened, but the need to move beyond fossil fuels has never been clearerEnergy has not been a prominent subject for discussion in the run-up to Thursday&rsquo;s UK elections. In England this is logical enough, since the big policy decisions are taken by ministers in Westminster, not at council meetings. But the stances adopted by the new governments in Scotland and Wales matter a great deal. They will have an influence beyond their borders,&nbsp;helping to shape]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-the-green-transition-politicians-should-speed-it-up-and-households-too-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-the-green-transition-politicians-should-speed-it-up-and-households-too-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uncontained wildfire burns hundreds of hectares across rural Arizona – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firefighters continued to battle the Hazen fire burning near Buckeye, Arizona, on Monday. The fire began on Saturday afternoon and, as of Sunday evening, was estimated to have covered about 400 hectares (1,000 acres) and was '0% contained'. Local media reported that no evacuationshad taken place and there were no reports of damage to homes Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uncontained-wildfire-burns-hundreds-of-hectares-across-rural-arizona-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uncontained-wildfire-burns-hundreds-of-hectares-across-rural-arizona-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform government could cause Truss-style chaos, says renewables industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lobbyist Tara Singh says stripping projects of subsidy contracts would undermine investor confidence in UKBritain could be beset by levels of economic chaos last seen under Liz Truss if a Reform UK government were to fulfil its promise to strip renewable energy projects of subsidy contracts, according to the industry&rsquo;s chief lobbyist.The anti-renewables policy put forward by Nigel Farage&rsquo;s populist party would severely undermine investor confidence in the energy industry and across t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reform-government-could-cause-truss-style-chaos-says-renewables-industry/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reform-government-could-cause-truss-style-chaos-says-renewables-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower]]></title><description><![CDATA[How to see the Eta Aquariid meteor shower]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-see-the-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-see-the-eta-aquariid-meteor-shower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Minister says proposals show government&rsquo;s ambition, as it faces unprecedented pressure from GreensUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesTree nurseries could be built at prisons, and military ranges could be turned into heathland or peat bogs as part of an ambitious plan to make government land more nature-friendly, the environment secretary has said.Speaking before elections this week in which Labour is under pressure from the Green party, Emma Reynolds said such projects showe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/saplings-in-prisons-and-bogs-on-military-ranges-labours-plans-for-nature-friendly-state-land/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/saplings-in-prisons-and-bogs-on-military-ranges-labours-plans-for-nature-friendly-state-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a hurricane created a 'precious saltmarsh']]></title><description><![CDATA[This year marks 30 years since a storm breached sea defenses in Porlock.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-hurricane-created-a-precious-saltmarsh/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 12:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-hurricane-created-a-precious-saltmarsh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Point of no return’: New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louisiana&rsquo;s cultural hotspot could be surrounded by Gulf of Mexico before end of this century, authors sayThe process of relocating people from New Orleans should start immediately as the city has reached a &ldquo;point of no return&rdquo; that will see it surrounded by the ocean within decades due to the climate crisis, a stark new study has concluded.Ongoing sea level rise and the rampant erosion of wetlands in southern Louisiana will swallow up the New Orleans area within a few generati]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/point-of-no-return-new-orleans-relocation-must-start-now-due-to-sea-level-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/point-of-no-return-new-orleans-relocation-must-start-now-due-to-sea-level-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing methane mega-leaks could boost energy stock amid crisis, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[International Energy Agency analysis shows methane leaks remained at near-record highs in 2025Methane emissions from the energy sector remained at near record levels in 2025, the International Energy Agency has concluded.Tackling the emissions could make billions of cubic metres of gas available to international markets, a top priority as the war in the Middle East squeezes energy supplies, the IEA said in a report. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fixing-methane-mega-leaks-could-boost-energy-stock-amid-crisis-report-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fixing-methane-mega-leaks-could-boost-energy-stock-amid-crisis-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lasers, hawks and even guns haven’t solved the UK’s pigeon problem. There is a better way | Sydney Lobe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councils spend heavily on grisly yet ineffective methods. Why won&rsquo;t they consider a proven, low-cost and humane strategy?By some estimates there are almost 3 million pigeons residing in London, which has the highest pigeon population in the country. Known as &ldquo;rats with wings&rdquo;, &ldquo;flying ashtrays&rdquo; and &ldquo;gutter birds&rdquo;, pigeons do not have popular sentiment on their side. And cities in the UK have an extensive history of attempted pigeon pest control &ndash; h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lasers-hawks-and-even-guns-havent-solved-the-uks-pigeon-problem-there-is-a-better-way-sydney-lobe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lasers-hawks-and-even-guns-havent-solved-the-uks-pigeon-problem-there-is-a-better-way-sydney-lobe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pine marten kit receives round-the-clock care after siblings died]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kit was rescued from a bin in Wales and is now being looked after at Vale Wildlife Hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pine-marten-kit-receives-round-the-clock-care-after-siblings-died/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 08:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pine-marten-kit-receives-round-the-clock-care-after-siblings-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary 1951: Into the woods on the capital’s edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[9 May 1951: Walking among fine oaks and beeches it is difficult to realise that one is so near to the sprawling mass of Greater LondonLONDON: Early this morning a cuckoo was calling from the outskirts of a wood in south London a bare five miles from the Festival of Britain Exhibition on the South Bank. Yesterday evening a swift flew by; and the day before a late swallow hurried over in the wake of a storm. It is difficult to realise as one enters the wood and walks among its fine oaks and beeche]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-1951-into-the-woods-on-the-capitals-edge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-1951-into-the-woods-on-the-capitals-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Living library’: inside the marine biobanks racing to protect ocean species from extinction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s biobanks store everything from seeds of native plants to the cells and tissue of threatened animal speciesIn the mudflats of Swan Bay, Victoria, royal spoonbills sweep their paddle-shaped bills through shallow water. Nearby, under the grass-covered roof of the Queenscliff marine research centre, a team of scientists from Deakin University are trying to bring the ecosystems those birds and many others rely on back from the brink.Some of that involves associate professor Prue Fra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/living-library-inside-the-marine-biobanks-racing-to-protect-ocean-species-from-extinction/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/living-library-inside-the-marine-biobanks-racing-to-protect-ocean-species-from-extinction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Our first EV holiday gave us ‘range anxiety’. But our fears were soon left in the rearview mirror | Paul Daley]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an electric vehicle you quickly learn when you can gun the engine, how to use the many apps &ndash; and how to enjoy the time while the car is chargingI quickly discovered two important things when recently taking a three week drive over several thousand kilometres in an electric car. The first is that &ldquo;range anxiety&rsquo;&rsquo; is very real. The second is that veteran EV drivers are often there for us neophytes.First, some background. I&rsquo;d always planned to get an electric car e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/our-first-ev-holiday-gave-us-range-anxiety-but-our-fears-were-soon-left-in-the-rearview-mirror-paul-daley/</link><pubDate>Mon, 04 May 2026 02:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/our-first-ev-holiday-gave-us-range-anxiety-but-our-fears-were-soon-left-in-the-rearview-mirror-paul-daley/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to conserve your dragon – and avoid losing Australia’s most imperilled reptile for a second time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melbourne zoo&rsquo;s new breeding centre hopes to safeguard the future of the critically endangered Victorian grassland earless dragonSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton&rsquo;s free Clear Air newsletter hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe dragons&rsquo; lair looks deceptively ordinary: a pair of pale green portables, tucked behind the reptile enclosure at Melbourne zoo.But the plain exterior belies its hidden treasures. Inside, dozens of Victor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-conserve-your-dragon-and-avoid-losing-australias-most-imperilled-reptile-for-a-second-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-conserve-your-dragon-and-avoid-losing-australias-most-imperilled-reptile-for-a-second-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fiona Pardington’s portraits of the lost birds of Aotearoa New Zealand – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[For more than two decades, Pardington has been photographing taonga (M&#257;ori cultural treasures) and natural history specimens in museums around the world. In the South Canterbury museum, she was struck by a collection of stuffed native birds which had been subject to taxidermy &ndash; many of them now extinct or endangered. They inspired a new human-scale portrait series of these manu (birds), revered within M&#257;ori culture as intermediaries between human and divine worlds. The resulting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fiona-pardingtons-portraits-of-the-lost-birds-of-aotearoa-new-zealand-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fiona-pardingtons-portraits-of-the-lost-birds-of-aotearoa-new-zealand-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Readers reply: The Missouri tofu spill was ‘unforgettable’ – but what are history’s greatest bad smells?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The long-running series in which readers answer other readers&rsquo; questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical conceptsThis week&rsquo;s question: The inside of my cardigans never become bobbled. Can&rsquo;t the pieces be sewn together inside out?I must admit to cracking a smile when I read the story about the revolting result of a tofu spill last month in Missouri. About 18,000kg (40,000lb) of extra-firm tofu was left to rot for three w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/readers-reply-the-missouri-tofu-spill-was-unforgettable-but-what-are-historys-greatest-bad-smells/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/readers-reply-the-missouri-tofu-spill-was-unforgettable-but-what-are-historys-greatest-bad-smells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More farming co-operatives could ‘unleash growth’ in UK, finds report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greater agricultural collaboration can improve food security and resilience to global crises, says policy paperAgricultural co-operatives could &ldquo;unleash growth&rdquo; in the UK and improve national food security in the face of crises such as the Middle East conflict by &ldquo;improving the resilience of UK farms&rdquo;, according to a report.The policy paper produced by the Co-operative party, which backs influential Labour MPs including Steve Reed and Jonathan Reynolds, calls for &ldquo;a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-farming-co-operatives-could-unleash-growth-in-uk-finds-report/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-farming-co-operatives-could-unleash-growth-in-uk-finds-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reform UK council backs release of beavers amid party row over rewilding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councillors in Leicestershire support move in efforts to reduce flooding as Reform faces divisions on nature policyA Reform UK council has backed the release of wild beavers into the countryside, despite the party&rsquo;s opposition to rewilding.The Reform-led Leicestershire county council has backed the release of the rodents as part of efforts to reduce flooding. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reform-uk-council-backs-release-of-beavers-amid-party-row-over-rewilding/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reform-uk-council-backs-release-of-beavers-amid-party-row-over-rewilding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature haven 'trashed' after four-year wait for protection decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Activists claim developers are damaging the area while NatureScot considers whether or not to designate it a protected site.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nature-haven-trashed-after-four-year-wait-for-protection-decision/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nature-haven-trashed-after-four-year-wait-for-protection-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping to admire wisteria and taking pride in your laundry? Join me in the land of grownups | Polly Hudson]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve recently noticed several signs of adulthood in my behaviour. At first I was horrified, but I have come to accept, even enjoy, the natural ageing processI nearly drove into a wall the other day, because I couldn&rsquo;t take my eyes off some spectacular wisteria. Ten years ago I doubt I would have even noticed it, or known what it was, never mind been so transfixed that I unwittingly endangered my life. It&rsquo;s pretty much invisible in your youth, and then suddenly, at a certain age]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stopping-to-admire-wisteria-and-taking-pride-in-your-laundry-join-me-in-the-land-of-grownups-polly-hudson/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stopping-to-admire-wisteria-and-taking-pride-in-your-laundry-join-me-in-the-land-of-grownups-polly-hudson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From neat lawns to wild havens: how No Mow May is transforming England’s gardens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cheshire villagers are letting lawns grow wild to improve diversity and reconnect with nature on their doorstepIan Waddington was crouched in his garden last summer, inspecting loose paving, when he lifted a slab and spotted something extraordinary: a tiny field mouse nestled in a hollow, feeding four babies &ndash; each half the size of his little finger. &ldquo;It was astonishing. Like life in miniature,&rdquo; he says.After decades in the construction industry, the 86-year-old has found a new]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-neat-lawns-to-wild-havens-how-no-mow-may-is-transforming-englands-gardens/</link><pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-neat-lawns-to-wild-havens-how-no-mow-may-is-transforming-englands-gardens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We don’t hear the frogs, we don’t see the birds’: government repeatedly delayed water to NSW wetlands, documents reveal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: A grazier has released emails that reveal the state&rsquo;s environment and water department prioritised harvesting of winter cereal crops over wetlandsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton&rsquo;s free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe New South Wales government has routinely delayed environmental flows to critical wetlands in the state&rsquo;s north-west in fa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-dont-hear-the-frogs-we-dont-see-the-birds-government-repeatedly-delayed-water-to-nsw-wetlands-documents-reveal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-dont-hear-the-frogs-we-dont-see-the-birds-government-repeatedly-delayed-water-to-nsw-wetlands-documents-reveal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Under a cloud: the growing resentment against the massive datacentres sprouting across Australian cities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents say AI factories with unknown environmental impacts are being rushed into development as proponents argue Australia must ride the data boom or be left behindFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen West Footscray resident Sean Brown takes his 19-month-old boy to the park, their walk passes an imposing new building cheerily spruiked as &ldquo;Australia&rsquo;s largest hyperscale AI factory&rdquo;, a datacentre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/under-a-cloud-the-growing-resentment-against-the-massive-datacentres-sprouting-across-australian-cities/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/under-a-cloud-the-growing-resentment-against-the-massive-datacentres-sprouting-across-australian-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Solar booms in industrial US midwest as energy crisis persists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electricity has become one of the most important commodities in the region thanks to demand from datacenters, Iran war and rising utility charges For decades, the only regular visitors to the Twin Lake Reservoir in Lima, Ohio, were fishers passing hot summer evenings trying to snag a largemouth bass.But today, it&rsquo;s a hive of activity. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/solar-booms-in-industrial-us-midwest-as-energy-crisis-persists/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/solar-booms-in-industrial-us-midwest-as-energy-crisis-persists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two buses, three hours and 13 miles: how Americans in ‘transit deserts’ get groceries without cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Covid-era funding dries up and bus services are cut, a food insecurity crisis is brewing from Tennessee to Rhode IslandZen&rsquo;Yari Winters&rsquo; job, at a pet shop in East Memphis, Tennessee, should be a 20-minute trip from her house. She leaves herself three hours to get there. &ldquo;The bus is always, always late,&rdquo; she said &ndash; if it shows up at all.It&rsquo;s not just her work commute that&rsquo;s affected by the time-consuming guessing game that is riding with the Memphis A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/two-buses-three-hours-and-13-miles-how-americans-in-transit-deserts-get-groceries-without-cars/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/two-buses-three-hours-and-13-miles-how-americans-in-transit-deserts-get-groceries-without-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Living in survival mode’: Houston’s embattled immigrant community faces health, climate and petrochemical crises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid immigration raids, chemical spills, massive floods and costly healthcare, less-affluent residents of one of the most diverse US cities struggle to pull throughC&aacute;ndido &Aacute;lvarez has made it his policy never to go to the doctor.&ldquo;Not when I&rsquo;m sick, not even when it&rsquo;s serious,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I prefer not to go.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/living-in-survival-mode-houstons-embattled-immigrant-community-faces-health-climate-and-petrochemical-crises/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/living-in-survival-mode-houstons-embattled-immigrant-community-faces-health-climate-and-petrochemical-crises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rescuers release humpback whale that was stranded off German coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calf was transported by water-filled barge in operation deemed &lsquo;inadvisable&rsquo; because of low chance of survivalRescuers have released a young humpback whale that became a national sensation after it was beached in shallow waters off the coast in Germany, although marine experts have said its chances of survival are low.The whale, variously nicknamed Timmy or Hope, was released into the North Sea off Denmark after being transported there in a water-filled barge by rescuers. Continue re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rescuers-release-humpback-whale-that-was-stranded-off-german-coast/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rescuers-release-humpback-whale-that-was-stranded-off-german-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To give young people wings: The Lost Words duo reunite for book of birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jackie Morris and Robert Macfarlane give the Guardian exclusive extracts as they aim to open eyes to the wonder of Britain&rsquo;s declining and endangered speciesWhen the artist Jackie Morris collaborated with the writer Robert Macfarlane to celebrate the names of plants and animals controversially removed from the Oxford Junior Dictionary, they never imagined their book, The Lost Words, would become a cultural phenomenon.Grassroots crowdfunding ensured the book was bought and donated to more t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/to-give-young-people-wings-the-lost-words-duo-reunite-for-book-of-birds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/to-give-young-people-wings-the-lost-words-duo-reunite-for-book-of-birds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sewage and agricultural pollution having 'alarming' impact on UK's underwater forests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists found seagrass meadows affected by sewage had far fewer small invertebrates, like crabs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sewage-and-agricultural-pollution-having-alarming-impact-on-uks-underwater-forests/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 12:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sewage-and-agricultural-pollution-having-alarming-impact-on-uks-underwater-forests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of trees creating habitat 'powerhouses']]></title><description><![CDATA[Friends of the Lake District say the hedgerows will create new habitats and boost biodiversity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thousands-of-trees-creating-habitat-powerhouses/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 09:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thousands-of-trees-creating-habitat-powerhouses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red squirrels 'close to extinction' in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[A petition set up by campaign group Save Our Reds, has attracted more than 75,000 signatures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/red-squirrels-close-to-extinction-in-england/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/red-squirrels-close-to-extinction-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How ospreys were 'tricked' into breeding in Dorset]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reintroducing ospreys to Dorset involved convincing birds they had been born there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-ospreys-were-tricked-into-breeding-in-dorset/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 08:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-ospreys-were-tricked-into-breeding-in-dorset/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The farm is mourning Moss, 14 years old and alert to the end | Andrea Meanwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tebay, Cumbria: While new life begins up on our hills, down at the farmstead I say goodbye to a dear companionLambing is still in full swing here, and each evening I start my last rounds at 8.30pm, as by 9.30pm it will be too dark to see the sheep&nbsp;without the headlights of the quad bike. Our main flock of sheep lamb outside, and when the&nbsp;time comes they take themselves off away from the others, usually at dusk or dawn. I know that two sheep have gone up towards the railway line, so I d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-farm-is-mourning-moss-14-years-old-and-alert-to-the-end-andrea-meanwell/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-farm-is-mourning-moss-14-years-old-and-alert-to-the-end-andrea-meanwell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can we fix it? Shifting from fast, throwaway hardware to a sustainable DIY culture]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hand and power tools can be surprisingly wasteful and polluting. Experts drill down on eco-friendly alternatives that still get the job doneChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household&rsquo;s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comMost Australians consider themselves &ldquo;DIYers&rdquo;, with the trip to the hardware store a regular feature of weekends in m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-we-fix-it-shifting-from-fast-throwaway-hardware-to-a-sustainable-diy-culture/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-we-fix-it-shifting-from-fast-throwaway-hardware-to-a-sustainable-diy-culture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this the real face of Anne Boleyn?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A computer science team believes they have discovered a previously unknown sketch of King Henry VIII's second wife - but not everyone is convinced.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-this-the-real-face-of-anne-boleyn/</link><pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-this-the-real-face-of-anne-boleyn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eggs of elusive bird rescued by firefighters during wildfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[During a wildfire in Brookeborough, County Fermanagh on Thursday, a curlew nest directly in the fire's path was found.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eggs-of-elusive-bird-rescued-by-firefighters-during-wildfire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eggs-of-elusive-bird-rescued-by-firefighters-during-wildfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is this actually what Anne Boleyn looked like?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An algorithm has suggested images of what were thought to be Anne Boleyn might not be.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-this-actually-what-anne-boleyn-looked-like/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-this-actually-what-anne-boleyn-looked-like/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Santa Marta climate talks mark ground zero in push to ditch fossil fuels?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colombia hosted nearly 60 countries at pivotal time on world stage for fight to transition to a clean energy futureLooking out to sea from the grey sandy beaches of Santa Marta, on Colombia&rsquo;s Caribbean coast, it is never hard to spot evidence of the country&rsquo;s thriving fossil fuel export trade. Oil tankers ride at anchor on the horizon and sometimes, locals say, lumps of coal wash up on the shore, blown off the collier ships that carry cargos from the nearby mines.It was here, on Wedn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/could-santa-marta-climate-talks-mark-ground-zero-in-push-to-ditch-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/could-santa-marta-climate-talks-mark-ground-zero-in-push-to-ditch-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Temu Range Rover’: what the bestselling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loaded with extras and produced at a cut price, the crossover SUV has overtaken rival cars from US, Japanese and Korean firmsThe UK is no stranger to foreign cars. The bestseller lists in recent years have been dominated by the US&rsquo;s Ford Puma, Japan&rsquo;s Nissan Qashqai, Korea&rsquo;s Kia Sportage and occasionally even Tesla&rsquo;s Model Y.But in March the top 10 provided a shock: a Chinese car leapt into the lead. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/temu-range-rover-what-the-bestselling-jaecoo-7-says-about-chinas-electric-car-ascendancy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/temu-range-rover-what-the-bestselling-jaecoo-7-says-about-chinas-electric-car-ascendancy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Disgusting' clinical waste dumped on Sheppey beaches]]></title><description><![CDATA["Hundreds" of clinical waste vials are among thousands of tonnes of illegally dumped waste.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/disgusting-clinical-waste-dumped-on-sheppey-beaches/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 10:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/disgusting-clinical-waste-dumped-on-sheppey-beaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a clever orangutan, a cheeky frog and a dramatic whale rescue]]></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-clever-orangutan-a-cheeky-frog-and-a-dramatic-whale-rescue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-clever-orangutan-a-cheeky-frog-and-a-dramatic-whale-rescue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The climate crisis is making our hay fever worse – and affecting our enjoyment of nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: the European pollen season is now up to two weeks longer than it was in the 90s &ndash; just one more way global heating is causing millions to suffer&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereHere&rsquo;s a confession that may alarm faithful readers of this newsletter: I am an environment reporter who does not love nature.Before I get cancelled, yes, I do care about the fate of the natural world &ndash; scientists are clear that wr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-climate-crisis-is-making-our-hay-fever-worse-and-affecting-our-enjoyment-of-nature/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-climate-crisis-is-making-our-hay-fever-worse-and-affecting-our-enjoyment-of-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How LNG interests are seeking to disrupt global talks on decarbonising shipping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observers say pressure on IMO negotiations appears to be linked to countries that have invested heavily in gasAbout a fifth of the world&rsquo;s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) passed through the strait of Hormuz, a strip of sea less than 30 miles wide at its narrowest point, before it was in effect closed by the US-Israeli attack on Iran, which sent the price of oil soaring and left an estimated 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 vessels stranded.Their plight has shone a spotlight on the complex and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-lng-interests-are-seeking-to-disrupt-global-talks-on-decarbonising-shipping/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-lng-interests-are-seeking-to-disrupt-global-talks-on-decarbonising-shipping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large-scale sporting events cause unexpected air pollution, study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research conducted at 2022 Commonwealth Games found catering and fireworks were main causes of pollutionThis summer, large-scale sporting events will take place, including the men&rsquo;s football World Cup in the US, Canada and Mexico and the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, but research reveals that such events have unexpected air pollution impacts.About 6,000 athletes from 72 counties and nearly 3 million people attended the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games, making it the UK&rsquo;s largest s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/large-scale-sporting-events-cause-unexpected-air-pollution-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/large-scale-sporting-events-cause-unexpected-air-pollution-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era]]></title><description><![CDATA[At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was &lsquo;euphoric&rsquo; to finally be focusing on concrete solutionsAfter a landmark climate meeting in Santa Marta, Colombia, where nearly 60 countries gathered to work out how to end the production and use of planet-heating fossil fuels, what have we learned? Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hope-is-contagious-and-science-is-king-10-big-lessons-on-ending-the-fossil-fuel-era/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hope-is-contagious-and-science-is-king-10-big-lessons-on-ending-the-fossil-fuel-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Welcome to the hill where anything, it seems, can happen | Amy-Jane Beer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hood Hill, North Yorkshire: From Satanic slip-ups to postwar plane crashes, stories have accumulated on this summit, just one part of an already rich landscapeThere&rsquo;s something special about Hood Hill, I tell my son Lochy as we begin climbing. It&rsquo;s not just the pleasing symmetry, pointy summit and epic view. Not just that it has intriguing medieval earthworks and weird erratic boulders dumped long ago by wandering glaciers.It&rsquo;s more that this hill, and the moor-edge landscape i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-welcome-to-the-hill-where-anything-it-seems-can-happen-amy-jane-beer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-welcome-to-the-hill-where-anything-it-seems-can-happen-amy-jane-beer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war may cause food shortages in Africa, world’s largest fertiliser firm says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yara CEO warns of global auction that would leave poorest countries scrambling for supplies they can ill affordThe Iran war could have &ldquo;dramatic consequences&rdquo;, causing food shortages and price rises in some of Africa&rsquo;s poorest and most vulnerable communities, the head of the world&rsquo;s largest fertiliser company has said.Svein Tore Holsether, the chief executive of Yara International, said world leaders needed to guard against soaring prices and shortages of fertiliser causi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/iran-war-may-cause-food-shortages-in-africa-worlds-largest-fertiliser-firm-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/iran-war-may-cause-food-shortages-in-africa-worlds-largest-fertiliser-firm-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany’s climate U-turn is the worst possible response to the oil shock | Tania Roettger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict &ndash; but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the painThe car is perhaps the closest thing Germany has to a national symbol. For this reason, the success of the auto industry and the happiness of motorists has long been a barometer for the standing of the Federal Republic.Since the beginning of the war on Iran, German news has been filled with stories about drivers. Journalists have filed breathless dispatches from petrol sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/germanys-climate-u-turn-is-the-worst-possible-response-to-the-oil-shock-tania-roettger/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/germanys-climate-u-turn-is-the-worst-possible-response-to-the-oil-shock-tania-roettger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany’s climate U-turn is the worst possible response to the oil shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prices at the pump have leapt since the start of the conflict &ndash; but clinging to fossil fuels will only prolong the painThe car is perhaps the closest thing Germany has to a national symbol. For this reason, the success of the auto industry and the happiness of motorists has long been a barometer for the standing of the Federal Republic.Since the beginning of the war on Iran, German news has been filled with stories about drivers. Journalists have filed breathless dispatches from petrol sta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/germanys-climate-u-turn-is-the-worst-possible-response-to-the-oil-shock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/germanys-climate-u-turn-is-the-worst-possible-response-to-the-oil-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gen Z leads birdwatching boom as more Britons reach for the binoculars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birdwatching no longer niche, old-fashioned pastime, says RSPB as research shows 47% increase in hobby since 2018Birdwatching is the second fastest growing hobby for generation Z after jewellery making, according to a multiyear study of more than 24,000 people.Almost 750,000 gen Zers (16 to 29-year-olds) in Britain regularly enjoy watching birds, a -1,088% increase since 2018, according to research by Fifty5Blue published by the RSPB. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gen-z-leads-birdwatching-boom-as-more-britons-reach-for-the-binoculars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gen-z-leads-birdwatching-boom-as-more-britons-reach-for-the-binoculars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My own contribution’: the Ottawa immigrants learning to retrofit homes and fight the climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Canadian social enterprise hopes to help solve the urgent need for retrofits and shortage of skilled workersJohn Mava was looking for work when a construction project started behind his house. When he visited the site and saw how different construction was in Canada compared with his native Nigeria, his interest was piqued.&ldquo;I said it would be great for me to have knowledge about this,&rdquo; said Mava, who learned that in Canada, construction uses timber rather than bricks and has a focu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-own-contribution-the-ottawa-immigrants-learning-to-retrofit-homes-and-fight-the-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-own-contribution-the-ottawa-immigrants-learning-to-retrofit-homes-and-fight-the-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty sells for record in auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and had never been exhibited before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-17th-century-supercomputer-once-owned-by-indian-royalty-sells-for-record-in-auction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-17th-century-supercomputer-once-owned-by-indian-royalty-sells-for-record-in-auction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Significant change' needed to tackle agri pollution]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office for Environmental Protection said existing regulations are insufficient to deliver necessary water quality improvements.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/significant-change-needed-to-tackle-agri-pollution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/significant-change-needed-to-tackle-agri-pollution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Historic breakthrough’: Colombia climate talks end with hopes raised for fossil fuel phaseout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly 60 countries back voluntary roadmaps to wean world off coal, oil and gas, at conference prompted by frustration with UN climate summitsBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesEurope live &ndash; latest updatesGovernments have been asked to develop national &ldquo;roadmaps&rdquo; setting out how they will end the production and use of fossil fuels, after a landmark climate meeting involving nearly 60 countries.The voluntary plans will form the bedrock of a new initiative to wean the world off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/historic-breakthrough-colombia-climate-talks-end-with-hopes-raised-for-fossil-fuel-phaseout/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/historic-breakthrough-colombia-climate-talks-end-with-hopes-raised-for-fossil-fuel-phaseout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protecting lions and people: the biologist dedicated to tackling human-wildlife conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moreangels Mbizah has blazed a trail in Zimbabwe as the first black African woman to found a conservation organisation in the country The turning point for Moreangels Mbizah came in 2014. The conservation biologist was in Hwange national park in Zimbabwe, scanning the savannah to monitor the movements of lions for her zoology PhD research.The GPS signal told her something was wrong. One of the lions had strayed into a nearby village, putting itself and the local community at risk. Mbizah and her]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/protecting-lions-and-people-the-biologist-dedicated-to-tackling-human-wildlife-conflict/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/protecting-lions-and-people-the-biologist-dedicated-to-tackling-human-wildlife-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Only so much' voters can worry about - are attitudes to net zero changing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent studies show a decline in the public's sense of urgency around reaching net zero.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/only-so-much-voters-can-worry-about-are-attitudes-to-net-zero-changing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/only-so-much-voters-can-worry-about-are-attitudes-to-net-zero-changing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sounds of hope in Kent as more nightingales join dawn chorus]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elusive nightingale &lsquo;doing well&rsquo; at Northward Hill, Kent, but experts cite concerns around loss of habitatThe dawn chorus at RSPB Northward Hill in Kent is a riot of sound: the melodic robin, the two-tone cuckoo, the whitethroat&rsquo;s scratchy warble. Even the garbling geese and mooing cows from the neighbouring Thames marshes add to the symphony.But in late April one energetic singer hogs the limelight. For a few weeks after arriving from West Africa, the nightingale spends the ni]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sounds-of-hope-in-kent-as-more-nightingales-join-dawn-chorus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sounds-of-hope-in-kent-as-more-nightingales-join-dawn-chorus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crack and crime to confident and qualified: is the future about to change for Rhyl’s youth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Welsh seaside resort has already seen a fall in offending and drug use, now a &pound;20m investment and a fresh approach to building job skills is bringing new opportunities for under-25sKilling time playing pool at the West Rhyl youth club, friends Sienna, 19, and Jake, 26, are unanimous when asked what a tour of the north Wales seaside town should look like. &ldquo;The first place I&rsquo;d show anyone is &lsquo;Crackhead Circle&rsquo;,&rdquo; Sienna says.The small public garden behind the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/crack-and-crime-to-confident-and-qualified-is-the-future-about-to-change-for-rhyls-youth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/crack-and-crime-to-confident-and-qualified-is-the-future-about-to-change-for-rhyls-youth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could the warming North Sea attract great white sharks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With record temperatures bringing increased numbers of seals and dolphins, scientists say large predators could return to UK watersLast year water temperatures in the North Sea reached record levels, with average surface temperatures a balmy 11.6C, the warmest since measurements started in 1969. And as waters continue to warm, a new study suggests great white sharks could start prowling British waters.Olivier Lambert, from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, and colleagues studied w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/could-the-warming-north-sea-attract-great-white-sharks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/could-the-warming-north-sea-attract-great-white-sharks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we being told the truth about a gas profits tax? | Fiona Katauskas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Or is it the gaslight on the hill?See more of Fiona Katauskas&rsquo;s cartoons here Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/are-we-being-told-the-truth-about-a-gas-profits-tax-fiona-katauskas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/are-we-being-told-the-truth-about-a-gas-profits-tax-fiona-katauskas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: As spring bursts into life, all eyes on the Cairngorms barbecue ban | Amanda Thomson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abernethy Forest, Scotland: On glorious mornings like this, with the woods ringing with sound and light, I&rsquo;m glad there is extra protection from wildfiresIn the pinewoods, the colours are slowly shifting, the birches to their spring green and the larch roses blossoming pink. The pair of pied wagtails have returned to our neighbour&rsquo;s shed and the peewits are back on the marshes, though fewer in number (and there are two&nbsp;pairs of crows that maraud their territory).The siskins have]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-as-spring-bursts-into-life-all-eyes-on-the-cairngorms-barbecue-ban-amanda-thomson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 01:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-as-spring-bursts-into-life-all-eyes-on-the-cairngorms-barbecue-ban-amanda-thomson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labor will back fossil fuels in the budget but the gas tax campaign isn’t dead yet | Clear air]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite popular support for a 25% levy on gas exports, Anthony Albanese opposes it and there is little discussion about how to reduce our usageSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton&rsquo;s free Clear Air newsletter hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesWe&rsquo;re yet to see next month&rsquo;s Australian federal budget, so mark this column with an asterisk. But barring a late change it is likely it will do a remarkable thing: give fossil fuel industries what]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/labor-will-back-fossil-fuels-in-the-budget-but-the-gas-tax-campaign-isnt-dead-yet-clear-air/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/labor-will-back-fossil-fuels-in-the-budget-but-the-gas-tax-campaign-isnt-dead-yet-clear-air/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poached: could a video of tree-climbing egg thieves help save Australia’s vulnerable honeyeaters?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers found the loss of just a few eggs to opportunistic predators could greatly increase the songbird&rsquo;s risk of extinction within 20 yearsSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton&rsquo;s free Clear Air newsletter hereCaptured on one of Bianca McBryde&rsquo;s tree-mounted cameras, the brush-tailed possum crawls into the frame, lowers its head into the nest and bites into the egg.The snack was a shop-bought quail&rsquo;s egg and the nest was artificial &ndash; a crafty c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/poached-could-a-video-of-tree-climbing-egg-thieves-help-save-australias-vulnerable-honeyeaters/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/poached-could-a-video-of-tree-climbing-egg-thieves-help-save-australias-vulnerable-honeyeaters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blobs of fat and the smell of rotting garbage: at an idyllic Sydney beach, a 25-tonne sperm whale slowly disintegrates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities are yet to decide how they will move the body of the massive creature, which is attracting humans, eagles &ndash; and plenty of sharksGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThin strips of flesh hang down like rotten tinsel, swaying in the wind. Glistening fluid trickles on to the stone where insects buzz. On the windward side, the odour is masked by the salty air. But step downwind, and you enter a sickly, sour-sweet blend of garbage and rotting fish. A passing co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blobs-of-fat-and-the-smell-of-rotting-garbage-at-an-idyllic-sydney-beach-a-25-tonne-sperm-whale-slowly-disintegrates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blobs-of-fat-and-the-smell-of-rotting-garbage-at-an-idyllic-sydney-beach-a-25-tonne-sperm-whale-slowly-disintegrates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global forest loss slows but El Niño fires could threaten progress]]></title><description><![CDATA[The loss of tropical rainforests eased last year, according to new analysis, but scientists warn they are still disappearing rapidly.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/global-forest-loss-slows-but-el-nio-fires-could-threaten-progress/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/global-forest-loss-slows-but-el-nio-fires-could-threaten-progress/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the Zoological Society of London do? After 200 years, the answer is still ‘everything’ | Martin Rowson]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ZSL has given us the word &lsquo;zoo&rsquo;, inspired artists and birthed a quarter of all Sumatran tigers. It has fascinated me since childhood &ndash; and the world since 1826In the spring of 1826, two extraordinary things occurred in central London. The first was the death of Chunee the elephant. On 1 March at Cross&rsquo;s Menagerie, upstairs in the Exeter &rsquo;Change on the Strand, Chunee was killed by a firing squad in the cramped enclosure where he&rsquo;d been kept for the previous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-does-the-zoological-society-of-london-do-after-200-years-the-answer-is-still-everything-martin-rowson/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-does-the-zoological-society-of-london-do-after-200-years-the-answer-is-still-everything-martin-rowson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timmy the whale rescue attempt begins off coast of Germany – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rescue operation to transport a young male humpback to deeper waters in the North Sea after it became stranded in the Baltic Sea off L&uuml;beck a month ago is under way. The whale&rsquo;s ordeal has gripped Germany but there are concerns it may be too fatigued and sick to surviveStranded whale swims on to barge in German rescue attempt Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timmy-the-whale-rescue-attempt-begins-off-coast-of-germany-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timmy-the-whale-rescue-attempt-begins-off-coast-of-germany-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dozens of North Carolina houses have been lost to the sea. Some surviving homes are now being moved on wheels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pace of sea-level rise has turned Outer Banks coastal area into a &lsquo;canary in the coalmine&rsquo; for other east coast communitiesMoving house has a more literal meaning on Hatteras Island, the slender hook of land that juts off the coast of North Carolina. After a slew of houses toppled spectacularly into the Atlantic Ocean recently, entire buildings are now being lifted on to wheels to flee the rapidly eroding coastline.Since September, 19 homes have been lost to waves that tore them from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dozens-of-north-carolina-houses-have-been-lost-to-the-sea-some-surviving-homes-are-now-being-moved-on-wheels/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dozens-of-north-carolina-houses-have-been-lost-to-the-sea-some-surviving-homes-are-now-being-moved-on-wheels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Older than the dinosaurs: scientists finally unlock secret of the mayfly’s dance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bizarre vertical flight pattern has long puzzled experts but new research reveals why it may play a crucial role in the insect&rsquo;s survivalOn a spring evening along the banks of the River Thames, thousands of mayflies can be seen engaging in what may be one of the world&rsquo;s oldest dances. In the fading light, the males make a steep vertical climb, flip over and float back to Earth &ndash; wings and tail outstretched in a skydiving posture so as to drop slowly through the sky.Mayflies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/older-than-the-dinosaurs-scientists-finally-unlock-secret-of-the-mayflys-dance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/older-than-the-dinosaurs-scientists-finally-unlock-secret-of-the-mayflys-dance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Student uses space cosmic rays to make photographs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blank negative photographic film sealed in a bag is sent to edge of space using a helium balloon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/student-uses-space-cosmic-rays-to-make-photographs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/student-uses-space-cosmic-rays-to-make-photographs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weatherwatch: how cat’s paws helped point sailors in the right direction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surface ripples known as cat&rsquo;s paws, caused by turbulence cascade, show where wind is &ndash; and were once seen as luckyOn a windy day, the surface of a lake is not a continuous pattern of ripples but instead marked with patches of disturbance, as though a giant cat were patting the water. These surface patterns, known as cat&rsquo;s paws, are caused by turbulent airflow in the atmosphere.Wind is caused by changing pressure at different spots on Earth&rsquo;s surface but does not simply r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weatherwatch-how-cats-paws-helped-point-sailors-in-the-right-direction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weatherwatch-how-cats-paws-helped-point-sailors-in-the-right-direction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urban areas host 80% of England’s homes at high risk of flooding, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: 839,000 homes in urban areas face threat of surface-water flooding, with social housing tenants most vulnerable to costsEight in 10 of the homes that are at high risk of flooding in England are now in towns and cities, according to analysis by the National Housing Federation (NHF), which said social housing tenants are disproportionately vulnerable to the financial cost.Research found that 839,000 homes in urban areas are now classed as being at high risk of surface water flooding, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/urban-areas-host-80-of-englands-homes-at-high-risk-of-flooding-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/urban-areas-host-80-of-englands-homes-at-high-risk-of-flooding-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Babies exposed to air pollution during pregnancy take longer to learn to speak, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[A KCL study has found that exposure during the first trimester of pregnancy delayed speech development Babies exposed to higher levels of air pollution in the early stages of pregnancy take longer to learn to speak than those exposed to lower levels in the womb, new research suggests.A study by researchers from King&rsquo;s College London found exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine and ultra-fine particulate matter during the first trimester of pregnancy delayed speech development at 18 months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/babies-exposed-to-air-pollution-during-pregnancy-take-longer-to-learn-to-speak-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/babies-exposed-to-air-pollution-during-pregnancy-take-longer-to-learn-to-speak-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The simple pleasure of watching beetles doing a barn dance | Charlie Elder]]></title><description><![CDATA[West Dartmoor, Devon: On the moor, every puddle and pool is quivering with whirligig beetles, carving circles and rotating in pairsA calm, clear morning on Dartmoor and the shallow pools I pass are smooth as glass &ndash; scattered wedges of sky reflected between the grass and gorse. I am wandering the western edge of the moor, close to the village of Lydford, best known for its plunging gorge and waterfall.&nbsp;This is a place shaped by rain, from the peat bogs blanketing high ground to the ro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-simple-pleasure-of-watching-beetles-doing-a-barn-dance-charlie-elder/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-simple-pleasure-of-watching-beetles-doing-a-barn-dance-charlie-elder/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists find annual sea surface temperatures across Europe reached highest levels recorded, while deadly wildfires set large parts of continent ablazeThe Nordic heatwave that pushed temperatures above 30C (86F) in the Arctic Circle in July was part of a record-breaking year that saw abnormal heat sear more than 95% of Europe, a report has found.Parts of Scandinavia were scorched last summer by 21 days of punishingly hot weather that led to &ldquo;tropical nights&rdquo; in typically cool count]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nordic-heatwave-part-of-record-year-that-saw-temperatures-scorch-most-of-europe-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nordic-heatwave-part-of-record-year-that-saw-temperatures-scorch-most-of-europe-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Coming home’: kiwi enter parliament for first time as New Zealand marks conservation win]]></title><description><![CDATA[Politicians, children and M&#257;ori groups gathered in the Wellington banquet hall to see in the flesh the success of efforts to protect country&rsquo;s national birdWhen five kiwi were presented to a crowd of 300 people gathered inside the banquet hall of New Zealand&rsquo;s parliament, there was an awe-struck intake of breath.As handlers moved through the group, cradling the whiskery birds, people looked on, spellbound. Some grew teary, and one boy, who noticed a soft brown feather drift to t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/coming-home-kiwi-enter-parliament-for-first-time-as-new-zealand-marks-conservation-win/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 02:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/coming-home-kiwi-enter-parliament-for-first-time-as-new-zealand-marks-conservation-win/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[£20m mystery gift buys London Zoo new hospital where you can watch vets work]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visitors will be able to watch live veterinary procedures inside a state-of-the-art new animal hospital.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/20m-mystery-gift-buys-london-zoo-new-hospital-where-you-can-watch-vets-work/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/20m-mystery-gift-buys-london-zoo-new-hospital-where-you-can-watch-vets-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new haven for wildlife: London’s Queen Elizabeth II garden opens to the public – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new two-acre garden in memory of Queen Elizabeth II has opened to the public, providing a refuge for the city&rsquo;s flora and fauna in Regent&rsquo;s Park. From a wildflower meadow to swift boxes in a water tower, the space has been designed as an oasis of biodiversity Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-new-haven-for-wildlife-londons-queen-elizabeth-ii-garden-opens-to-the-public-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-new-haven-for-wildlife-londons-queen-elizabeth-ii-garden-opens-to-the-public-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Logging, murder and money: can Mexico’s ancient forests be saved from the cartels?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the Sierra Tarahumara, gangs &lsquo;disappear&rsquo; those who resist their lucrative illegal tree-felling operationsDecades ago, the children of Roch&eacute;achi village in the Sierra Tarahumara &ndash; pine-covered mountains of north-west Mexico&rsquo;s Chihuahua state &ndash; would run through the forest by night. In the rainy season, they would collect fireflies whose glimmering light would flicker through the hollows of the pine trees.&ldquo;We had peace. We used to walk and play and be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/logging-murder-and-money-can-mexicos-ancient-forests-be-saved-from-the-cartels/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/logging-murder-and-money-can-mexicos-ancient-forests-be-saved-from-the-cartels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Urban peregrines are not fussy eaters | Nic Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stevenage, Hertfordshire: Thanks to Andy, who scrabbles around on the pavement, we know that pigeons are just for startersAndy and I meet by the trolleys in Asda car park. As we head towards Vista Tower in the town centre, he tells me about the new peregrines: VDT, a male born in Hemel Hempstead in 2023, and his mate, VSR, a female born in Andover in 2024, both named for their Darvic ring codes. It&rsquo;s an encouraging development as they are the first pair to establish a territory here during]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-urban-peregrines-are-not-fussy-eaters-nic-wilson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-urban-peregrines-are-not-fussy-eaters-nic-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘You can see why I love this car’: even amid a fuel crisis some Australian drivers can fill up for $60]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carl Camilleri is one of a dwindling number of owners of LPG-fuelled cars. As petrol and diesel prices go through the roof, they&rsquo;re sparking a dose of Australian car industry nostalgiaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Carl Camilleri goes to fill up his Ford Falcon XR6 Mark II, he pays just over 70 cents a litre for fuel. Filling up the whole tank costs about $60.The tank is about 85 litres and if driven daily, lasts Camilleri two to three weeks around town. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-can-see-why-i-love-this-car-even-amid-a-fuel-crisis-some-australian-drivers-can-fill-up-for-60/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-can-see-why-i-love-this-car-even-amid-a-fuel-crisis-some-australian-drivers-can-fill-up-for-60/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How sport can spread the word about the climate emergency]]></title><description><![CDATA[Athletes are helping to promote a new film about the crisis, reaching people &lsquo;in a way that scientific reports never will&rsquo;It wasn&rsquo;t so long ago that UK government briefings from Downing Street were essential viewing. Professors Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance were household names in Britain and there was a roaring trade in &ldquo;next slide please&rdquo; mugs. Four years after the final Covid lectern was put away comes an attempt to alert the public to another emergency &ndas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-sport-can-spread-the-word-about-the-climate-emergency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-sport-can-spread-the-word-about-the-climate-emergency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Torrential rain in southern China leads to flooding fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heatwaves reach 45C across India as unseasonably cold weather affects parts of central CanadaWidespread heavy rain is sweeping over southern China. By Wednesday, rainfall totals are expected to exceed 100mm across many parts of Guangxi, Guangdong, Fujian, Zhejiang, Jiangxi and Hunan provinces, and in some areas as much as 150-200mm.As a result, the Office of the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management have been holding meetings with meteorolog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-torrential-rain-in-southern-china-leads-to-flooding-fears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-torrential-rain-in-southern-china-leads-to-flooding-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you restore the wild spaces in a corner of England?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plans to improve nature have been unveiled, aiming to restore habitats and protect wildlife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-do-you-restore-the-wild-spaces-in-a-corner-of-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-do-you-restore-the-wild-spaces-in-a-corner-of-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a yacht club's seawall is being reimagined for marine life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten artificial rock pools have been installed along Strangford Yacht Club's seawall as a refuge for marine life.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-yacht-clubs-seawall-is-being-reimagined-for-marine-life/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-yacht-clubs-seawall-is-being-reimagined-for-marine-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I needed to be in that strange, flat place’: how an Orkney garden healed a writer]]></title><description><![CDATA[After her sister died, Victoria Bennett left Cumbria for the remote Scottish archipelago, where she learned to go with the ebb and flow of lifeIt was during her first winter in Orkney that the nature writer Victoria Bennett experienced the joy of baying into the sea during a storm. &ldquo;There&rsquo;s something very physically releasing about howling,&rdquo; she says. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s quite animalistic and powerful.&rdquo; On a stormy beach, when waves are crashing on the rocks, &ldquo;you can]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-needed-to-be-in-that-strange-flat-place-how-an-orkney-garden-healed-a-writer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-needed-to-be-in-that-strange-flat-place-how-an-orkney-garden-healed-a-writer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The skies here are busy with satellites and fieldfares | Rchard Smyth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prendwick, Northumberland: On a crisp, cold walk, I&rsquo;m reminded that winter still clings on, and that familiar constellations are far from aloneThe red sun rising over the radar station on Alnwick Moor picks out the tall shape of a hare at our end of the meadow. It lopes forward a little way &ndash; forever appearing, as hares always do, to be on the brink of a forward roll &ndash; and then pauses, sits up and shakes the dew from its front paws.A nearby pheasant lets rip a choked cock-crow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-skies-here-are-busy-with-satellites-and-fieldfares-rchard-smyth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-skies-here-are-busy-with-satellites-and-fieldfares-rchard-smyth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How climate change threatens the economic backbone of the Pacific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tuna populations around the Pacific Islands could move away as ocean temperatures increase.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-climate-change-threatens-the-economic-backbone-of-the-pacific/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-climate-change-threatens-the-economic-backbone-of-the-pacific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's biggest ever environmental pollution claim reaches High Court]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the UK's largest chicken producers and a water company accused of polluting three rivers including the River Wye]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-biggest-ever-environmental-pollution-claim-reaches-high-court/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-biggest-ever-environmental-pollution-claim-reaches-high-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Queensland’s renewable energy ‘whiplash’: how the shift from coal stalled in Australia’s most polluting state]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2024 seven solar and windfarms and seven storage projects &ndash; totalling 3,202 megawatts &ndash; had been approved. Then came the LNP governmentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFor all involved, it felt like Queensland&rsquo;s transition away from coal-fired power was happening at speeds never seen before.It was 2024, and the rubber was hitting the road hard on the Labor government&rsquo;s plans to get the power grid almost entirely off coal by 2035. Continue read]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/queenslands-renewable-energy-whiplash-how-the-shift-from-coal-stalled-in-australias-most-polluting-state/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/queenslands-renewable-energy-whiplash-how-the-shift-from-coal-stalled-in-australias-most-polluting-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxins plus climate harms likely cause of reduced fertility, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers find &lsquo;alarming&rsquo; effect on fertility across global species from simultaneous exposuresSimultaneous exposure to toxic chemicals and climate change&rsquo;s impacts likely generates an additive or synergistic effect that increases reproductive harm, and may contribute to the broad global drop in fertility, new peer-reviewed research finds.The review of scientific literature considers how endocrine-disrupting chemicals, often found in plastic, coupled with climate change&rsquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/toxins-plus-climate-harms-likely-cause-of-reduced-fertility-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/toxins-plus-climate-harms-likely-cause-of-reduced-fertility-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Series of wildfires across Scotland during 'extreme' alert]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish Fire and rescue Service (SFRS) said an 'extreme' wildfire warning for Western Scotland would remain until midnight.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/series-of-wildfires-across-scotland-during-extreme-alert/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/series-of-wildfires-across-scotland-during-extreme-alert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Your snaps of changing skies from meteors to rays]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Weather Watchers capture the ever-changing April conditions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/your-snaps-of-changing-skies-from-meteors-to-rays/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/your-snaps-of-changing-skies-from-meteors-to-rays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We're living in a shed because of river pollution']]></title><description><![CDATA[Jane and Tony Coyle spent seven years waiting for planning permission due to River Lugg pollution.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/were-living-in-a-shed-because-of-river-pollution/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/were-living-in-a-shed-because-of-river-pollution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists believe birds’ skulls hold clues to inner lives of long-extinct dinosaurs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early birds were like &lsquo;T rex reincarnated&rsquo;, says scientist who believes avian skulls offer insight into dinosaurs&rsquo; behaviourT rex is often depicted as more brawn than brains, but now scientists are hoping to probe just what was going on inside its head, drawing on findings from another kind of dinosaur: birds.Scientists have previously found some species of bird not only make and use tools, but are able to plan ahead and show basic forms of empathy &ndash; with laboratory tests]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scientists-believe-birds-skulls-hold-clues-to-inner-lives-of-long-extinct-dinosaurs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scientists-believe-birds-skulls-hold-clues-to-inner-lives-of-long-extinct-dinosaurs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife arriving at newly created wetland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birds are starting to notice the potential new feeding ground as the Fenland project is completed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-arriving-at-newly-created-wetland/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-arriving-at-newly-created-wetland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A 17th Century 'supercomputer' once owned by Indian royalty heads for auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The astrolabe - or astronomical computer - is possibly the largest in existence and has never been exhibited before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-17th-century-supercomputer-once-owned-by-indian-royalty-heads-for-auction/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-17th-century-supercomputer-once-owned-by-indian-royalty-heads-for-auction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The birds are a global citizen’: Indigenous groups in Australia and Alaska team up to track a feathered adventurer’s epic journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new knowledge-sharing project aims to ensure the survival of the migratory short-tailed shearwaterShort-tailed shearwaters used to blacken the skies on the south-west coast of Australia, so abundant were they in their coastal homes each Djilba season &ndash; the time in the calendar of the Noongar peoples between August and September, when days shift from blustery cold and wet winds to warmer weather.In Wudjari Noongar, the language of the traditional owners of this place they call Kepa Kurl,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-birds-are-a-global-citizen-indigenous-groups-in-australia-and-alaska-team-up-to-track-a-feathered-adventurers-epic-journey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-birds-are-a-global-citizen-indigenous-groups-in-australia-and-alaska-team-up-to-track-a-feathered-adventurers-epic-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cop negotiations chief on how Iran war oil shock paves road to climate talks in Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: As countries meet at key climate crisis meetings, Australia&rsquo;s Chris Bowen says war underlines need to move away from fossil fuelsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe fallout from the Iran war is driving countries to boost homegrown energy reliability and opens an opportunity for progress on clean generation at the next UN climate summit, says the lead negotiator at the talks.Chris Bowen, the Australi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cop-negotiations-chief-on-how-iran-war-oil-shock-paves-road-to-climate-talks-in-turkey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cop-negotiations-chief-on-how-iran-war-oil-shock-paves-road-to-climate-talks-in-turkey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What counts as the woods? Judge axes Nova Scotia’s ban that defied ‘commonsense definitions’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court sided with a Canadian hiker who deliberately challenged the order imposed to curb spread of wildfiresAs wildfires raged across Nova Scotia last summer, the Canadian province made a simple plea to residents: stay away from the woods.As the situation deteriorated, authorities turned the request into a prohibition: anyone caught hiking under the shade of the forest canopy faced a C$25,000 fine &ndash; a figure more than half the average worker&rsquo;s yearly salary. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-counts-as-the-woods-judge-axes-nova-scotias-ban-that-defied-commonsense-definitions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-counts-as-the-woods-judge-axes-nova-scotias-ban-that-defied-commonsense-definitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California’s wildlife bridge became a target for the right. Now it’s eyeing the finish line]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unhindered by critics who called the $114m project &lsquo;a bridge to nowhere&rsquo;, a gigantic bridge allowing animals to cross a busy freeway is close to completionAtop a gigantic wildlife bridge in California this week, butterflies filled the air. A red-tailed hawk sailed above as a slight breeze ruffled the 6,000 native plants, including poppies and purple sage. You&rsquo;d never guess that below the quiet expanse of rocks and plants, a 10-lane freeway ferries 400,000 cars each day.When the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/californias-wildlife-bridge-became-a-target-for-the-right-now-its-eyeing-the-finish-line/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/californias-wildlife-bridge-became-a-target-for-the-right-now-its-eyeing-the-finish-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young country diary: A close call with a black adder | Orla]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dartmoor: We went for a family walk on the moor, and I ended up seeing something really rare and specialIt was a bright spring morning, and I had gone up to Dartmoor with my mum, my brother and my grandma for a walk in the fresh sunshine. My mum suggested that we go off the path to look at some bluebells and everyone agreed. It was beautiful. I could hear the birds singing and see the granite rocks sparkling.My grandma and my brother walked away from us, and I went in the opposite direction towa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-a-close-call-with-a-black-adder-orla/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-a-close-call-with-a-black-adder-orla/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminalisation of climate protesters in UK is counterproductive, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study of 1,300 campaigners finds arrests, fines and jail terms increase determination of activists to take direct actionThe criminalisation of direct action climate protests in the UK is counterproductive and increases the determination of activists to undertake disruptive demonstrations, according to a study of 1,300 campaigners.New findings suggest arrests, fines and lengthy prison sentences given to nonviolent climate protesters who have blocked roads or damaged buildings may actually radical]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/criminalisation-of-climate-protesters-in-uk-is-counterproductive-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/criminalisation-of-climate-protesters-in-uk-is-counterproductive-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where, when and how can you get involved in IOM wildlife week?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The annual celebration of the Isle of Man's natural environment and wildlife gets under way.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/where-when-and-how-can-you-get-involved-in-iom-wildlife-week/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 08:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/where-when-and-how-can-you-get-involved-in-iom-wildlife-week/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside Chornobyl: 40 years after disaster, nuclear site still at risk in Russia’s war]]></title><description><![CDATA[In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl&rsquo;s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world&rsquo;s worst nuclear accident is not safe yetThe dosimeter clipped to your chest ticks faster the moment you step off the designated path inside the Chornobyl nuclear power plant. Step back, and it slows again &ndash; an invisible line between clean ground and contamination.Above rises the &ldquo;new safe confinement&rdquo; (NSC) &ndash; the largest, movable steel struc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/inside-chornobyl-40-years-after-disaster-nuclear-site-still-at-risk-in-russias-war/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/inside-chornobyl-40-years-after-disaster-nuclear-site-still-at-risk-in-russias-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Cries of delight’ as Sumatran orangutan filmed using canopy bridge to cross road for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentationThe critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a canopy bridge to cross a road.In 2024, conservationists in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra in Indonesia built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cries-of-delight-as-sumatran-orangutan-filmed-using-canopy-bridge-to-cross-road-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cries-of-delight-as-sumatran-orangutan-filmed-using-canopy-bridge-to-cross-road-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New global panel aims to accelerate move away from fossil fuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists and economists will help countries develop plans to reduce dependence on oil, gas and coalA panel of global experts has been launched to provide scientific input for countries that want to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels and manage the growing risks of high oil prices, geopolitical conflict and extreme weather damage.The initiative was announced on the opening day of a groundbreaking climate action meeting in Santa Marta, where the Colombian hosts set out a draft roadmap for t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-global-panel-aims-to-accelerate-move-away-from-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-global-panel-aims-to-accelerate-move-away-from-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything but the kitchen sink: how to choose more sustainable and durable cookware]]></title><description><![CDATA[What to donate, buy and borrow to free up space, use fewer resources and give your kitchenware a great shelf lifeChange by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household&rsquo;s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comAs a baby boomer and grandmother, I&rsquo;m keen to find ways in my kitchen to try to make up for the damage wrought by my generation and help keep the plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-how-to-choose-more-sustainable-and-durable-cookware/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everything-but-the-kitchen-sink-how-to-choose-more-sustainable-and-durable-cookware/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fast-tracking or ploughing through? Renewable energy shaping up as defining issue for Victorian election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most landholders in regional Victoria support renewable energy &ndash; if they get a say. But planning approvals are riding roughshod over community concernsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterThe wind never really stops on Peter Watts&rsquo; hill. On his grazing property, 90km north-west of Bendigo, it sweeps in across the plains and picks up strength as it climbs. &ldquo;I can go up there any time of the day,&rdquo; Watts says. &ldquo;It might be completely still down here but it&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fast-tracking-or-ploughing-through-renewable-energy-shaping-up-as-defining-issue-for-victorian-election/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fast-tracking-or-ploughing-through-renewable-energy-shaping-up-as-defining-issue-for-victorian-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plogging the Brighton Marathon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plogging the Brighton Marathon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plogging-the-brighton-marathon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plogging-the-brighton-marathon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How frustration at Cop stalemates inspires first global talks on phasing out fossil fuels]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Coalition of the willing&rsquo; gathers in Colombia to try to bypass petrostate blockages of Cop summits and chart fresh pathThe world&rsquo;s first Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels conference, co-hosted by Colombia and the Netherlands, takes place in Santa Marta, Colombia, from 24 to 29 April. A &ldquo;coalition of the willing&rdquo; &ndash; including 54 countries and various subnational governments, civil society groups and academics &ndash; will try to chart a new path to powering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-frustration-at-cop-stalemates-inspires-first-global-talks-on-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-frustration-at-cop-stalemates-inspires-first-global-talks-on-phasing-out-fossil-fuels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three disasters in three years: Brazil’s deadly floods show women are ‘the first to die’ when extreme weather hits]]></title><description><![CDATA[The climate crisis is accelerating the frequency of devastating events across the world, displacing millions and disproportionately affecting womenThe water mark on Naira Santa Rita&rsquo;s wall told the story before she could find the words for it. High and brown, like a scar, it was the line left by the floodwater on 15 February 2022 &ndash; the night Petr&oacute;polis drowned.Within minutes, the mountain city she called home became a war zone. From her window, she watched bodies float past in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/three-disasters-in-three-years-brazils-deadly-floods-show-women-are-the-first-to-die-when-extreme-weather-hits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/three-disasters-in-three-years-brazils-deadly-floods-show-women-are-the-first-to-die-when-extreme-weather-hits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soundtrack of the sea: divers use underwater speakers to help dying coral reefs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Divers are installing waterproof speakers in the ocean to help pull a coral reef near Jamaica back from the brinkThe northern coast of Jamaica once served as the backdrop for scenes in the James Bond thriller No Time to Die. But today, beneath those same turquoise waves, a real-life mission is unfolding: the race to pull a dying coral reef back from the brink.However, the tools a team of divers are carrying to the seafloor are not what you would expect to find in a marine biologist&rsquo;s kit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/soundtrack-of-the-sea-divers-use-underwater-speakers-to-help-dying-coral-reefs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/soundtrack-of-the-sea-divers-use-underwater-speakers-to-help-dying-coral-reefs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildfires in Florida after dry winter and spring lead to drought across US]]></title><description><![CDATA[One blaze broke out north-west of Fort Lauderdale in Florida, a state known for its wetlands and evergladesMuch of the US is in the grip a widespread drought after a very dry winter and start to spring. South-eastern areas, in particular Florida and Georgia, are experiencing some of the worst of this prolonged bout of dry weather, with calls for the risk to be labelled a level 4 &ldquo;exceptional&rdquo; drought in the region, the most severe category. In recent days, strong winds and low humidi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildfires-in-florida-after-dry-winter-and-spring-lead-to-drought-across-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildfires-in-florida-after-dry-winter-and-spring-lead-to-drought-across-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In photos: North India braces for heatwaves as temperatures cross 40C]]></title><description><![CDATA[India's weather department has issued heatwave warnings in parts of northern India.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/in-photos-north-india-braces-for-heatwaves-as-temperatures-cross-40c/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/in-photos-north-india-braces-for-heatwaves-as-temperatures-cross-40c/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a tiny harvest mouse, bagel cats and a rhino out for a stroll]]></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-tiny-harvest-mouse-bagel-cats-and-a-rhino-out-for-a-stroll/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-tiny-harvest-mouse-bagel-cats-and-a-rhino-out-for-a-stroll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nuclear power! Have we finally found a useful use for it? Let’s ask a wolf | First Dog on the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The huge area around Chernobyl has become an enormous wildlife reserve! And many creatures are thrivingSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nuclear-power-have-we-finally-found-a-useful-use-for-it-lets-ask-a-wolf-first-dog-on-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nuclear-power-have-we-finally-found-a-useful-use-for-it-lets-ask-a-wolf-first-dog-on-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a ‘super El Niño’ and what might it mean for the global climate?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: Experts are predicting a stronger version of the weather pattern this year, which could supercharge extreme events and see temperature rises breach 1.5C&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereScientists and officials are keeping a close eye on conditions brewing in the Pacific Ocean that could spike temperatures and smash global heat records in the year ahead.It&rsquo;s still too early to get a definitive picture, but there are s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-is-a-super-el-nio-and-what-might-it-mean-for-the-global-climate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-is-a-super-el-nio-and-what-might-it-mean-for-the-global-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First ever talks to ditch fossil fuels as UN deadlock deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some 60 countries are meeting in Colombia as frustration grows with lack of progress in tackling climate change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/first-ever-talks-to-ditch-fossil-fuels-as-un-deadlock-deepens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/first-ever-talks-to-ditch-fossil-fuels-as-un-deadlock-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Empower young people to be bold conservationists']]></title><description><![CDATA[Young people are not so risk averse, says the Springwatch presenter on a visit to Norwich.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/empower-young-people-to-be-bold-conservationists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/empower-young-people-to-be-bold-conservationists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eco-resident calls for ban on artificial grass]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Huggins says it will cause an ecological "catastrophe", but Lee Symonds says it's not so bad.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eco-resident-calls-for-ban-on-artificial-grass/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eco-resident-calls-for-ban-on-artificial-grass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The quiet vitality of a well-managed churchyard | Phil Gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brancepeth, County Durham: It&rsquo;s nearly 30 years since St Brandon&rsquo;s was devastated by fire. Today, both inside and out, it is full of light and life&ldquo;Please close the door. It conserves heat and keeps the organ in tune,&rdquo; requests the notice inside the church door. It&rsquo;s pleasantly warm inside, on this chilly April morning. But on the night of 16 September 1998, temperatures here exceeded 1,000C, when fire consumed the old organ, along with&nbsp;the floors, window, roof]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-quiet-vitality-of-a-well-managed-churchyard-phil-gates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-quiet-vitality-of-a-well-managed-churchyard-phil-gates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Largest-ever ban on toxic chemicals in EU hit by ‘extremely frustrating’ delays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Green groups say European Commission is &lsquo;chief roadblock&rsquo; to its own plans, as report finds poor progress four years onHarmful compounds in children&rsquo;s nappies and toxic &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; in everyday products are among 14 hazardous substance groups hit by lengthy delays to EU pollution controls, according to report findings described by scientists as &ldquo;extremely frustrating&rdquo;.The European Commission sought to push broad categories of dangerous substances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/largest-ever-ban-on-toxic-chemicals-in-eu-hit-by-extremely-frustrating-delays/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/largest-ever-ban-on-toxic-chemicals-in-eu-hit-by-extremely-frustrating-delays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the 19-metre octopus that prowled the ancient seas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Giant octopuses may have ruled the oceans 100 million years ago, according to fossil evidence.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/meet-the-19-metre-octopus-that-prowled-the-ancient-seas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/meet-the-19-metre-octopus-that-prowled-the-ancient-seas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Kraken-like’ giant octopuses 100m years ago crunched bones of prey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study of fossilised beaks shows patterns of wear and suggests some ancient species were up to 19 metres longGiant &ldquo;kraken-like&rdquo; octopuses that used powerful beaks to crunch through bones of prey were among the most formidable predators of the Cretaceous oceans, according to research.Analysis of dozens of newly identified fossils reveals that some ancient octopus species reached up to 19 metres in length, meaning they would have rivalled &ndash; and possibly even preyed upon &ndash; a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/kraken-like-giant-octopuses-100m-years-ago-crunched-bones-of-prey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/kraken-like-giant-octopuses-100m-years-ago-crunched-bones-of-prey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP board suffers triple climate rebellion from shareholders]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 50% of voters at first AGM under new leadership oppose plans to scrap climate reportingBP&rsquo;s board has suffered a triple climate rebellion in its first shareholder meeting since appointing new leadership to steer the embattled oil company.More than 50% of shareholders voting at the company&rsquo;s annual general meeting (AGM) came out against its plans to scrap its existing climate reporting, and its resolution to replace in-person annual shareholder meetings &ndash; a lightning r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bp-board-suffers-triple-climate-rebellion-from-shareholders/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bp-board-suffers-triple-climate-rebellion-from-shareholders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The no-go zone paradox: Chornobyl’s wildlife thrives amid pro-nuclear shift]]></title><description><![CDATA[World&rsquo;s worst nuclear disaster leaves mixed legacy of nature&rsquo;s resilience amid serious contamination, as wars increase lobbying for energy supplyForty years on from the world&rsquo;s worst nuclear disaster, Chornobyl is still contaminated with almost half the caesium-137 that exploded from the Unit 4 reactor in 1986, as well as much longer-lived hazards such as plutonium, tritium and americium. But according to some experts, the long-term affects on nature may be less than if the are]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-no-go-zone-paradox-chornobyls-wildlife-thrives-amid-pro-nuclear-shift/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-no-go-zone-paradox-chornobyls-wildlife-thrives-amid-pro-nuclear-shift/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former love‑triangle osprey lays fourth egg]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the third year in a row female Osprey CJ7 has laid a clutch of four eggs at the site in Poole.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/former-lovetriangle-osprey-lays-fourth-egg/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/former-lovetriangle-osprey-lays-fourth-egg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bonobos enjoy pretend tea parties and chimps think rationally: why apes are more like us than we ever thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of stunning findings about great apes&rsquo; mental capabilities in recent years has transformed how we see our closest relativesClear plastic cups and pitchers adorned the wooden table in Des Moines, Iowa. Invisible juice was poured and presented to Kanzi, who enthusiastically chose the fake filled cup, playing along with the man who had come to visit. In many ways, it was the quintessential scene of a children&rsquo;s imaginary tea party. Only Kanzi, at 44 years old, was a bonobo.The]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bonobos-enjoy-pretend-tea-parties-and-chimps-think-rationally-why-apes-are-more-like-us-than-we-ever-thought/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bonobos-enjoy-pretend-tea-parties-and-chimps-think-rationally-why-apes-are-more-like-us-than-we-ever-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A catastrophic climate event is upon us. Here is why you’ve heard so little about it | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say a crucial Atlantic system is more likely to collapse than previously thought. But the billionaire death cult that steers humanity&rsquo;s destiny doesn&rsquo;t do existential crisesThe poor and middle pay taxes, the rich pay accountants, the very rich pay lawyers &ndash; and the ultra-rich pay politicians. It&rsquo;s not an original remark, but it bears repeating until everyone has heard it. The more money billionaires accumulate, the greater their control of the political system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-catastrophic-climate-event-is-upon-us-here-is-why-youve-heard-so-little-about-it-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-catastrophic-climate-event-is-upon-us-here-is-why-youve-heard-so-little-about-it-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Astronaut takes photo of his university from orbit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jack Hathaway tells Cranfield University he had to wait for a break in the British weather.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/astronaut-takes-photo-of-his-university-from-orbit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/astronaut-takes-photo-of-his-university-from-orbit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A tree can define a landscape – even when it has fallen | Paul Evans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marches, Shropshire: Recently I had wondered how long this great lime would stay standing. The next day, I had my answerHow quickly something that defines a landscape for centuries becomes the absence that redefines it &ndash; so it is with ancient trees. The trunk snapped like a carrot at the roots and crashed, its bony branches splintered. Now it lies like a shipwreck stranded in an open field, its hulk of twigs an animal pelt stilled.A day before, looking at its 300-year-old architecture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-tree-can-define-a-landscape-even-when-it-has-fallen-paul-evans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-tree-can-define-a-landscape-even-when-it-has-fallen-paul-evans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Use of toxic Pfas in consumer goods must be urgently restricted, MPs say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commons committee heard from residents of Yorkshire town with the highest levels of &lsquo;forever chemicals&rsquo; in UKOn 15 January, members of the House of Commons environmental audit committee (EAC) visited Bentham, the North Yorkshire town that has the highest levels of Pfas contamination in the UK.Colloquially known as &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo;, Pfas (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) do not naturally degrade or decompose. This persistence gives them special properties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/use-of-toxic-pfas-in-consumer-goods-must-be-urgently-restricted-mps-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/use-of-toxic-pfas-in-consumer-goods-must-be-urgently-restricted-mps-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One ship, three deaths: the shocking truth behind working conditions on a Chinese fishing vessel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Damning testimony from the crew of one longline tuna-fishing boat has lifted the lid on the treatment of workers in the fleets supplying fish to the UK and EUAbdul was the first to fall sick, in February 2025, four months into his first ever stint on a longline tuna fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean. Told he was &ldquo;weak&rdquo; and &ldquo;overreacting&rdquo; by other crew members, he forced himself to keep working, even when he could barely stand, his legs swollen and bruised.In the months t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-ship-three-deaths-the-shocking-truth-behind-working-conditions-on-a-chinese-fishing-vessel/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-ship-three-deaths-the-shocking-truth-behind-working-conditions-on-a-chinese-fishing-vessel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pacific ashtray’: Australian billionaire’s plan to ship and burn waste in Fiji condemned by villagers]]></title><description><![CDATA[After his project got rejected in Sydney, a rubbish disposal magnate now hopes to build a $630m port and waste incinerator near a tourist gateway cityAn Australian billionaire&rsquo;s plan to burn rubbish for energy in Fiji amounts to &ldquo;waste colonialism&rdquo; and risks spoiling a &ldquo;beach paradise&rdquo;, villagers and the Pacific country&rsquo;s UN ambassador have said.Traditional landowner Inoke Tora boarded a bus to the capital, Suva, on Tuesday with a petition from villagers oppos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pacific-ashtray-australian-billionaires-plan-to-ship-and-burn-waste-in-fiji-condemned-by-villagers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pacific-ashtray-australian-billionaires-plan-to-ship-and-burn-waste-in-fiji-condemned-by-villagers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ban 'forever chemicals' in uniforms and frying pans, MPs urge]]></title><description><![CDATA[School uniforms and non-stick pans are some of the everyday products that should stop using chemicals called PFAS, MPs say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ban-forever-chemicals-in-uniforms-and-frying-pans-mps-urge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ban-forever-chemicals-in-uniforms-and-frying-pans-mps-urge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal judge blocks Trump administration restrictions on wind and solar projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[The injunction pauses policy giving senior Trump official direct sign-off on federal clean energy projectsA federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by the interior secretary, Doug Burgum.Denise J Casper, chief judge of the US district court for Massachusetts, ruled that a coalition of plaint]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/federal-judge-blocks-trump-administration-restrictions-on-wind-and-solar-projects/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/federal-judge-blocks-trump-administration-restrictions-on-wind-and-solar-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Ireland’s war-driven fuel blockades revealed the true cost of Europe’s oil addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s conflict with Iran could speed the EU&rsquo;s green revolution &ndash; if panicking governments can hold their nerve on clean energy&bull; Don&rsquo;t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereA surge in demand for electric vehicles across Europe may be evidence of what George Monbiot greeted as the silver lining of the Iran war. Sales of electric cars in continental Europe rose by 51% in March.The International Energy Agency has called the disruption in the st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-irelands-war-driven-fuel-blockades-revealed-the-true-cost-of-europes-oil-addiction/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-irelands-war-driven-fuel-blockades-revealed-the-true-cost-of-europes-oil-addiction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU plans to cut electricity taxes to shield households from Iran war energy crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels will relax state aid rules to allow member countries to offer &lsquo;targeted and temporary&rsquo; supportThe EU will cut electricity taxes and provide consumers with fresh incentives to ditch fuel-burning cars and boilers, the European Commission has announced, as the energy crisis from the Iran war speeds a shift to a clean economy.The plan, which foresees tweaking rules so that electricity is taxed less than oil and gas, aims to bring down bills while encouraging the move away from p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eu-plans-to-cut-electricity-taxes-to-shield-households-from-iran-war-energy-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eu-plans-to-cut-electricity-taxes-to-shield-households-from-iran-war-energy-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Bolivia’s cacao farmers took on the gold-mining industry – and won]]></title><description><![CDATA[As rising gold prices fuel environmental destruction, communities in the country&rsquo;s biodiverse heartland are passing laws against mining Mahogany trees tower above Herminio Mamani as he tends his cacao farm in Bolivia&rsquo;s biodiverse north-west. A former president of El Ceibo, the country&rsquo;s largest organic cacao co-operative, he says the agroforestry model used by its 1,300 members is vital not only to maintain the quality of the cacao they grow, which is used for chocolate and oth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-bolivias-cacao-farmers-took-on-the-gold-mining-industry-and-won-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-bolivias-cacao-farmers-took-on-the-gold-mining-industry-and-won-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Bolivia’s cacao farmers took on the gold mining industry – and won]]></title><description><![CDATA[As rising gold prices fuel environmental destruction, communities in the country&rsquo;s biodiverse heartland are passing laws against mining Mahogany trees tower above Herminio Mamani as he tends his cacao farm in Bolivia&rsquo;s biodiverse north-west. A former president of El Ceibo, the country&rsquo;s largest organic cacao co-operative, he says the agroforestry model used by its 1,300 members is vital not only to maintain the quality of the cacao they produce, but also for keeping gold mining]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-bolivias-cacao-farmers-took-on-the-gold-mining-industry-and-won/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-bolivias-cacao-farmers-took-on-the-gold-mining-industry-and-won/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stern warning: one man’s mission to clear the rotting boats poisoning Cornwall’s creeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unwanted vessels left to decay release fibreglass shards into the water, harming marine life. Steve Green &ndash; with his trusty van Cecil &ndash; is determined to clean things upSteve Green, a boat engineer from Cornwall, was pulled over by the police just before Christmas. He was driving a decrepit-looking VW campervan and towing an even more dilapidated yacht up to Truro. He hadn&rsquo;t broken any laws, but he admits that Cecil the campervan, which runs on donated chip oil from local pubs a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stern-warning-one-mans-mission-to-clear-the-rotting-boats-poisoning-cornwalls-creeks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stern-warning-one-mans-mission-to-clear-the-rotting-boats-poisoning-cornwalls-creeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Petro-masculinity’ is destroying the planet. Can eco-masculinity help save it? | Andrew Boyd]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s crucial to understanding how gender is affecting our ability to rally behind a shared ecological visionFeminist influencer Liz Plank opens her groundbreaking book For the Love of Men with a bold statement: &ldquo;There is no greater threat to humankind than our current definitions of masculinity.&rdquo; She means it at several levels, from the most intimate: how male partners are the leading cause of death for pregnant women in the US; to the most macro: how associating &ldquo;eco-con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/petro-masculinity-is-destroying-the-planet-can-eco-masculinity-help-save-it-andrew-boyd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/petro-masculinity-is-destroying-the-planet-can-eco-masculinity-help-save-it-andrew-boyd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fury in Cornwall over herbicide plan to tackle weeds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Council proposal to use glyphosate to tidy up pavements criticised over potential harm to humans and wildlifeCornwall is famed for its glorious gardens and verdant landscapes but a bitter row has broken out over a plan to tackle a less glamorous type of vegetation &ndash; roadside weeds.The unitary authority has announced plans to use the controversial herbicide glyphosate to tidy up pavements and kerbsides, after largely phasing out its use over the last decade amid concerns about potential har]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fury-in-cornwall-over-herbicide-plan-to-tackle-weeds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fury-in-cornwall-over-herbicide-plan-to-tackle-weeds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls for change to rules after stretch of Thames fails to gain bathing water status]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners in Henley say insufficient number of bathers to qualify for status is result of poor water qualityBathing water rules in England should be improved to help drive a clean-up of pollution at a spot on the River Thames in Henley, campaigners say.In a letter to the environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, businesses, river users, community groups and civic leaders said poor water quality had been damaging the town and had put public health at risk. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/calls-for-change-to-rules-after-stretch-of-thames-fails-to-gain-bathing-water-status/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/calls-for-change-to-rules-after-stretch-of-thames-fails-to-gain-bathing-water-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Channel Seven’s Spotlight digging for dirt on clean energy ignores fundamental facts and basic journalistic standards | Temperature Check]]></title><description><![CDATA[Program portrayed efforts to wean Australia off fossil fuels as morally bankrupt, trashing rainforests and enslaving Australia to ChinaSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton&rsquo;s free Clear Air newsletter hereGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren sieve mud, workers drop down claustrophobic hand-cut mine shafts, men grimace while others carve out rock with chisels in bare feet to recover cobalt &ldquo;for our renewable green dream&rdquo;.These were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/channel-sevens-spotlight-digging-for-dirt-on-clean-energy-ignores-fundamental-facts-and-basic-journalistic-standards-temperature-check/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/channel-sevens-spotlight-digging-for-dirt-on-clean-energy-ignores-fundamental-facts-and-basic-journalistic-standards-temperature-check/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who unlocked the secrets of the stars honoured]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cecilia Payne-Gaposchkin is described as "a scientist of exceptional brilliance and determination".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/woman-who-unlocked-the-secrets-of-the-stars-honoured/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/woman-who-unlocked-the-secrets-of-the-stars-honoured/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mission to get 100 women to walk on the Moon - without leaving Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast woman Deby has set herself the target of enabling 100 women to walk on the Moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-mission-to-get-100-women-to-walk-on-the-moon-without-leaving-earth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-mission-to-get-100-women-to-walk-on-the-moon-without-leaving-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mud-rich coastline made 2011 Japan tsunami far more destructive, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis of video footage reveals how wave changed as it travelled over mud-rich rice paddies, exerting more forceIt is just over 15 years since the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami struck Japan, killing almost 20,000 people and triggering the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Fresh analysis of video footage of the wave has revealed that the mud-rich coastline made the tsunami far more destructive than it might otherwise have been.Patrick Sharrocks, from the University of Leeds, and c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mud-rich-coastline-made-2011-japan-tsunami-far-more-destructive-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mud-rich-coastline-made-2011-japan-tsunami-far-more-destructive-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A beekeeper’s lament – ‘Why did none of my bees survive winter?’ | Tom Allan]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Mabyn, Cornwall: Many apiarists opened their hives this spring to find hardly any sign of life. In Richard&rsquo;s case, he found nothing at allRichard Bray&rsquo;s hives stand in a crooked line at the edge of the apple orchard, beside a low thicket of nettles. Richard was &ldquo;brought up with&rdquo; beekeeping here at Haywood farm, and at the peak of his apiary business had 250 hives; today he has seven. This spring, for the first time in 75 years, none of his bees survived the winter.Rich]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-beekeepers-lament-why-did-none-of-my-bees-survive-winter-tom-allan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-beekeepers-lament-why-did-none-of-my-bees-survive-winter-tom-allan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The security report the UK government doesn’t want you to see – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiona Harvey tells Nosheen Iqbal why the climate crisis is a threat to national security&ldquo;Last October, I and other journalists got quite excited because we thought that we were going to be attending a great event at the Natural History Museum,&rdquo; the Guardian&rsquo;s environment editor Fiona Harvey tells Nosheen Iqbal.&ldquo;We had been told that there was a major report being launched at this event. And this report was going to come not just from where you&rsquo;d expect &ndash; from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-security-report-the-uk-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see-podcast/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-security-report-the-uk-government-doesnt-want-you-to-see-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Miliband’s ‘break the link’ plan is not a magic formula for lowering energy bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government&rsquo;s plan to de-link gas and electricity prices will have a modest effect &ndash; more promising are plans on EVs and heat pumpsWhy are UK electricity prices linked to gas &ndash; and what does it mean for bills?It&rsquo;s a holy grail of UK energy policy &ndash; de-linking gas and electricity prices. After all, we&rsquo;ve been told endlessly that one reason why our energy bills are so high is because &ldquo;gas sets the price of electricity&rdquo;. And here it comes: &ldquo;d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/milibands-break-the-link-plan-is-not-a-magic-formula-for-lowering-energy-bills/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/milibands-break-the-link-plan-is-not-a-magic-formula-for-lowering-energy-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Areas getting 'beaver ready' for possible release]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beavers were brought back to the Forest of Dean eight years ago, centuries after their UK extinction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/areas-getting-beaver-ready-for-possible-release/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/areas-getting-beaver-ready-for-possible-release/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh farmers launch landmark claim against ‘intimidating’ pylon firm]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 500 farmers challenge Green Gen Cymru in high court over alleged disregard for landowners and biosecurityA group of 500 Welsh farmers have brought a landmark legal claim to the high court over the alleged conduct of a green energy developer planning to build electricity pylon routes across their land.The court will hear allegations that Green Gen Cymru &ldquo;unlawfully sought entry to private land, intimidated landowners, and showed disregard for biosecurity and basic rights&rdquo;, as we]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/welsh-farmers-launch-landmark-claim-against-intimidating-pylon-firm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/welsh-farmers-launch-landmark-claim-against-intimidating-pylon-firm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to spot the peak of the Lyrid meteor shower]]></title><description><![CDATA[A meteor shower first recorded almost 3,000 years ago is lighting up UK skies this week. Here is how best to watch it.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-spot-the-peak-of-the-lyrid-meteor-shower/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-to-spot-the-peak-of-the-lyrid-meteor-shower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electricity bills targeted in planned shakeup to energy pricing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The war in the Middle East has brought renewed attention to Britain's vulnerability to energy price shocks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/electricity-bills-targeted-in-planned-shakeup-to-energy-pricing/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/electricity-bills-targeted-in-planned-shakeup-to-energy-pricing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Group behind Galloway National Park campaign disbanded]]></title><description><![CDATA[A group established to put forward the argument for a national park in Galloway has been dissolved.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/group-behind-galloway-national-park-campaign-disbanded/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/group-behind-galloway-national-park-campaign-disbanded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife and humans thriving in Unesco-protected sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[While wildlife populations crash globally, research finds designated areas enable recovery of threatened species Wildlife and humans are thriving within sites recognised by Unesco, research has found, allowing for the recovery of threatened species and habitats around the world.While wildlife populations have crashed globally by nearly three-quarters since 1970, those within Unesco-protected areas have remained largely stable. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-and-humans-thriving-in-unesco-protected-sites/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-and-humans-thriving-in-unesco-protected-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They come right past the house’: learning to live with rhinos as numbers soar in Nepal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is seeing an increase in human-wildlife conflict as the number of megafauna, including rhinos and tigers, grows. But there are efforts to tackle the problem around Chitwan national park through education and trainingThe tourists lining the steep embankment buzzed with excitement, phones out, snapping away in the twilight as a wild Indian rhinoceros grazed below the Nepali village of Sauraha. Climbing to the main street, the rhino ambled down the middle of the road.Local people warned]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-come-right-past-the-house-learning-to-live-with-rhinos-as-numbers-soar-in-nepal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-come-right-past-the-house-learning-to-live-with-rhinos-as-numbers-soar-in-nepal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cattle breed whose ancestors lived with Celts added to priority at-risk list]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK&rsquo;s Rare Breeds Survival Trust says calf numbers of white park cattle last year were less than two-thirds of 2022 levelAn ancient breed of cattle whose ancestors are thought to have accompanied the Celts as they were pushed to Britain&rsquo;s fringes by the Romans has been designated as urgently at risk by a UK conservation charity.Publishing its 2026 watchlist on Tuesday, the Rare Breeds Survival Trust moved white park cattle to its &ldquo;priority&rdquo; category as new calf numbers san]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cattle-breed-whose-ancestors-lived-with-celts-added-to-priority-at-risk-list/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cattle-breed-whose-ancestors-lived-with-celts-added-to-priority-at-risk-list/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can a nature corridor increase London's biodiversity?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The nature corridor would stretch from the Lee Valley Regional Park to the Thames via Tower Hamlets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-a-nature-corridor-increase-londons-biodiversity/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-a-nature-corridor-increase-londons-biodiversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s great green energy plan could be a legacy as vital as the NHS | Polly Toynbee]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Miliband has a rare chance to do for the climate what Nye Bevan did for health: create something future generations will be proud ofIt looks unlikely that Labour will emerge as the largest party at the next general election (though it&rsquo;s by no means impossible). If just one term is Labour&rsquo;s destiny, what legacy will it leave behind? There is already in the making one great success that can&rsquo;t be reversed, the transition to homegrown clean energy. This is a true &ldquo;taking b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/labours-great-green-energy-plan-could-be-a-legacy-as-vital-as-the-nhs-polly-toynbee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/labours-great-green-energy-plan-could-be-a-legacy-as-vital-as-the-nhs-polly-toynbee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England wildlife watchdog ‘has stopped designating special sites for protection’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Report finds Natural England has created no new SSSIs, which protect areas from development, since 2023The government&rsquo;s wildlife watchdog for England is failing to save nature because it has stopped giving protection to rare wildlife and habitats, according to a new report.No new sites of special scientific interest (SSSIs) have been designated by Natural England since 2023. SSSIs are nationally or internationally important places for rare wildlife and habitats. Without the desi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/england-wildlife-watchdog-has-stopped-designating-special-sites-for-protection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/england-wildlife-watchdog-has-stopped-designating-special-sites-for-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The most magical of frost-coated mornings | Mark Cocker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knotbury, Staffordshire: A truly special dawn, when last night&rsquo;s ice lingered on everything, and I was joined by no fewer than six ring ouzelsAs I drove to this tiny moorland hamlet, the dawn sky looked so grey that I imagined it must have 100% cloud cover. Actually, there was none, and as the blue slowly crept in overhead, I could see that frost was everywhere.I also realised that there was no breeze and every sound seemed distilled, so I stopped by the first farm to record my blackbird.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-most-magical-of-frost-coated-mornings-mark-cocker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-most-magical-of-frost-coated-mornings-mark-cocker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[On the trail with the hunters who believe shooting big game can save Africa’s wildlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[One way to pay for wildlife conservation is to allow the rich to bag a few animals for high prices. But critics see this approach as an exercise in neocolonialismYou can kill almost anything if you&rsquo;re willing to pay. Big or small. Land, water or air. Ten a penny or one of the last of its kind. There&rsquo;s nearly always a way, though it might not make you popular. The Niassa special reserve, a vast reservation larger than Switzerland, stretches for 190 miles along the northern rim of Moza]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/on-the-trail-with-the-hunters-who-believe-shooting-big-game-can-save-africas-wildlife/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/on-the-trail-with-the-hunters-who-believe-shooting-big-game-can-save-africas-wildlife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Almost half of EU’s busiest flight routes are ‘hard or impossible’ to book on trains – report]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Stone age&rsquo; system of booking cross-border rail tickets holding back climate action by consumers, says thinktankEurope&rsquo;s &ldquo;stone age&rdquo; system of booking train tickets makes it needlessly difficult for travellers to avoid polluting flights, a report has found.Booking equivalent train tickets is &ldquo;difficult or impossible&rdquo; on almost half of the EU&rsquo;s busiest international air routes, analysis from the Transport &amp; Environment (T&amp;E) thinktank shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/almost-half-of-eus-busiest-flight-routes-are-hard-or-impossible-to-book-on-trains-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/almost-half-of-eus-busiest-flight-routes-are-hard-or-impossible-to-book-on-trains-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blue Origin rocket grounded after satellite 'mishap']]></title><description><![CDATA[The firm founded by Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos is investigating the failed launch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blue-origin-rocket-grounded-after-satellite-mishap/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/blue-origin-rocket-grounded-after-satellite-mishap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One Japanese town sorts waste into 40 different categories. How does Australia’s recycling compare?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kerbside wheelie bins have been used in Australia since the 1980s but the recycling rate is stuck at 44%. Will another recycling bin make a difference?Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton&rsquo;s free Clear Air newsletter hereThere&rsquo;s no garbage truck in Kamikatsu.Instead, the Japanese town&rsquo;s 1,400 residents take their waste to the local recycling centre, or &ldquo;Gomi station&rdquo;, and sort it themselves into more than 40 different categories.Sign up to get clima]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-japanese-town-sorts-waste-into-40-different-categories-how-does-australias-recycling-compare/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/one-japanese-town-sorts-waste-into-40-different-categories-how-does-australias-recycling-compare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cocaine pollution in rivers and lakes may disrupt behaviour of salmon, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fish swam further and dispersed more widely after exposure to environmental levels of drug and main metaboliteTraces of cocaine that pollute rivers and lakes may accumulate in the brains of salmon and disrupt their behaviour, according to researchers who warn of unknown consequences for fish populations.Juvenile Atlantic salmon that were artificially exposed to the drug and its main breakdown product swam further and dispersed more widely across a lake, suggesting the substances can affect where]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cocaine-pollution-in-rivers-and-lakes-may-disrupt-behaviour-of-salmon-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cocaine-pollution-in-rivers-and-lakes-may-disrupt-behaviour-of-salmon-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire at protected nesting site treated as arson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists say the blaze on Sunday evening has destroyed three acres used by nesting birds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fire-at-protected-nesting-site-treated-as-arson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fire-at-protected-nesting-site-treated-as-arson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigerian wins global prize for trying to save bats in a country that shuns them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Nigerians associate bats with witchcraft but that did not deter ecologist Iroro Tanshi.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nigerian-wins-global-prize-for-trying-to-save-bats-in-a-country-that-shuns-them/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nigerian-wins-global-prize-for-trying-to-save-bats-in-a-country-that-shuns-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Electric car sales soar 51% in mainland Europe as Iran war drives up fuel prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data shows 224,000 new EVs were registered in March, with Norway leading way in terms of switchingBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesSales of electric cars soared 51% in continental Europe last month, amid a rise in petrol and diesel costs driven by the Iran war.Data shows that 224,000 new electric vehicles (EVs) were registered in March, and 500,000 across the first three months of the year &ndash; a 33.5% increase on a year earlier, according to analysis of national sales data in 15 countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/electric-car-sales-soar-51-in-mainland-europe-as-iran-war-drives-up-fuel-prices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/electric-car-sales-soar-51-in-mainland-europe-as-iran-war-drives-up-fuel-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears more than 1,000 toads may have died after Welsh water firm drains reservoir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists in Denbighshire &lsquo;angry and heartbroken&rsquo; after Nant-y-Ffrith site emptied during breeding seasonMore than 1,000 toads may have died after a reservoir important to the local ecosystem was drained by a water company, conservationists in north Wales have said.Volunteers at Wrexham Toad Patrols help toads returning to the Nant-y-Ffrith reservoir on the Llandegla moors in breeding season, this year assisting 1,500 of the amphibians to cross busy roads to help protect the d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-more-than-1000-toads-may-have-died-after-welsh-water-firm-drains-reservoir/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-more-than-1000-toads-may-have-died-after-welsh-water-firm-drains-reservoir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: temperatures in Spain and Brazil well above late April norm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seville could see 34C this week and parts of Brazil could hit high 30s, while storms forecast in southern AfricaOver the course of this week, temperatures in Spain are expected to soar well above the seasonal average. Daytime temperatures could reach about 30C in Madrid on Tuesday, 10C above the norm, while Seville may experience 34C, about 9C above its late April average. An area of low pressure situated out in the Atlantic will allow for a south-westerly flow, introducing warm air from north A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-temperatures-in-spain-and-brazil-well-above-late-april-norm/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-temperatures-in-spain-and-brazil-well-above-late-april-norm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burning wood for power worse for climate than gas equivalent, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research casts doubt on plans by UK government to offer subsidies for carbon capture attached to the power sourceBurning wood for power generation can be worse for the climate than burning gas, even when the resulting carbon dioxide emissions are captured and stored, new research has shown.The findings cast doubt on plans by several governments, including the UK, to offer subsidies or other financial support for carbon capture attached to wood-burning power. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/burning-wood-for-power-worse-for-climate-than-gas-equivalent-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/burning-wood-for-power-worse-for-climate-than-gas-equivalent-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel-eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutionsLast winter, inside the subarctic Churchill Marine Observatory in Canada, scientists embarked on an experiment they hoped would result in a gamechanging remedy for polluted Arctic waters. They released 130 litres of diesel into an ice-covered pool filled with raw seawater pumped in from Hudson Bay and naturally occurring oil-eating microbes. The tec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fuel-eating-microbes-chemicals-and-fire-the-race-to-discover-new-ways-to-contain-arctic-oil-spills-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fuel-eating-microbes-chemicals-and-fire-the-race-to-discover-new-ways-to-contain-arctic-oil-spills-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel eating microbes, chemicals and fire: the race to discover new ways to contain Arctic oil spills]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the rising number of vessels in the icy waters increases the risk of environmental disaster, scientists are scrambling to find potential solutionsLast winter, inside the subarctic Churchill Marine Observatory in Canada, scientists embarked on an experiment they hoped would result in a gamechanging remedy for polluted Arctic waters. They released 130 litres of diesel into an ice-covered pool filled with raw seawater pumped in from Hudson Bay and added oil-eating microbes. The technique had bee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fuel-eating-microbes-chemicals-and-fire-the-race-to-discover-new-ways-to-contain-arctic-oil-spills/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fuel-eating-microbes-chemicals-and-fire-the-race-to-discover-new-ways-to-contain-arctic-oil-spills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woman who won legal case over greenhouse emissions awarded top environmental prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Finch is among six recipients of the Goldman Environmental prize, awarded to honour grassroots activists around the world The woman whose campaigning set a legal precedent in the UK that stopped thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions has been awarded one of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious environmental prizes alongside five other women from around the globe.A supreme court ruling in a case brought by Sarah Finch has been cited in decisions against new oil concessions in the Nor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/woman-who-won-legal-case-over-greenhouse-emissions-awarded-top-environmental-prize/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/woman-who-won-legal-case-over-greenhouse-emissions-awarded-top-environmental-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From a Surrey oil well to the supreme court: how an activist changed UK climate law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sarah Finch&rsquo;s fight against drilling led to a landmark ruling on fossil fuel emissions &ndash; and a leading environmental prizeIt started with a notice in the local newspaper and ended with winning one of the world&rsquo;s most prestigious environmental prizes. In 2010, Sarah Finch was flicking through the local planning notices when one caught her eye: a proposal to drill for oil at Horse Hill in Surrey, just outside Crawley, over the border in West Sussex, 6 miles (10km) from her home.S]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-a-surrey-oil-well-to-the-supreme-court-how-an-activist-changed-uk-climate-law/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-a-surrey-oil-well-to-the-supreme-court-how-an-activist-changed-uk-climate-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Won’t somebody save these hundreds of turtles condemned to death? | First Dog on the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a whole dam full of water right there but the turtles can&rsquo;t have itSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wont-somebody-save-these-hundreds-of-turtles-condemned-to-death-first-dog-on-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wont-somebody-save-these-hundreds-of-turtles-condemned-to-death-first-dog-on-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s last coal – a photo essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Poland, 80,000 people still work in coalmines &ndash; the last in the European Union that is fully committed to the energy transition. Once active mines are being converted to other uses, and yet coal is being extracted at record rates worldwide, and with the Iran war pushing up oil and gas prices, some in Poland are asking whether it is worth completely phasing out this fossil fuelCoal dust is fine; it seeps into the pores of the skin. That is why a thin black line permanently traces the out]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/europes-last-coal-a-photo-essay/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/europes-last-coal-a-photo-essay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears for 1,000 breeding toads after reservoir drained by water company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volunteers who helped more than 1,500 toads cross a busy road to a breeding ground fear they have died.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-for-1000-breeding-toads-after-reservoir-drained-by-water-company/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-for-1000-breeding-toads-after-reservoir-drained-by-water-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Even in tame horses, a wildness remains | Kate Blincoe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: A large mare is being aggressive not just to the dying deer in its paddock, but also me for trying to save itIt&rsquo;s been a strange few weeks, not least because Dad is in hospital. On the farm, we&rsquo;re all trying to carry on as normal.Outside, too, has seemed peculiar: three oystercatchers on the cut grass of the Norfolk Showground event venue, their orange beaks flashing neon as they probed for earthworms. Unlike many waders, oystercatchers can nest in peculia]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-even-in-tame-horses-a-wildness-remains-kate-blincoe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-even-in-tame-horses-a-wildness-remains-kate-blincoe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Moon and The Zoo’: Simon Armitage poem celebrates 200 years of ZSL]]></title><description><![CDATA[Zoological Society of London commissions poet laureate for animation to mark its 200th anniversaryOver its two centuries, acclaimed writers and artists have found inspiration at London zoo, from Edwin Landseer&rsquo;s Trafalgar Square lions, to AA Milne&rsquo;s naming &ldquo;Winnie&rdquo; after resident bear Winnipeg, and Sylvia Plath&rsquo;s poem Zoo Keeper&rsquo;s Wife.Plath&rsquo;s husband, Ted Hughes, who would become poet laureate, worked at the zoo briefly as a dish washer, an experience s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-moon-and-the-zoo-simon-armitage-poem-celebrates-200-years-of-zsl/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-moon-and-the-zoo-simon-armitage-poem-celebrates-200-years-of-zsl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on Japan’s cherry blossom: when spring slips out of time | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 1,200-year dataset shows the &lsquo;peak bloom&rsquo; is arriving earlier. Global heating is unsettling nature&rsquo;s rhythms &ndash; and their cultural meaningA picture posted on social media last April by Prof Yasuyuki Aono of a spreadsheet, with its blank row for 2026, carries a quiet poignancy. Prof Aono died before he got to fill in this year&rsquo;s entry for when the cherry blossom fully bloomed in Kyoto. The academic had spent decades reconstructing dates of flowering that go back to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-japans-cherry-blossom-when-spring-slips-out-of-time-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-japans-cherry-blossom-when-spring-slips-out-of-time-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How desperate is the NSW government to build housing? This unassuming site may provide a clue]]></title><description><![CDATA[The planning minister will shortly decide whether to approve a Sydney aged care development on a site at risk of serious floodingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAn aged care development in Sydney&rsquo;s inner west is looming as a key test of the New South Wales government&rsquo;s plans to rapidly boost the housing supply.The proposal for seniors housing at Junction Street in Forest Lodge, including a 12-bed aged ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-desperate-is-the-nsw-government-to-build-housing-this-unassuming-site-may-provide-a-clue/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-desperate-is-the-nsw-government-to-build-housing-this-unassuming-site-may-provide-a-clue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maui residents are rebuilding Lahaina for locals, not tourists: ‘In Hawaii, we take care of one another’]]></title><description><![CDATA[After deadly 2023 fires, recent storms and ICE raids, Lahaina residents aredetermined to rebuild the town for their communityIn March, Hawaii was hit with two back-to-back storms, bringing the worst flooding it&rsquo;s seen in 20 years. In Lahaina, Maui, muddy flood waters turned streets into rivers and carved new paths through the barren landscape, breaking open roads and flooding houses. In their wake, sinkholes appeared, engulfing cars.This is nearly three years after the deadliest wildfires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/maui-residents-are-rebuilding-lahaina-for-locals-not-tourists-in-hawaii-we-take-care-of-one-another/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/maui-residents-are-rebuilding-lahaina-for-locals-not-tourists-in-hawaii-we-take-care-of-one-another/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘How much have we missed?’: book tunes in to overlooked world of female birdsong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authors set out to correct under-representation of female sounds &ndash; and found some surprising revelationsWhen we hear the beautiful call of a bird from a high bough, we&rsquo;re told it&rsquo;s likely to be a male &ndash; singing for territory, or belting out tunes to woo a female. But as the annual dawn chorus reaches a crescendo this spring, a new guidebook is urging us to think again &ndash; and turn our ears to the hidden world of female birdsong.The songs, sounds and sights of female b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-much-have-we-missed-book-tunes-in-to-overlooked-world-of-female-birdsong/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-much-have-we-missed-book-tunes-in-to-overlooked-world-of-female-birdsong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I adored Pokémon as a child. Now I collect critters of a different kind in a hobby I’m uniquely suited to – birdwatching  | Jayce Carrano]]></title><description><![CDATA[Every player has experienced that fierce loyalty to one pocket monster or another. The same is true hereThe Pok&eacute;mon franchise has turned 30, which means that it&rsquo;s been a long time since a childhood friend and I braved Pok&eacute;mon Blue&rsquo;s haunted Lavender Town together &ndash; solemnly handing the Game Boy back and forth in the first (and perhaps last) documented case of two only children sharing something.For most of my 29 years, I couldn&rsquo;t have cared less about birdwa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-adored-pokmon-as-a-child-now-i-collect-critters-of-a-different-kind-in-a-hobby-im-uniquely-suited-to-birdwatching-jayce-carrano/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-adored-pokmon-as-a-child-now-i-collect-critters-of-a-different-kind-in-a-hobby-im-uniquely-suited-to-birdwatching-jayce-carrano/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We can’t wait’: Venice already seeking floods plan B five years after barriers’ launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising sea levels and ecological damage caused by heavy use of flood defence system force city authorities to consider next moveThe Arsenale, the colossal shipyard that was the engine of the Venetian Republic&rsquo;s domination for seven centuries, remains the nucleus of the city&rsquo;s control over the water. Its northern section is made up of cavernous brick warehouses called capannoni, which in the 16th century could produce a warship a day through a rigorously ordered assembly line.Now, one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-cant-wait-venice-already-seeking-floods-plan-b-five-years-after-barriers-launch/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-cant-wait-venice-already-seeking-floods-plan-b-five-years-after-barriers-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing knowledge, growing yield: British wine-making comes of age]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changing climate, new techniques and a homegrown study programme have all helped drive a UK viticulture boomRows of vines stretch across the rolling hills of rural Dorset. Currently waist height, they appear bare against a bleak spring sky. Up close, you can see they are already dotted with tiny woolly buds as they exit their winter dormancy for a new growth cycle.Come summer these rows will be laden with chardonnay, pinot noir and pinot meunier grapes, ready to make the latest batch of English]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/growing-knowledge-growing-yield-british-wine-making-comes-of-age/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/growing-knowledge-growing-yield-british-wine-making-comes-of-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A prickle of hedgehogs and an armada of newts: wildlife settles in at London’s new Queen Elizabeth garden]]></title><description><![CDATA[A former horticultural nursery in Regent&rsquo;s Park has been transformed into a diverse mix of habitats, with a wide range of species already spotted ahead of its opening to the public on April 27When the Queen Elizabeth II garden opens in Regent&rsquo;s Park this month, the first people to visit the Royal Parks&rsquo; &pound;5m biodiversity project will quickly discover they are not, in fact, the first visitors.That honour belongs to a hairy-footed flower bee, a breeding pair of geese, some d]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-prickle-of-hedgehogs-and-an-armada-of-newts-wildlife-settles-in-at-londons-new-queen-elizabeth-garden/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-prickle-of-hedgehogs-and-an-armada-of-newts-wildlife-settles-in-at-londons-new-queen-elizabeth-garden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who’d have thought a fossil-fuel shill like Trump would be the one to spark a green revolution? | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US attack on Iran has made the need for renewable energy inarguable. Environmentalists are now being seen for the pragmatists that they areDonald Trump has done more to accelerate the energy transition than anyone else alive. Fossil fuel companies bankrolled his presidential campaign to stop the transition in its tracks. But when you back a volatile narcissist, unable to concentrate for more than a few minutes at a time, you shouldn&rsquo;t expect to control the outcome.It&rsquo;s not that t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/whod-have-thought-a-fossil-fuel-shill-like-trump-would-be-the-one-to-spark-a-green-revolution-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/whod-have-thought-a-fossil-fuel-shill-like-trump-would-be-the-one-to-spark-a-green-revolution-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II Moon mission lifts children's ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seeing Artemis has made space careers a reality for children, says a woman who promotes STEM jobs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-moon-mission-lifts-childrens-ambitions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-moon-mission-lifts-childrens-ambitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranded and dying, the German whale is a parable of our troubled relationship with these sea giants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even as we empathise with these intelligent animals, our relentless push for resources kills them in their thousands, just as whalers once hunted them to the brink of extinctionFor weeks now, a humpback whale has been trying to die. Entangled in ropes, it had wandered into the shallow Baltic Sea. Unable to feed, it is now subject to extreme dehydration, since whales satisfy their thirst through the fish they eat.In such a parlous situation, the whale&rsquo;s last resort was to strand itself on P]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stranded-and-dying-the-german-whale-is-a-parable-of-our-troubled-relationship-with-these-sea-giants/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stranded-and-dying-the-german-whale-is-a-parable-of-our-troubled-relationship-with-these-sea-giants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six great reads: Iran’s social media memes, an abandoned department store and a 1,200-year-old record of cherry blossoms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need something brilliant to read this weekend? Here are six of our favourite pieces from the last seven days Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/six-great-reads-irans-social-media-memes-an-abandoned-department-store-and-a-1200-year-old-record-of-cherry-blossoms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/six-great-reads-irans-social-media-memes-an-abandoned-department-store-and-a-1200-year-old-record-of-cherry-blossoms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Return of the Manx shearwaters – this island is their home | Tim Earl]]></title><description><![CDATA[Langness, Isle of Man: With their epic migrations, they are special birds, but especially so here, the place that coined the nameA swallow recorded at the start of March, sand martins mid-month. This year, many harbingers of spring have come early due to the warming climate, so here on the island, the question was: would our Manx shearwaters return early too?Few places have birds named after them, but the Isle of Man is one (Sardinia another, for Sardinian warblers), the name granted in 1835 tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-return-of-the-manx-shearwaters-this-island-is-their-home-tim-earl/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-return-of-the-manx-shearwaters-this-island-is-their-home-tim-earl/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Victorian councils rubbish statewide mandate that all homes must have four wheelie bins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local governments have until 1 July next year to introduce a four-bin recycling system, but some councils &ndash; and waste experts &ndash; say it&rsquo;s unnecessaryGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Victoria embarked on its four-bin system for household waste back in 2020, the goal was to position the state as a leader in recycling.The rollout of a purple-lidded bin for glass &ndash; a fourth bin alongside organics, recycling and rubbish &ndash; would be a &ldquo;g]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/victorian-councils-rubbish-statewide-mandate-that-all-homes-must-have-four-wheelie-bins/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/victorian-councils-rubbish-statewide-mandate-that-all-homes-must-have-four-wheelie-bins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists dig broad-shelled turtles stuck under mud in dried up wetlands – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[Footage supplied by the office of the Greens legislative council member Cate Faehrmann shows scientists digging to reach broad-shelled turtles stuck under boggy mud in the Gingham watercourse.&nbsp;Researchers from the University of New England have been desperately trying to help more than 300 turtles they say have been left to die in the Gwydir wetlands after the NSW state water agency stopped environmental flows after a landowner complained about overflow on their property. UNE conservation b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scientists-dig-broad-shelled-turtles-stuck-under-mud-in-dried-up-wetlands-video/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scientists-dig-broad-shelled-turtles-stuck-under-mud-in-dried-up-wetlands-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coral reefs are nearing extinction. 2026 must mark a turning point | Jason Momoa]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 1.5C of global warming, up to 90% of coral reefs could be lost. The next few months could be a defining momentWhere I come from &ndash; Hawai&rsquo;i &ndash; the reef isn&rsquo;t just something you look at. It&rsquo;s part of us. It feeds our families, protects our shores, and lives at the center of our culture. In our stories, coral is one of our oldest ancestors. It&rsquo;s a reminder that everything in the ocean, and all of us, are connected.Right now, that integral connection is under thr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/coral-reefs-are-nearing-extinction-2026-must-mark-a-turning-point-jason-momoa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/coral-reefs-are-nearing-extinction-2026-must-mark-a-turning-point-jason-momoa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rainwater harvesting and eco-gardens: how one Colombian neighbourhood helped a whole city plan for climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[From rainwater harvesting to tree nurseries, communities in Medell&iacute;n are taking steps to increase their landslide and flooding resilienceIn his home on a steep hillside in the neighbourhood of Golondrinas in Medell&iacute;n, R&oacute;binson Vel&aacute;squez Cartagena stands proudly next to two large tanks of water &ndash; a rainwater harvesting system he designed and built to help reduce the risk of flooding and landslides.It is one of the nature-based solutions that Vel&aacute;squez and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rainwater-harvesting-and-eco-gardens-how-one-colombian-neighbourhood-helped-a-whole-city-plan-for-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rainwater-harvesting-and-eco-gardens-how-one-colombian-neighbourhood-helped-a-whole-city-plan-for-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Unbelievable adventure': Artemis II crew describes journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crew held its first press conference since splashing down from their historic 10-day mission around the Moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/unbelievable-adventure-artemis-ii-crew-describes-journey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/unbelievable-adventure-artemis-ii-crew-describes-journey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia convenes climate ‘coalition of the willing’ to break global fossil fuel deadlock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santa Marta conference born out of frustration at Cop summits, where renewable progress has been stalled by major pollutersEverybody knows fossil fuels cause climate breakdown, but until recently, mention of them was all but erased from the annual UN climate summits. Last year, two weeks of discussions ended without fossil fuels being mentioned in the final outcome.Frustration with those talks led a small developing country with a large fossil fuel sector &ndash; Colombia, the largest coal and f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/colombia-convenes-climate-coalition-of-the-willing-to-break-global-fossil-fuel-deadlock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/colombia-convenes-climate-coalition-of-the-willing-to-break-global-fossil-fuel-deadlock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a puffin bromance, blushing terrapins and goslings galore]]></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-puffin-bromance-blushing-terrapins-and-goslings-galore/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-puffin-bromance-blushing-terrapins-and-goslings-galore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US tech firms successfully lobbied EU to keep datacentre emissions secret]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legally questionable confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of Microsoft and trade groupsMicrosoft and other US tech companies successfully lobbied the EU to hide the environmental toll of their datacentres, an investigation has found, with demands to block a database of green metrics from public view written almost word for word into EU rules.The secrecy provision, which the European Commission added to its proposal almost verbatim after industry lobbying in 2024, hind]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-tech-firms-successfully-lobbied-eu-to-keep-datacentre-emissions-secret/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-tech-firms-successfully-lobbied-eu-to-keep-datacentre-emissions-secret/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 15m oysters to be released in the North Sea for UK rewilding project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Experts say scheme will help repair damaged marine ecosystems while sequestering large amounts of carbonMore than 15m juvenile oysters are to be released into the North Sea in one of the biggest rewilding projects in UK waters.The scheme, which will use a unique rearing process, hopes to re-establish a huge oyster bed around Orkney that experts say will create a &ldquo;trophic cascade&rdquo; of climate and ecological benefits. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-15m-oysters-to-be-released-in-the-north-sea-for-uk-rewilding-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-15m-oysters-to-be-released-in-the-north-sea-for-uk-rewilding-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Air pollution making people in UK get long-term illnesses earlier, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pollution is &lsquo;silent accelerator that robs individuals of their healthiest years&rsquo;, say researchersResearch reveals air pollution is advancing the average age that people in the UK acquire long-term illnesses. For some conditions people could be getting ill more than two years earlier because of the air pollution they breathe.The first author of the research from Prof Hualiang Lin&rsquo;s group at Sun Yat-sen University said: &ldquo;Our study demonstrates that air pollution is not jus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/air-pollution-making-people-in-uk-get-long-term-illnesses-earlier-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/air-pollution-making-people-in-uk-get-long-term-illnesses-earlier-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A hardworking meadow that is surely worth saving | Mary Montague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lower Botanic Gardens, Belfast: A precious field here provides flood protection and carbon research, and has a productive community garden. Still, it is in jeopardyAmong many languages on the poster at the field&rsquo;s entrance gate is a declaration in Ulster-Scots: This be oor fiel. Close to my home in the heart of an urban landscape, &ldquo;our field&rdquo; in Lower Botanic Gardens invites my idle wandering.Going by the desire paths that crisscross its floodplain meadow, I&nbsp;follow in many]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-hardworking-meadow-that-is-surely-worth-saving-mary-montague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-hardworking-meadow-that-is-surely-worth-saving-mary-montague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels like death is certain’: lives and limbs lost to crocodile attacks on the banks of Kenya’s rising Lake Turkana]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seven deaths and 15 injuries have been recorded in the past year as crocodiles move their habitats closer to human settlements&bull; Warning: contains graphic descriptions of crocodile attacksNg&rsquo;ikalei Loito was walking out of the warm waters of Lake Turkana on a sunny afternoon, having just finished swimming with her two sisters-in-law, when she suddenly felt the crushing force of a crocodile&rsquo;s bite on her legs.In excruciating pain, she instinctively clung to a partially submerged t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-feels-like-death-is-certain-lives-and-limbs-lost-to-crocodile-attacks-on-the-banks-of-kenyas-rising-lake-turkana/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-feels-like-death-is-certain-lives-and-limbs-lost-to-crocodile-attacks-on-the-banks-of-kenyas-rising-lake-turkana/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis commander tells BBC about 'powerful' moment crater named after his late wife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reid Wiseman&rsquo;s two daughters were in Nasa&rsquo;s mission control room for the naming of the &ldquo;Carroll&rdquo; crater in honour of the commander&rsquo;s late wife.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-commander-tells-bbc-about-powerful-moment-crater-named-after-his-late-wife/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-commander-tells-bbc-about-powerful-moment-crater-named-after-his-late-wife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II crew: 'We left as friends - we came back as best friends']]></title><description><![CDATA[The four crew members gave their first press conference since they splashed down nearly a week ago, and emphasised hope and unity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-crew-we-left-as-friends-we-came-back-as-best-friends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-crew-we-left-as-friends-we-came-back-as-best-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II crew describes Moon mission and splashdown moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crew held its first press conference since splashing down from their historic 10-day trip.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-crew-describes-moon-mission-and-splashdown-moment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-crew-describes-moon-mission-and-splashdown-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare butterflies spotted after 430 trees planted]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rare white-letter hairstreak butterflies have been spotted after volunteers planted elm trees.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rare-butterflies-spotted-after-430-trees-planted/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rare-butterflies-spotted-after-430-trees-planted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving gorillas by helping humans]]></title><description><![CDATA[In South West Uganda, mountain gorillas are being saved by helping humans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/saving-gorillas-by-helping-humans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/saving-gorillas-by-helping-humans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Puerto Rico’s rainforest center reborn: in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two devastating hurricanes, El Yunque national forest has built a new visitors center that hosts a vibrant arts festival Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/puerto-ricos-rainforest-center-reborn-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/puerto-ricos-rainforest-center-reborn-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSC’s ‘blue tick’ scheme creates illusion of ethically sourced fish, study claims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sustainability certification by Marine Stewardship Council may be obscuring labour abuses in seafood supply chains, say researchersThe Marine Stewardship Council (MSC), which operates a &ldquo;blue tick&rdquo; scheme to indicate the sustainability of fish, has been accused of creating an &ldquo;illusion&rdquo; of ethical sourcing, after a study reported that widespread labour abuses have taken place on the fishing vessels it approves.One in five vessels where the crew reported abuses to the Inte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mscs-blue-tick-scheme-creates-illusion-of-ethically-sourced-fish-study-claims/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mscs-blue-tick-scheme-creates-illusion-of-ethically-sourced-fish-study-claims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the footsteps of Linnaeus: scientists share their passion for species from tiny wasps to hairy plants – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[For his project &lsquo;De Of&ouml;rtrutna&rsquo; (The Relentless), photographer Christer Bj&ouml;rkman pictured Swedish scientists working in the spirit of Carl Linnaeus, the botanist who created the modern taxonomic system that classifies organisms based on appearance. Each scientist brought to the shoot a book and an item of importance to their work Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/in-the-footsteps-of-linnaeus-scientists-share-their-passion-for-species-from-tiny-wasps-to-hairy-plants-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/in-the-footsteps-of-linnaeus-scientists-share-their-passion-for-species-from-tiny-wasps-to-hairy-plants-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ammonia pollution hotspots found in areas of UK with most pig and poultry factory farms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Map reveals most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions, which are dangerous to health and environmentAmmonia pollution hotspots have been identified in areas with some of the greatest numbers of intensive pig and poultry farms in Britain, research has revealed.A new map for the first time reveals the most severe concentrations of ammonia emissions are clustered in Lincolnshire, Herefordshire and Norfolk. These regions all have a high density of intensive poultry and pig units that drive dan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ammonia-pollution-hotspots-found-in-areas-of-uk-with-most-pig-and-poultry-factory-farms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ammonia-pollution-hotspots-found-in-areas-of-uk-with-most-pig-and-poultry-factory-farms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Charity fundraises to bring back wildlife]]></title><description><![CDATA[The trust is aiming to raise &pound;40K to create wildlife-rich public spaces.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/charity-fundraises-to-bring-back-wildlife/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/charity-fundraises-to-bring-back-wildlife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How South Korea plans to use the Iran crisis to spur a renewables revolution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy crisis unfolding in Middle East has added political urgency, and more funding, to transform South Korea&rsquo;s solar industryIn Guyang-ri, a farming village of 70 households about 90 minutes south-east of Seoul, people gather for communal free lunches six days a week. The meals are funded by the village&rsquo;s one-megawatt solar installation, which generates roughly 10m won ($6,800) in net profit each month.&ldquo;Residents eat lunch together every day, so we see each other&rsquo;s face]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-south-korea-plans-to-use-the-iran-crisis-to-spur-a-renewables-revolution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 05:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-south-korea-plans-to-use-the-iran-crisis-to-spur-a-renewables-revolution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why cheap power could matter more than clean power in the push for net zero]]></title><description><![CDATA[The question of how important making our electricity clean is to going green is coming under increasing scrutiny]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-cheap-power-could-matter-more-than-clean-power-in-the-push-for-net-zero/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-cheap-power-could-matter-more-than-clean-power-in-the-push-for-net-zero/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gray whales, once rare in San Francisco Bay, dying there at alarming rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers find increase in whale deaths in the bay, largely because of collisions with vessels on busy shipping routeGray whales have historically been a rare sight in the San Francisco Bay. They trek from the warm lagoons of Mexico&rsquo;s Baja California more than 10,000 miles (16,000km) north to the Arctic region to feast on shrimp-like animals during the summers, seldom stopping in the busy shipping corridor for prolonged periods.But in recent years, that story has changed in a dire way. A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gray-whales-once-rare-in-san-francisco-bay-dying-there-at-alarming-rates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/gray-whales-once-rare-in-san-francisco-bay-dying-there-at-alarming-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Critical Atlantic current significantly more likely to collapse than thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say finding is &lsquo;very concerning&rsquo; as collapse would be catastrophic for Europe, Africa and the AmericasThe critical Atlantic current system appears significantly more likely to collapse than previously thought after new research found that climate models predicting the biggest slowdown are the most realistic. Scientists called the new finding &ldquo;very concerning&rdquo; as a collapse would have catastrophic consequences for Europe, Africa and the Americas.The Atlantic mer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/critical-atlantic-current-significantly-more-likely-to-collapse-than-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Huge containers of liquid waste dumped by roadside]]></title><description><![CDATA[Containers dumped on the A35 leaked into a drainage channel, raising environmental concerns.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/huge-containers-of-liquid-waste-dumped-by-roadside/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/huge-containers-of-liquid-waste-dumped-by-roadside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Over-the-counter pet flea treatments could be banned under new UK rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: ministers consider restricting pesticide-based treatments, which can get into waterways and harm wildlifePet owners across the UK could be banned from buying flea treatment for cats and dogs under new government rules.Ministers have begun an eight-week consultation on letting only veterinary practitioners or pharmacists give out the potent, pesticide-based flea treatments, to ensure &ldquo;correct usage&rdquo;. At the moment, the flea and tick treatments can be bought from any pet sho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/over-the-counter-pet-flea-treatments-could-be-banned-under-new-uk-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/over-the-counter-pet-flea-treatments-could-be-banned-under-new-uk-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sand dredging may have greater impact on Lough Neagh]]></title><description><![CDATA[The QUB team says it is the first time several techniques have been combined to analyse the effect.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sand-dredging-may-have-greater-impact-on-lough-neagh/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sand-dredging-may-have-greater-impact-on-lough-neagh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How big oil is cashing in on Iran war – The Latest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s top 100 oil and gas companies made more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian.The conflict pushed the price of oil to an average of $100 a barrel in March, leading to estimated windfall war profits for the month of $23bn for the companies.Lucy Hough speaks to Damian Carrington, the Guardian&rsquo;s environment editor Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-big-oil-is-cashing-in-on-iran-war-the-latest-2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-big-oil-is-cashing-in-on-iran-war-the-latest-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How big oil is cashing in on Iran war - The Latest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world&rsquo;s top 100 oil and gas companies made more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian.The conflict pushed the price of oil to an average of $100 a barrel in March, leading to estimated windfall war profits for the month of $23bn for the companies.Lucy Hough speaks to Damian Carrington, the Guardian&rsquo;s environment editor Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-big-oil-is-cashing-in-on-iran-war-the-latest/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-big-oil-is-cashing-in-on-iran-war-the-latest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: Dashcam captures meteor soaring through sky]]></title><description><![CDATA[A meteor that experts say was travelling over the North Sea is spotted in Northamptonshire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-dashcam-captures-meteor-soaring-through-sky/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-dashcam-captures-meteor-soaring-through-sky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ant smuggler sentenced to a year in jail by Kenyan court]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 2,200 ants were found in Zhang Kequn&rsquo;s luggage at Nairobi airport, with baggage destined for ChinaA Chinese national has been sentenced to a year in prison and fined by a Nairobi court for attempting to smuggle thousands of ants out of Kenya, a lucrative trade in east Africa that was exposed last year.The insects are mostly destined for China, the US and Europe, where they become pets and can be worth about $100 each. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ant-smuggler-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail-by-kenyan-court/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ant-smuggler-sentenced-to-a-year-in-jail-by-kenyan-court/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge war windfall from consumers, analysis finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026Middle East crisis &ndash; live updatesBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesThe world&rsquo;s top 100 oil and gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the US-Israeli war in Iran, according to exclusive analysis for the Guardian. Saudi Aramco, Gazprom and ExxonMobil are among the biggest beneficiaries of the bonanza, mea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/30m-an-hour-big-oil-reaping-huge-war-windfall-from-consumers-analysis-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/30m-an-hour-big-oil-reaping-huge-war-windfall-from-consumers-analysis-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sperm whales’ communication closely parallels human language, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis shows whales&rsquo; coda vocalizations are &lsquo;highly complex&rsquo; and remarkably similar to our ownWe may appear to have little in common with sperm whales &ndash; enormous, ocean-dwelling animals that last shared a common ancestor with humans more than 90 million years ago. But the whales&rsquo; vocalized communications are remarkably similar to our own, researchers have discovered.Not only do sperm whale have a form of &ldquo;alphabet&rdquo; and form vowels within their vocaliza]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sperm-whales-communication-closely-parallels-human-language-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sperm-whales-communication-closely-parallels-human-language-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than half of Britain’s butterfly species in decline, monitoring scheme shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warmer weather has benefited some species in Britain, but others that rely on specific plants or habitats have struggled&ldquo;Insectageddon&rdquo; has not occurred, but there has been a loss of butterfly diversity over the past half a century, according to the world&rsquo;s largest insect monitoring scheme.More than 44m butterfly sightings scientifically collected in Britain since 1976 show that of the 58 native species recorded, 33 species have declined and 25 have increased in number. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-half-of-britains-butterfly-species-in-decline-monitoring-scheme-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-half-of-britains-butterfly-species-in-decline-monitoring-scheme-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interstellar A&amp;E: The Scottish doctor of space medicine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr Christina Mackaill has been teaching emergency departments about how to treat astronauts after returning to Earth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/interstellar-aampe-the-scottish-doctor-of-space-medicine/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/interstellar-aampe-the-scottish-doctor-of-space-medicine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After 1,200 years, cherry blossom record to live on despite Japanese scientist’s death]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Yasuyuki Aono&rsquo;s meticulous work charted shifting bloom dates as a marker of climate changeEven in his final months, he counted the days until the cherry blossoms. Prof Yasuyuki Aono of Osaka Metropolitan University spent his career gathering data on the spring flowering dates of cherry trees in Japan in what is one of the world&rsquo;s longest climate records tracking a seasonal occurrence.Using sources dating as far back as the 9th century, he revealed that cherry tree flowerings hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/after-1200-years-cherry-blossom-record-to-live-on-despite-japanese-scientists-death/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/after-1200-years-cherry-blossom-record-to-live-on-despite-japanese-scientists-death/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A close-up view of my garden lawn – where is all the grass? | Derek Niemann]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frome, Somerset: The changing climate is changing our gardens, and thanks to the mild, drenched winter, perhaps the biggest change is right under our feetThe ground underfoot is soft, springy, yielding &ndash; like walking on pillows. It is a blanket of bedding for blackbirds and hole-nesting tits, and I do not begrudge them the raggedy strips torn off beside the greenhouse. It is not mine to covet, any more than the sky, the stars, or the river in the valley below.I fall to my knees as if bowin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-close-up-view-of-my-garden-lawn-where-is-all-the-grass-derek-niemann/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-close-up-view-of-my-garden-lawn-where-is-all-the-grass-derek-niemann/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butterfly numbers are dropping but here are five species you may see more of]]></title><description><![CDATA[A warming climate has helped some to flourish, researchers say, but the outlook is troubling.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/butterfly-numbers-are-dropping-but-here-are-five-species-you-may-see-more-of/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/butterfly-numbers-are-dropping-but-here-are-five-species-you-may-see-more-of/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cuba could beat US energy blockade with $8bn investment in renewables, says thinktank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report by Common Wealth argues rest of the world should pay for country&rsquo;s transition as reparative climate financeCuba could beat the US&rsquo;s crippling energy blockade for ever with just an $8bn investment in renewable energy. And the rest of the world should pay for it.Those are the bold claims of a thinktank analysis of the embattled socialist republic&rsquo;s energy policy, which claims that Cuba could show its Caribbean neighbours the way to a green energy future. Continue reading..]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cuba-could-beat-us-energy-blockade-with-8bn-investment-in-renewables-says-thinktank/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cuba-could-beat-us-energy-blockade-with-8bn-investment-in-renewables-says-thinktank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chiang Mai’s New Year revelry hit by smog and war-related price spikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air pollution caused by wildfires is another blow to northern Thailand&rsquo;s tourism industry as businesses suffer amid war in IranThe Doi Suthep temple in northern Thailand is known for its spectacular views of Chiang Mai and the lush forested mountains that surround it. Over recent weeks, though, visitors can see little of the city beyond a thick cloud of grey haze.Persistent wildfires have caused intense air pollution across the north of Thailand, forcing three provinces to declare emergenc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/chiang-mais-new-year-revelry-hit-by-smog-and-war-related-price-spikes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/chiang-mais-new-year-revelry-hit-by-smog-and-war-related-price-spikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Run the dishwasher, plug in the car: how Great Britain plans to use record wind and solar power]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a summer glut on cards, customers are being urged to use more energy when renewables are abundantGreat Britain households to be urged to use more power this summer as renewables soarGreat Britain is on the brink of a record-breaking summer for renewable energy, which could lead to the first periods of zero-carbon electricity in the history of the power system.These green milestones are an important step towards the government&rsquo;s goal of creating a 95% gas-free grid by 2030 to power the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/run-the-dishwasher-plug-in-the-car-how-great-britain-plans-to-use-record-wind-and-solar-power/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/run-the-dishwasher-plug-in-the-car-how-great-britain-plans-to-use-record-wind-and-solar-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New footage shows moment Orion capsule hatch is opened at sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Newly released video shows the moment the hatch of Artemis II's Orion capsule is unlocked to a joyful reunion with the four astronauts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-footage-shows-moment-orion-capsule-hatch-is-opened-at-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-footage-shows-moment-orion-capsule-hatch-is-opened-at-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Politicians and media can’t imagine a fossil-fuel free world - and it’s holding Australians back from huge EV savings | Adam Morton]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia is well behind other countries in embracing clean cars &ndash; it&rsquo;s past time we kicked into gear on going electricWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereIt is tempting to think about what could have been. In 2020, a time many people would prefer to forget, there was a significant push to set an end date for the sale of new petrol and diesel cars.The UK had announced a ban from 2030. India &ndash; the world&rsquo;s mos]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/politicians-and-media-cant-imagine-a-fossil-fuel-free-world-and-its-holding-australians-back-from-huge-ev-savings-adam-morton/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/politicians-and-media-cant-imagine-a-fossil-fuel-free-world-and-its-holding-australians-back-from-huge-ev-savings-adam-morton/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside a jubilant DC conference where ‘the climate deniers are in charge now’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s EPA chief Lee Zeldin&rsquo;s presence shows how much influence climate deniers now have, experts sayAs scientists confirmed that March was the United States&rsquo;s most abnormally hot month in recorded history, dozens of climate deniers gathered to promote misinformation and tout their newfound influence on federal policy.At a conference hosted by the prominent science-denying thinktank the Heartland Institute last week, a crowd of mostly middle-aged men in suits claimed the world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/inside-a-jubilant-dc-conference-where-the-climate-deniers-are-in-charge-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/inside-a-jubilant-dc-conference-where-the-climate-deniers-are-in-charge-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America’s hiking culture is built on ego]]></title><description><![CDATA[From peak-bagging to thru-hiking, Americans have turned traversing land into personal milestones. This wilderness ranger and Indigenous writer has witnessed it firsthandK&euml;mituxwe &Eacute;h&egrave;nta Wehikiy&agrave;nkwYou are walking in our old homelandAfter spending 12 years backpacking some of America&rsquo;s wildest trails as a wilderness ranger for the US Forest Service &ndash; and then losing that job to politics &ndash; last spring I set out for the Appalachian Trail (AT), the longest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/americas-hiking-culture-is-built-on-ego/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/americas-hiking-culture-is-built-on-ego/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to The Hotspot, our new newsletter on sport’s relationship with the climate crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[We delve into the best stories on how sport is changing around the climate crisis, and what can be done to navigate a way forwardNelson Mandela said: &ldquo;Sport can create hope where once there was only despair.&rdquo; Too optimistic? In 2026, almost certainly. Sport is still a common language, uniting unlikely groups like an all-powerful Esperanto, but it is in trouble.The pitches we play on, rivers we swim, seas we surf, mountains we climb, parks we run in, air we breathe &ndash; all are bei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/welcome-to-the-hotspot-our-new-newsletter-on-sports-relationship-with-the-climate-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/welcome-to-the-hotspot-our-new-newsletter-on-sports-relationship-with-the-climate-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising temperatures and extreme drought are driving more destructive spring fires across the American Great Plains. This year, forces aligned to create the perfect storm in NebraskaIn a normal year, the vast grasslands that roll across the American Great Plains would be starting to green. But at the center of the US, where most of the nation&rsquo;s beef producers graze their herds, this spring brought fire instead of moisture, leaving more than a million acres black and barren.Multiple blazes r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nothing-but-tree-skeletons-record-breaking-wildfires-devastate-us-cattle-country/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nothing-but-tree-skeletons-record-breaking-wildfires-devastate-us-cattle-country/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surrounded by windfarms but out of work: the reality of the green jobs boom on England’s east coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government hails the &lsquo;green revolution&rsquo; as a solution to economic decline, but some young jobseekers say the rhetoric does not match their experienceOn paper, Jake Snell, 19, sounds like the perfect candidate for a role in the UK&rsquo;s burgeoning green energy sector. He has high grades in maths and physics A-level, a distinction in BTec engineering and another distinction in an extended engineering diploma. He has also done work experience at an engineering company.He is from L]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/surrounded-by-windfarms-but-out-of-work-the-reality-of-the-green-jobs-boom-on-englands-east-coast/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/surrounded-by-windfarms-but-out-of-work-the-reality-of-the-green-jobs-boom-on-englands-east-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘These flowers have witnessed horrific things’: Steve McQueen’s bountiful Grenada – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artist and film-maker spent a summer on the island making poetic images of the local flora &ndash; and exploring their connections to Grenada&rsquo;s historical trauma Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/these-flowers-have-witnessed-horrific-things-steve-mcqueens-bountiful-grenada-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/these-flowers-have-witnessed-horrific-things-steve-mcqueens-bountiful-grenada-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Giant echidnas weighing 15kg roamed Victoria – and the evidence was hiding in plain sight]]></title><description><![CDATA[A skull fragment found in a tray of unsorted fossils collected more than a century ago leads to discoveryFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA prehistoric fossil, hiding in plain sight in museum storage for more than a century, has revealed that giant echidnas once roamed Victoria.The Owen&rsquo;s giant echidna, Megalibgwilia owenii, lived during the Pleistocene, a geological epoch that began 2.5m years ago. It grew to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/giant-echidnas-weighing-15kg-roamed-victoria-and-the-evidence-was-hiding-in-plain-sight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/giant-echidnas-weighing-15kg-roamed-victoria-and-the-evidence-was-hiding-in-plain-sight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MSPs not told about collapse of funding deal for Scottish nature restoration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Ministers accused of trying to keep investment firm&rsquo;s withdrawal from partnership with NatureScot under wrapsA funding deal to raise &pound;100m from private investors for urgently needed nature restoration in Scotland has fallen through without the Scottish parliament being told.The Guardian has learned that Aberdeen, the investment firm, decided to withdraw from a partnership with the agency NatureScot to raise at least &pound;100m for conservation projects from commercial and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/msps-not-told-about-collapse-of-funding-deal-for-scottish-nature-restoration/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/msps-not-told-about-collapse-of-funding-deal-for-scottish-nature-restoration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A skittering, scampering taste of the Mediterranean | Lev Parikian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ventnor, Isle of Wight: On the hottest day of the year, both a wall lizard and I are having a good baskUp early for once. The moon&rsquo;s still there, miraculous white ghost in the clear morning sky. If my eyes were better I might glimpse a capsule containing the four remarkable humans who have travelled further from our planet than anyone in history. With this knowledge, seeing the moon hits&nbsp;differently.I sit on the terrace, taking in the view. For Easter, this Londoner seeks tranquillity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-skittering-scampering-taste-of-the-mediterranean-lev-parikian/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-skittering-scampering-taste-of-the-mediterranean-lev-parikian/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of fungi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid growing evidence of fungi&rsquo;s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve &lsquo;funga&rsquo; as much as flora and faunaMadagascar has long been celebrated for its remarkable wildlife, with the vast majority of its species &ndash; from ring-tailed lemurs to certain species of baobab trees &ndash; found nowhere else on the planet. But when discussing the island nation&rsquo;s endemic treasures, fungi are often left out of the convers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/without-them-there-is-no-life-the-race-to-understand-the-mysterious-world-of-fungi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/without-them-there-is-no-life-the-race-to-understand-the-mysterious-world-of-fungi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Without them there is no life’: the race to understand the mysterious world of Africa’s fungi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid growing evidence of fungi&rsquo;s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, African scientists are championing the need to preserve &lsquo;funga&rsquo; as much as flora and faunaMadagascar has long been celebrated for its remarkable wildlife, with the vast majority of its species &ndash; from ring-tailed lemurs to certain species of baobab trees &ndash; found nowhere else on the planet. But when discussing the island nation&rsquo;s endemic treasures, fungi are often left out of the convers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/without-them-there-is-no-life-the-race-to-understand-the-mysterious-world-of-africas-fungi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/without-them-there-is-no-life-the-race-to-understand-the-mysterious-world-of-africas-fungi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[African scientists hail mushrooming global interest in conserving fungi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid growing evidence of fungi&rsquo;s key role in ecosystems and storing carbon, mycologists seek greater recognition of the need to preserve &lsquo;funga&rsquo; as much as flora and faunaMadagascar has long been celebrated for its remarkable wildlife, with the vast majority of its species &ndash; from ring-tailed lemurs to certain species of baobab trees &ndash; found nowhere else on the planet. But when discussing the island nation&rsquo;s endemic treasures, fungi are often left out of the co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/african-scientists-hail-mushrooming-global-interest-in-conserving-fungi/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/african-scientists-hail-mushrooming-global-interest-in-conserving-fungi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Colombia to cull up to 80 hippos descended from Pablo Escobar zoo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dozens of feral pachyderms linked to drug kingpin to be killed because of threat to native species and villagersColombian officials have authorized a plan to cull dozens of hippos descended from animals brought to the country in the 1980s by Pablo Escobar, after the feral beasts displaced native species and threatened local villagers.The environment minister, Irene V&eacute;lez, said the decision was reached because other methods to control their population had been expensive and unsuccessful, i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/colombia-to-cull-up-to-80-hippos-descended-from-pablo-escobar-zoo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/colombia-to-cull-up-to-80-hippos-descended-from-pablo-escobar-zoo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We are totally out of our depth’: experts say whale stranded in Baltic is beyond saving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Male humpback, which has repeatedly stranded and freed itself in Germany in past month, is to be left in peace to dieWhen a 10-metre long humpback whale became stranded on a sandbar in the Baltic Sea last month, none of those who went to its rescue could have known how it might turn lives and livelihoods upside down.About a month after the first sighting of the male whale, near Wismar and Timmendorfer Strand on the north German coast, it has repeatedly stranded and freed itself and is now strand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-are-totally-out-of-our-depth-experts-say-whale-stranded-in-baltic-is-beyond-saving/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-are-totally-out-of-our-depth-experts-say-whale-stranded-in-baltic-is-beyond-saving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That crazy old man should leave Cuba alone’: farmers bear the brunt of Trump’s pressure campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Artemisa, the country&rsquo;s agricultural heartland, sanctions and fuel shortages have made a tough life almost impossibleAbraham Rodr&iacute;guez stares at the corn furrows he must plough before the end of the day. It is not even noon in Artemisa, Cuba, but the sun beats down hard and he&rsquo;s already tired: working the land is a tough job. He has done it for almost half his life, since he was 13 and his mother got a divorce. He is turning 26 this year.Farming has always been hard, he say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/that-crazy-old-man-should-leave-cuba-alone-farmers-bear-the-brunt-of-trumps-pressure-campaign/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/that-crazy-old-man-should-leave-cuba-alone-farmers-bear-the-brunt-of-trumps-pressure-campaign/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t mention the climate: Trump creates ‘beyond absurd’ situation at global finance talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developing countries face possible shelving of crucial green action plan at IMF and World Bank spring meetingsGovernments desperate for cash to protect their citizens from the growing impacts of the climate crisis are being put in a &ldquo;beyond absurd&rdquo; situation this week at global finance talks: they are being urged not to mention the climate, even as they address the current oil crisis.The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG) spring meetings take place this]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dont-mention-the-climate-trump-creates-beyond-absurd-situation-at-global-finance-talks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dont-mention-the-climate-trump-creates-beyond-absurd-situation-at-global-finance-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Troubled Lake Erie is being transformed into a vast water research facility]]></title><description><![CDATA[For long a dumping ground for pollutants, the Great Lake is being seeded with sensor buoys to make it the world&rsquo;s largest digitally connected body of freshwater There was a time in the 1960s that the lakes and rivers around Cleveland were so polluted with petrochemicals and other contaminants that they frequently caught on fire.While water quality on Lake Erie today has improved since the days of it being used as a large-scale industrial dumping ground for steel mills and chemical plants,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/troubled-lake-erie-is-being-transformed-into-a-vast-water-research-facility/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/troubled-lake-erie-is-being-transformed-into-a-vast-water-research-facility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we heading for ‘super El Niño’ – and what could we expect?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say climate pattern could supercharge extreme weather events and push temperatures to record highsThere is a high likelihood that the phenomenon known as &ldquo;El Ni&ntilde;o&rdquo; will emerge this summer &ndash; and it could be exceptionally strong. A so-called &ldquo;super El Ni&ntilde;o&rdquo; could supercharge extreme weather events and push global temperatures to record heights next year if it develops, according to experts.Meteorologists are keeping a close eye on the climate pat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/are-we-heading-for-super-el-nio-and-what-could-we-expect/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/are-we-heading-for-super-el-nio-and-what-could-we-expect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We lost £3,000 after collapse of Ikea’s solar panel installer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Swedish retailer continued to advertise partnership with Soly and failed to offer me any adviceI am one of many left thousands of pounds out of pocket after signing up for solar panels via Ikea&rsquo;s website late last year.Ikea had partnered with the European installer Soly, and the fact the panels were being advertised via such a well-known company gave us confidence. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-lost-3000-after-collapse-of-ikeas-solar-panel-installer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-lost-3000-after-collapse-of-ikeas-solar-panel-installer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Time for some spring planting – on a precarious ledge | Susie White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bowlees, Teesdale: It&rsquo;s been a long road to this point, but now these pots of rare rock whitebeam are ready for the soilMy route along Teesdale is full of distractions. I stop twice, awed by the sight of 30 black grouse in a field, then to watch displaying peewits, tumbling and diving with sweet, airy calls. This is the heart of the North Pennines national landscape (NPNL), and its visitor centre at Bowlees is in a 19th-century Methodist chapel. The Bow Lee beck runs close by, winding thro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-time-for-some-spring-planting-on-a-precarious-ledge-susie-white/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-time-for-some-spring-planting-on-a-precarious-ledge-susie-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The incredible life of the ‘bird man’ refugee who brought tweets, chirps and trills to British radio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ludwig Koch was once as influential as David Attenborough is today &ndash; a new film by his granddaughter sheds light on a tragic event in the naturalist&rsquo;s life in Berlin before he fled the NazisIn his lifetime, pioneering German sound recordist Ludwig Koch&rsquo;s heavily accented voice was as familiar to British audiences as David Attenborough&rsquo;s is today. His tireless passion for capturing birdsong and bringing it first into German and, after his exile from Nazi Germany, British h]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-incredible-life-of-the-bird-man-refugee-who-brought-tweets-chirps-and-trills-to-british-radio/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-incredible-life-of-the-bird-man-refugee-who-brought-tweets-chirps-and-trills-to-british-radio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A messy garden is a glorious garden. We need to stop tidying, titivating and paving them over | Emma Beddington]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve just watched another of my neighbours rip up everything green and growing around their home. It&rsquo;s enough to make David Attenborough weepIt&rsquo;s noisy outside. I forget over winter how loud the garden gets when the imperatives of shagging, fighting for territory, then raising babies become urgent &ndash; the sparrows are kicking off, the tits are fighting a turf war and competing wood pigeons are cooing to seduce Susan, the escaped wedding dove who lives on our roof. When I sa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-messy-garden-is-a-glorious-garden-we-need-to-stop-tidying-titivating-and-paving-them-over-emma-beddington/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-messy-garden-is-a-glorious-garden-we-need-to-stop-tidying-titivating-and-paving-them-over-emma-beddington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Reverse-gentrify the country’: how Black and Indigenous intentional communities are reclaiming land]]></title><description><![CDATA[From California to Alabama, people of color are building communal spaces rooted in care and traditionZappa Montag steps outside his home to a thicket of redwoods, Pacific madrones and oak trees. Dozens of fruit trees dot the 76 hectares (189 acres), along with a large garden replete with squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, beans, corn and peppers. Nearby, a small stream runs through a valley surrounded by hills. At Black to the Land, the ecovillage in Boonville, California, Montag and five other Black]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reverse-gentrify-the-country-how-black-and-indigenous-intentional-communities-are-reclaiming-land/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reverse-gentrify-the-country-how-black-and-indigenous-intentional-communities-are-reclaiming-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The doomsday seed collectors fighting to save Wales' native species]]></title><description><![CDATA[Should the apocalypse arrive, Wales as we know it may depend on these two conservationists.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-doomsday-seed-collectors-fighting-to-save-wales-native-species/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-doomsday-seed-collectors-fighting-to-save-wales-native-species/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden eagles' return to English skies gets government backing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The birds could be reintroduced as early as next year following a &pound;1m injection from the government.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/golden-eagles-return-to-english-skies-gets-government-backing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/golden-eagles-return-to-english-skies-gets-government-backing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From blast off to splashdown: My days following Nasa's historic mission to the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC Science Editor Rebecca Morelle reflects on how it felt to watch history being made.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-blast-off-to-splashdown-my-days-following-nasas-historic-mission-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-blast-off-to-splashdown-my-days-following-nasas-historic-mission-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Golden eagles could be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study identified eight areas that can sustain a population and government has given &pound;1m for recovery programme&ldquo;The world is grown so bad that wrens make prey where eagles dare not perch.&rdquo; So wrote Shakespeare in Richard III, in a line of social commentary that feels ever more relevant with age.A note of good news then, in a world of so much bad, that the eagles the Bard was probably referring to could finally be reintroduced to England after more than 150 years. Continue readin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/golden-eagles-could-be-reintroduced-to-england-after-more-than-150-years/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/golden-eagles-could-be-reintroduced-to-england-after-more-than-150-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's first safari park celebrates 60 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staff at Longleat Safari Park share their memories of working there.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-first-safari-park-celebrates-60-years/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-first-safari-park-celebrates-60-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Madeline Horwath on spring picnics – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/madeline-horwath-on-spring-picnics-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/madeline-horwath-on-spring-picnics-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis crew home safely after completing historic mission to the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four astronauts splashed down in the Pacific after a nine-day voyage that took them further from Earth than any humans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-crew-home-safely-after-completing-historic-mission-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-crew-home-safely-after-completing-historic-mission-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The war over Omagh’s gold: the £21bn mine plan tearing a community apart]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, a public inquiry will reopen, nine years after the plan was proposedand a toxic local battle beganWhen Fidelma O&rsquo;Kane retired more than a decade ago from her career as a social worker and lecturer, she thought she would be &ldquo;travelling and having a glass of wine and eating chocolate and reading books&rdquo; while based in the quiet, hilly corner of rural County Tyrone where she has lived almost all her life.It didn&rsquo;t quite work out that way. Instead, an idle remark fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-war-over-omaghs-gold-the-21bn-mine-plan-tearing-a-community-apart/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-war-over-omaghs-gold-the-21bn-mine-plan-tearing-a-community-apart/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Cropping season this year brings a new worry – fuel prices | Colin Chappell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brigg, Lincolnshire: The peas are in and next up are maize and wildflowers, but with our fuel use running to 50,000 litres a year, I have one eye on the newsSpring has sprung, and with warming soils we start planting our more delicate crops such as peas. With the chatter of skylarks in the background, we slowly drill our way across this 15-hectare field using a three-metre precision drill that carefully places the seed. Six weeks ago, this would have cost &pound;7.50 per hectare on fuel, now it&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-cropping-season-this-year-brings-a-new-worry-fuel-prices-colin-chappell/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-cropping-season-this-year-brings-a-new-worry-fuel-prices-colin-chappell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An environmental disaster in Moldova has Russia’s fingerprints all over it | Paula Erizanu]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Ukraine war on our doorstep is a constant threat. Contaminated drinking water is a dangerous new twistIn the second week of March, the nature vlogger Ilie Cojocari went out to film the arrival of spring on the Nistru (Dniester) river, 70 metres away from his home in Naslavcea, a village bordering Ukraine on the northernmost point of Moldova. But as he approached the river he could smell the stench of oil rising up from the water and see dark spots floating on its surface. Something was wrong]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-environmental-disaster-in-moldova-has-russias-fingerprints-all-over-it-paula-erizanu/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-environmental-disaster-in-moldova-has-russias-fingerprints-all-over-it-paula-erizanu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Every drop of water counts': Fear for the future of Argentina's glaciers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A controversial law to remove protections for the country's glaciers has passed, opening the doors for mining.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/every-drop-of-water-counts-fear-for-the-future-of-argentinas-glaciers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/every-drop-of-water-counts-fear-for-the-future-of-argentinas-glaciers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the Artemis II re-entry: Separation, blackout, then splashdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four crew members of the Artemis II are back on Earth after their 10-day mission to the Moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-the-artemis-ii-re-entry-separation-blackout-then-splashdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-the-artemis-ii-re-entry-separation-blackout-then-splashdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Back to Earth: What happens to the Artemis II astronauts now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The astronauts will have medical checks and will be reunited with their families.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/back-to-earth-what-happens-to-the-artemis-ii-astronauts-now/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/back-to-earth-what-happens-to-the-artemis-ii-astronauts-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II mission was a triumph. Now comes the hard part]]></title><description><![CDATA[The mission was almost flawless but there are considerable obstacles ahead before a Moon landing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-mission-was-a-triumph-now-comes-the-hard-part/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-mission-was-a-triumph-now-comes-the-hard-part/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘That’ll be the end’: actor Sam Neill joins fight to stop controversial goldmine near his New Zealand vineyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Neill says &lsquo;one of the most beautiful and remote places in the world&rsquo; will be permanently changed if Bendigo-Ophir wins fast-track approvalThe grapevines in Sam Neill&rsquo;s vineyard in Central Otago &ndash; a picturesque region known for its undulating hills and wines &ndash; are pregnant with pinot noir grapes, almost ripe for picking as autumn arrives.&ldquo;My family has been here for over 150 years. I&rsquo;m connected to this land like nowhere else on earth,&rdquo; the 78-year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thatll-be-the-end-actor-sam-neill-joins-fight-to-stop-controversial-goldmine-near-his-new-zealand-vineyard/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thatll-be-the-end-actor-sam-neill-joins-fight-to-stop-controversial-goldmine-near-his-new-zealand-vineyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anger as swifts’ nesting holes in Derbyshire rail viaduct ‘blocked up’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say birds could die trying to access ancestral nests that were sealed during rail refurbishmentSome swifts returning to Britain to breed will be unable to access their ancestral nesting holes after they were blocked in a &pound;7.5m refurbishment of a Derbyshire railway viaduct, campaigners say.Nature lovers had appealed to Network Rail to unblock three holes which were among at least nine swift nesting sites on the twin viaducts at Chapel Milton, on the edge of the Peak District. Co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/anger-as-swifts-nesting-holes-in-derbyshire-rail-viaduct-blocked-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/anger-as-swifts-nesting-holes-in-derbyshire-rail-viaduct-blocked-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m worried there’s too much of me,’ says a birch: inside the interspecies council giving nature a voice]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a village in Norway, humans representing flora and fauna of all kinds meet to reimagine &lsquo;nature-centric governance&rsquo;&ldquo;My ask of humans is quite large,&rdquo; says the northern bat to a room of reindeer, wolf lichen, bog, and other beings. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s a shift of consciousness, and an understanding that &hellip; we are a relation.&rdquo;The scene could come from a sci-fi novel imagining a more-than-human uprising. In fact, it&rsquo;s from a recent &ldquo;interspecies counc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/im-worried-theres-too-much-of-me-says-a-birch-inside-the-interspecies-council-giving-nature-a-voice/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/im-worried-theres-too-much-of-me-says-a-birch-inside-the-interspecies-council-giving-nature-a-voice/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina just ripped up its pioneering glacier law. What does this mean for millions of people’s drinking water?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Javier Milei&rsquo;s reforms to the law will open up high-altitude areas to mining and risk water reserves already strained by the climate crisis, say activistsSaul Zeballos was born and raised in J&aacute;chal, a community tucked into the foothills of the Andes in Argentina, drinking water from the river that bears the town&rsquo;s name. That changed in 2005, when the Veladero gold and silver mine started operating in San Juan province.A decade later, a major cyanide spill from the mine pollute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/argentina-just-ripped-up-its-pioneering-glacier-law-what-does-this-mean-for-millions-of-peoples-drinking-water/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/argentina-just-ripped-up-its-pioneering-glacier-law-what-does-this-mean-for-millions-of-peoples-drinking-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An abomination’: the Lancashire town kicking up at stink from reopened landfill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is causing illness and making life hellIn the week that many families went to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma.&ldquo;Welcome to Fleetwood,&rdquo; read the local newspaper headline. &ldquo;The town that smells of bin juice.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-abomination-the-lancashire-town-kicking-up-at-stink-from-reopened-landfill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-abomination-the-lancashire-town-kicking-up-at-stink-from-reopened-landfill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘An abomination’: the Lancashire town kicking up a stink over reopened landfill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents of Fleetwood say continuous foul smell from Transwaste site is causing illness and making life hellIn the week that many families went to the coast for the fresh sea air or the tang of fish and chips, visitors to one Lancashire resort inhaled a rather more unpleasant aroma.&ldquo;Welcome to Fleetwood,&rdquo; read the local newspaper headline. &ldquo;The town that smells of bin juice.&rdquo; Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-abomination-the-lancashire-town-kicking-up-a-stink-over-reopened-landfill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/an-abomination-the-lancashire-town-kicking-up-a-stink-over-reopened-landfill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: an ostrich on the lam, a tortoise crossing a road and surfing seals]]></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-an-ostrich-on-the-lam-a-tortoise-crossing-a-road-and-surfing-seals/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-an-ostrich-on-the-lam-a-tortoise-crossing-a-road-and-surfing-seals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A rare sign of hope as mountain gorillas welcome two sets of twins in Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: Once close to extinction, the species is rebounding due to years of conservation work&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereI will never forget the moment I first saw a mountain gorilla. It was early on Mount Muhabura in Uganda, and I had spent the morning stumbling up the slopes of the inactive volcano in the Virunga range, which also spans Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Just when I thought my lungs could not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-rare-sign-of-hope-as-mountain-gorillas-welcome-two-sets-of-twins-in-africa/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-rare-sign-of-hope-as-mountain-gorillas-welcome-two-sets-of-twins-in-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s warm and dry April 1976 was a taste of scorching summer to come]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fifty years ago this month people were enjoying highs of 21C but stifling heat and water rationing were on the wayThe weather in April 1976 was unusually pleasant. The Easter weekend, which fell in the middle of the month, coincided with a warm spell as an area of high pressure drifted towards the UK. Conditions in Scotland were unsettled but the rest of the country enjoyed sunshine and highs of 21C.There was very little rainfall in what is traditionally a showery month, with Plymouth receiving]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-warm-and-dry-april-1976-was-a-taste-of-scorching-summer-to-come/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-warm-and-dry-april-1976-was-a-taste-of-scorching-summer-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Take down bird feeders this summer to cut spread of avian disease, says RSPB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charity advises replacing seed and nut feeders, where birds gather, with small amounts of mealworms, fat balls or suetGarden birds should not be fed seeds and nuts over the summer months, the RSPB has said, in an attempt to reduce the spread of avian diseases.Bird lovers are being urged to take down their bird feeders between May and October to help birds such as the greenfinch, whose numbers have plummeted after the spread of trichomonosis, a parasitic disease transmitted more easily when birds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/take-down-bird-feeders-this-summer-to-cut-spread-of-avian-disease-says-rspb/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/take-down-bird-feeders-this-summer-to-cut-spread-of-avian-disease-says-rspb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A sun-warmed day has the bees feeling hot | Claire Stares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Langstone, Hampshire: Solitary bees, albeit hundreds of them, are hovering low to the ground, hoping to mate before nightfallOne of the 68 UK-recorded species of mining bee in the genus Andrena, the ashy mining bee (Andrena cineraria) is classified as solitary. Yet on the narrow, balding strip of turf in front of my&nbsp;neighbours&rsquo; garage, they appear&nbsp;anything but.The ground shimmers with movement, as several hundred bees hover low in the spring sunshine. While each female maintains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-sun-warmed-day-has-the-bees-feeling-hot-claire-stares/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-sun-warmed-day-has-the-bees-feeling-hot-claire-stares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Want to help garden birds? Don't feed them in warmer months, says RSPB]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK's largest bird charity has issued new guidance advising people to stop using feeders to help wildlife thrive.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/want-to-help-garden-birds-dont-feed-them-in-warmer-months-says-rspb/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 02:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/want-to-help-garden-birds-dont-feed-them-in-warmer-months-says-rspb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild chimpanzees recorded waging ‘civil war’ with coordinated attacks between two groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[New study describes what may be the first case of a unified community of chimps, in Uganda, turning on itselfOn a June day in 2015, primatologist Aaron Sandel was quietly observing a small cluster of the Ngogo chimpanzee group in Uganda&rsquo;s Kibale national park when he noticed something strange. As other members of the chimpanzees&rsquo; wider group moved closer through the forest, the chimpanzees in front of him began to display nervous behaviour. They grimaced and touched each other for re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wild-chimpanzees-recorded-waging-civil-war-with-coordinated-attacks-between-two-groups/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wild-chimpanzees-recorded-waging-civil-war-with-coordinated-attacks-between-two-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Behind this door is the huge fatberg that can’t stop depositing poo balls on Sydney’s beaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guardian Australia tours problematic Malabar wastewater plant where some accumulated fats, oils and grease can&rsquo;t be accessed &ndash; let alone clearedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast&ldquo;This,&rdquo; says Fiona Copeman, the hub manager of the Malabar wastewater treatment plant, &ldquo;is what you would call our four-bus area.&rdquo;Copeland is gesturing to a model of the plant on a table inside the facility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/behind-this-door-is-the-huge-fatberg-that-cant-stop-depositing-poo-balls-on-sydneys-beaches/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/behind-this-door-is-the-huge-fatberg-that-cant-stop-depositing-poo-balls-on-sydneys-beaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pioneering wildlife cameraman Doug Allan dies after falling ill in Nepal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cameraman and photographer won eight Emmy Awards for his work on acclaimed series like Blue Planet alongside Sir David Attenborough.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pioneering-wildlife-cameraman-doug-allan-dies-after-falling-ill-in-nepal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pioneering-wildlife-cameraman-doug-allan-dies-after-falling-ill-in-nepal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US had hottest March on record as nation faced ‘unprecedented’ heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The continental US registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to Noaa data March&rsquo;s persistent unseasonable heat was so intense that the continental United States registered its most abnormally hot month in 132 years of records, according to federal weather data. And the next year or so looks to turn the dial up on global warmth even more, as some forecasts predict a brewing El Ni&ntilde;o will reach super strength.Not only was it the hottest March on record]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-had-hottest-march-on-record-as-nation-faced-unprecedented-heat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-had-hottest-march-on-record-as-nation-faced-unprecedented-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The danger and value of water are in my blood’: how rain fences are making Dutch homes more climate resilient]]></title><description><![CDATA[Housing corporations are adopting rainwater storage in garden fences, reducing pressure during downpours and preserving water for times of droughtGood fences make good neighbours &ndash; but rain fences could make even better ones.That is the hope of housing corporations in the Netherlands, which are adopting rainwater storage in their garden fences. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-danger-and-value-of-water-are-in-my-blood-how-rain-fences-are-making-dutch-homes-more-climate-resilient/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-danger-and-value-of-water-are-in-my-blood-how-rain-fences-are-making-dutch-homes-more-climate-resilient/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina approves Milei’s glacier mining bill amid environmental protests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legislative change backed by libertarian president makes it easier to extract metals in frozen parts of the AndesArgentina&rsquo;s congress has approved a bill promoted by the libertarian president, Javier Milei, that authorises mining in ecologically sensitive areas of glaciers and permafrost, outraging environmentalists.The amendment to the &ldquo;glacier law&rdquo;, which was already approved by the senate in February, would make it easier to mine for metals such as copper, lithium and silver]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/argentina-approves-mileis-glacier-mining-bill-amid-environmental-protests/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/argentina-approves-mileis-glacier-mining-bill-amid-environmental-protests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A dream come true’: Brazil’s blue-and-yellow macaws return to Rio after 200 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ambitious &lsquo;refaunation&rsquo; project is bringing the much-loved birds and other lost species back to the city&rsquo;s national parkImages of the iconic blue-and-yellow macaw can be spotted all over Rio de Janeiro. Yet the real thing has been seen so rarely in the Brazilian city that some wondered if it ever really existed there at all.The French explorer Jean de L&eacute;ry first described an abundance of the giant, colourful parrots around Indigenous tribes in the 16th century, and th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-dream-come-true-brazils-blue-and-yellow-macaws-return-to-rio-after-200-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bitten by snakes 200 times – on purpose: US man’s quest to help deliver new antivenom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tim Friede put his &lsquo;ass on the line&rsquo; to help stop snakebite deaths &ndash; whose numbers appear to be rising amid the climate crisisAs we overheat and degrade our planet, more people are set to come into contact, sometimes fatally, with venomous snakes. One man hopes to provide an unusual solution to this, after subjecting himself to 200 intentional snakebites to his body.For nearly 20 years, Tim Friede, 58, allowed some of the most lethal snakes in the world to bite him so he could]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bitten-by-snakes-200-times-on-purpose-us-mans-quest-to-help-deliver-new-antivenom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bitten-by-snakes-200-times-on-purpose-us-mans-quest-to-help-deliver-new-antivenom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigners demand action to break UK’s ‘addiction’ to controversial herbicide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Use of glyphosate has risen 10-fold in 30 years, raising fears for public healthIt was Scottish farmers in the 1980s who pioneered the practice of spraying glyphosate on their wheat just before harvest. Struggling in the damp glens to get their crop to dry evenly, they came up with the idea of accelerating the process by killing it a week or two before harvesting.Glyphosate, then a revolutionary herbicide that killed everything plant-based but spared animal life, seemed perfect for the job. Soon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/campaigners-demand-action-to-break-uks-addiction-to-controversial-herbicide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/campaigners-demand-action-to-break-uks-addiction-to-controversial-herbicide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ed Miliband hold firm! North sea oil and gas drilling won’t help anyone other than Nigel Farage | Zoe Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s worrying to watch Labour entertain Reform&rsquo;s fantasies about fossil fuels. Only renewables will bring lower bills and higher energy securityEd Miliband is facing a dilemma, apparently. Reform UK is suggesting new oil and gas licences in the North Sea as a way to cut fuel bills and they&rsquo;re steadily gaining cheerleaders &ndash; not just in the media, but also in some trade unions.Labour &ndash; having swept into power on a green-friendly manifesto, much of which has already b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ed-miliband-hold-firm-north-sea-oil-and-gas-drilling-wont-help-anyone-other-than-nigel-farage-zoe-williams/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ed-miliband-hold-firm-north-sea-oil-and-gas-drilling-wont-help-anyone-other-than-nigel-farage-zoe-williams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nature reserve helping restore crane population]]></title><description><![CDATA[The site is home to three breeding pairs and has welcomed 26 chicks since 2007.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nature-reserve-helping-restore-crane-population/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nature-reserve-helping-restore-crane-population/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: There’s a pecking order to my bird feeder – but should I be feeding them at all? | Gwyneth Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cardiff: Robin then blue tit, siskin then goldfinch &hellip; I love this ritual, but I&rsquo;m persuaded that it deserves careful thoughtI&rsquo;ve been away from my bird feeder for months and, on my return, one of my priorities is to restock it. This has become a ritual, and I feel great joy in observing the strict order in which the birds arrive.I sit down and wait for the local population to remember my table and spread the word. It&rsquo;s not long before they come in sequence, no less predi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-theres-a-pecking-order-to-my-bird-feeder-but-should-i-be-feeding-them-at-all-gwyneth-lewis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-theres-a-pecking-order-to-my-bird-feeder-but-should-i-be-feeding-them-at-all-gwyneth-lewis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They poo all over the yard’: little corellas are terrorising Kangaroo Island – and nothing can stop them]]></title><description><![CDATA[The birds &ndash; not native to the South Australian island &ndash; have covered a school in faeces, torn up infrastructure and damaged cropsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of little corellas that have been terrorising the inhabitants of Kangaroo Island have been culled but it won&rsquo;t be enough to fix the problem, authorities say.The birds &ndash; which are not native to the island &ndash; have covered a local school in faeces, torn up infrastructure, dam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-poo-all-over-the-yard-little-corellas-are-terrorising-kangaroo-island-and-nothing-can-stop-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-poo-all-over-the-yard-little-corellas-are-terrorising-kangaroo-island-and-nothing-can-stop-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Should it all just be renationalised?’ – your water crisis questions answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sandra Laville has been reporting on England&rsquo;s sewage crisis for years. She answered your questions on the water privatisation scandal.Guardian environment correspondent Sandra Laville&rsquo;s reporting on the sewage crisis in English water has helped to expose a scandal of privatisation that has created a swell of fury across the political divide.<br />
Sandra has now finished answering your questions. Read the Q&amp;A and join the discussion below.The government has put the cost of renationali]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/should-it-all-just-be-renationalised-your-water-crisis-questions-answered/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/should-it-all-just-be-renationalised-your-water-crisis-questions-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say no to pesticides, mix up your lawn – and six more ways to help bees to thrive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like so many flying insects, these essential pollinators are suffering because of habitat loss and the overuse of chemicals. Here&rsquo;s how to give them a healthier, happier homeWe know about honeybees and bumblebees, but most of the UK&rsquo;s bees are neither: they&rsquo;re solitary bees, loners who come in a dizzying range of sizes, colours and varieties &ndash; more than 240 species. Have you heard, for instance, of the hairy-footed flower bee? &ldquo;They&rsquo;re one of the first bees to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/say-no-to-pesticides-mix-up-your-lawn-and-six-more-ways-to-help-bees-to-thrive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/say-no-to-pesticides-mix-up-your-lawn-and-six-more-ways-to-help-bees-to-thrive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The water is no longer our friend’: how dredging is pushing Lagos Lagoon towards ecosystem collapse – photo essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taking sand from the Nigerian city&rsquo;s lagoon to supply a building boom harms more than fish &ndash; it affects the entire food chain, erodes coastlines and is depriving fishing communities of their livelihoodsBefore dawn, when the noise of Lagos&rsquo;s danfo buses fills the air and generators rumble to life, the city&rsquo;s lagoon is already stirring. Not from fish splashing or canoes gliding, but from the long suction pipes of the dredging machines, pulling up the lagoon bed and spitting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-water-is-no-longer-our-friend-how-dredging-is-pushing-lagos-lagoon-towards-ecosystem-collapse-photo-essay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-water-is-no-longer-our-friend-how-dredging-is-pushing-lagos-lagoon-towards-ecosystem-collapse-photo-essay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How do you convince Americans to eat fish? Disguise it as meat, of course | Arwa Mahdawi]]></title><description><![CDATA[To tackle the US&rsquo;s woefully low seafood consumption, drastic measures are being taken. Enter tuna that looks like chicken nuggets and salmon masquerading as beef jerkyThe seafood industry is trying to tackle a slippery problem: the US has never developed a taste for fish. Americans will eat canned cheese product and put marshmallow &ldquo;fluff&rdquo; on their sandwiches, but they seem to balk at eating fish. The average American consumes about 19lb (under 9kg) of the stuff a year, while t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-do-you-convince-americans-to-eat-fish-disguise-it-as-meat-of-course-arwa-mahdawi/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-do-you-convince-americans-to-eat-fish-disguise-it-as-meat-of-course-arwa-mahdawi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK opening new oil and gas fields would imperil global climate goals, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior climate figures warn North Sea drilling would encourage fossil fuel exploitation by developing countriesOpening new oil and gas fields in the North Sea would &ldquo;send a shock wave around the world&rdquo;, imperilling international climate targets, undermining the UK&rsquo;s climate leadership and encouraging developing countries to exploit their own fossil fuel reserves, experts have warned.The UK government is under stiff pressure from the oil industry, the Conservatives, Nigel Farage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-opening-new-oil-and-gas-fields-would-imperil-global-climate-goals-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-opening-new-oil-and-gas-fields-would-imperil-global-climate-goals-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birdwatch: Climbing to 4,400 metres to spot a rare rufous-bellied seedsnipe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our writer travels to the eastern Andes in search of one of Ecuador&rsquo;s most elusive birdsI&rsquo;m out of breath &ndash; and not just because I&rsquo;m desperate to see one of Ecuador&rsquo;s most elusive birds, the rufous-bellied seedsnipe. To have any chance of success, I&rsquo;ve come to Cayambe Coca national park in the eastern Andes. At 4,400 metres (14,400 feet), this is the highest altitude I have ever experienced.Fortunately the skies are clear, the sun is shining, and my guide, Jua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/birdwatch-climbing-to-4400-metres-to-spot-a-rare-rufous-bellied-seedsnipe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/birdwatch-climbing-to-4400-metres-to-spot-a-rare-rufous-bellied-seedsnipe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Watching the cows, chewing on memories of protest and parenting | Nicola Chester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woolton Hill, Hampshire: I visit an old friend in an old haunt, where a small herd of Shetlands has been set to workThirty years on from the impassioned action of the road protests, the Newbury bypass soars above us on the old railway embankment. I can&rsquo;t entirely accept it even now, having been part of the campaign. Today, walking in The Chase, the nature reserve that lies adjacent, the roar of traffic slips into a background hum, aided by other memories I&rsquo;ve&nbsp;built up here.Many]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-watching-the-cows-chewing-on-memories-of-protest-and-parenting-nicola-chester/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-watching-the-cows-chewing-on-memories-of-protest-and-parenting-nicola-chester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sea-level rise is a health crisis and we must hold polluters accountable | Christiana Figueres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Those facing the earliest and harshest consequences are, overwhelmingly, those who did the least to create themWorld held hostage by reliance on fossil fuels, Christiana Figueres warnsWhat are the health impacts of sea-level rise, and who should pay?There are moments in history when a crisis long treated as distant reveals itself to be intimate, immediate and profoundly human. Sea-level rise is one of those moments.For years it has been discussed in the abstract language of centimetres, coastal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sea-level-rise-is-a-health-crisis-and-we-must-hold-polluters-accountable-christiana-figueres/</link><pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sea-level-rise-is-a-health-crisis-and-we-must-hold-polluters-accountable-christiana-figueres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Artemis II shown we can land on the Moon again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Artemis II mission has been near flawless to date, but has the test flight shown Nasa is ready to send humans to the lunar surface?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/has-artemis-ii-shown-we-can-land-on-the-moon-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/has-artemis-ii-shown-we-can-land-on-the-moon-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil slick from bombed Iranian ship threatens protected wetland]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shahid Bagheri leaking fuel towards Hara mangrove forest, home to migrating birds and endangered turtlesMiddle East crisis &ndash; live updatesAn oil slick from a stricken Iranian ship threatens to contaminate one of the Middle East&rsquo;s most important wetlands, satellite image analysis suggests, making it one of a number of spills posing a risk to the livelihoods of coastal communities in the Gulf.The Shahid Bagheri, a drone carrier, began leaking heavy fuel oil in Iranian territorial waters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oil-slick-from-bombed-iranian-ship-threatens-protected-wetland/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oil-slick-from-bombed-iranian-ship-threatens-protected-wetland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earthset and a solar eclipse: Nasa releases first images from Moon fly-by]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first two images show an 'Earthrise' and the solar eclipse the astronauts viewed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/earthset-and-a-solar-eclipse-nasa-releases-first-images-from-moon-fly-by/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/earthset-and-a-solar-eclipse-nasa-releases-first-images-from-moon-fly-by/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP shareholders advised to vote against chair over climate resolution exclusion]]></title><description><![CDATA[Glass Lewis says blocking of proposal to share company&rsquo;s longer-term strategy at AGM raises transparency issuesBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesBP shareholders should vote against its new chair over his decision to exclude a climate resolution from the company&rsquo;s next annual meeting, a major proxy adviser has recommended.Glass Lewis has advised investors to vote against Albert Manifold, who has been in his post for just six months. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bp-shareholders-advised-to-vote-against-chair-over-climate-resolution-exclusion/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bp-shareholders-advised-to-vote-against-chair-over-climate-resolution-exclusion/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US is ‘using Mexico as a garbage sink’ leading to ‘toxic crisis’, UN expert says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcos Orellana, a special rapporteur, found lax environmental standards and lack of oversight allowed pollution to accumulateRevealed: Mexico&rsquo;s industrial boomtown is making goods for the US. Residents say they&rsquo;re &lsquo;breathing poison&rsquo;Mexico is facing a &ldquo;toxic crisis&rdquo; and has become a &ldquo;garbage sink&rdquo; for the US, exposing Mexican communities to dangerous pollution, a UN expert has warned.In an interview with the Guardian and Quinto Elemento Lab, an inv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-is-using-mexico-as-a-garbage-sink-leading-to-toxic-crisis-un-expert-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-is-using-mexico-as-a-garbage-sink-leading-to-toxic-crisis-un-expert-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new economic superpower could spark a global retreat from fossil fuels | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eighty-five countries have sought a roadmap to phasing out fossil fuels. A conference this month offers hope they could uniteThis article is published as part of the global journalism collaboration Covering Climate NowThe Iran war is also a climate war. Beyond its terrible human costs, the war&rsquo;s disruptions of oil, gas, fertilizer and other shipments is another reminder of the risks inherent in basing the world economy on fossil fuels. The war&rsquo;s jets, missiles and aircraft carriers,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-new-economic-superpower-could-spark-a-global-retreat-from-fossil-fuels-mark-hertsgaard-and-kyle-pope/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-new-economic-superpower-could-spark-a-global-retreat-from-fossil-fuels-mark-hertsgaard-and-kyle-pope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are UV levels and how can you protect yourself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How dangerous is UV radiation and how can you protect yourself when levels are high?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-uv-levels-and-how-can-you-protect-yourself/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-uv-levels-and-how-can-you-protect-yourself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['World first' gene project helping rare monkeys]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mapping the DNA of Crinkle, a Barbary macaque at Trentham Monkey Forest, will fight wildlife crime.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/world-first-gene-project-helping-rare-monkeys/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/world-first-gene-project-helping-rare-monkeys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Iran war exposes global dependence on fossil fuels, the biggest emitters are reaping the rewards]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worst polluters hold world&rsquo;s future in their hands as they benefit from higher fossil fuel prices, but global trends favour renewablesOil stands at about $110 a barrel and some forecasts have predicted it could reach $150. Food prices are on the rise and are expected to leap further owing to the fertiliser supply crunch, leading the World Food Programme USA to warn that global food insecurity could reach record levels, with 45 million more people pushed into acute hunger. Industries from s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-iran-war-exposes-global-dependence-on-fossil-fuels-the-biggest-emitters-are-reaping-the-rewards/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-iran-war-exposes-global-dependence-on-fossil-fuels-the-biggest-emitters-are-reaping-the-rewards/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A bum note amid the dawn chorus | Mark Cocker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hogshaw, Derbyshire: Our old Buxton tip is an area rich in nature. It&rsquo;s depressing out local council wants it developedOur old Buxton tip might bear the scars of former abuse, but it&rsquo;s now an entangled, self-willed wood, largely made up of willows and birch, which is surrounded by flowers in summer and has a species list of 870, composed mainly of insects. The diversity arises because these two pioneer trees are among the most invertebrate-friendly in our islands.Where you find insec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-bum-note-amid-the-dawn-chorus-mark-cocker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-bum-note-amid-the-dawn-chorus-mark-cocker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beavers return to county for first time in 400 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "ecosystem engineers" are released on the Southill Estate after two years of careful planning.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beavers-return-to-county-for-first-time-in-400-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 06:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beavers-return-to-county-for-first-time-in-400-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cars make way for bikes as Sydney commuters saddle up to circumvent ‘crazy’ fuel costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The shock of the oil crisis is playing out on Australian streets, where bike shop sales are up and cycle lanes are busierGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBefore the 1970s global oil crisis, city planners in Copenhagen were considering removing bike lanes. Bicycles were considered outdated now car was king, and just 10% of locals were cycling regularly.But as economic shock waves reverberated around the world, Denmark, which almost entirely relied on imported oil, took a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cars-make-way-for-bikes-as-sydney-commuters-saddle-up-to-circumvent-crazy-fuel-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cars-make-way-for-bikes-as-sydney-commuters-saddle-up-to-circumvent-crazy-fuel-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German mayors call for night-time ban on robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Leaders say automated mowers&rsquo; blades threaten nocturnal animals as studies highlight risks to wildlifeGerman mayors have called for a nationwide ban on night-time use of robot lawnmowers to protect hedgehogs and other small nocturnal animals from being killed or maimed in the dark.Recent studies have highlighted the threat lawnmower blades pose to wildlife active between dusk and dawn, prompting growing calls for regulation. Hedgehogs also tend to curl into a ball when threatened rather th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/german-mayors-call-for-night-time-ban-on-robot-lawnmowers-to-protect-hedgehogs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/german-mayors-call-for-night-time-ban-on-robot-lawnmowers-to-protect-hedgehogs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘All we can do now is pray they continue’: Maasai welcome the first rains but know that drought is far from over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Harsh weather is nothing new in Kenya but the country&rsquo;s climate is showing clear signs of getting hotter and drierThe day is hot and dry but the soil underfoot is soft. &ldquo;After four months of drought, we received the first rains yesterday,&rdquo; says Maasai elder Abraham Kampalei. &ldquo;All we can do now is pray that they continue.&rdquo;Kampalei has lived for more than 50 of his 70 years with his family and animals in Oldonyonyokie, a hamlet in southern Kenya&rsquo;s Kajiado county]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/all-we-can-do-now-is-pray-they-continue-maasai-welcome-the-first-rains-but-know-that-drought-is-far-from-over/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/all-we-can-do-now-is-pray-they-continue-maasai-welcome-the-first-rains-but-know-that-drought-is-far-from-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young gray whale dies after swimming up river in Washington state]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hunger is a likely reason the whale, dubbed Willapa Willy, travelled inland, experts say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-gray-whale-dies-after-swimming-up-river-in-washington-state/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-gray-whale-dies-after-swimming-up-river-in-washington-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Warm March in US leaves snowpack critically low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns about coming wildfire risk, and temperatures also remain high on other side of Pacific where rare tropical cyclone has formedAfter a historically warm winter across nine states in the US, the first month of meteorological spring again brought exceptionally high temperatures, with numerous states recording new all-time high temperatures in March. The remarkable intensity and longevity of the warmth have left much of the mountain snowpack, a crucial source of water for millions in the Ame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-warm-march-in-us-leaves-snowpack-critically-low/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-warm-march-in-us-leaves-snowpack-critically-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['We might look at the far side of the moon, and then change our socks']]></title><description><![CDATA[In a series of interviews, the Artemis II astronauts discussed their life in space.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-might-look-at-the-far-side-of-the-moon-and-then-change-our-socks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-might-look-at-the-far-side-of-the-moon-and-then-change-our-socks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I escaped death a lot of times’: one man’s lifelong work protecting gorillas and communities in Congo]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a child, Dominique Bikaba, was displaced by a new national park in the DRC. Now he is helping to secure land for wildlife and Indigenous groups against the backdrop of ongoing fightingMist hangs low over the forested slopes of Kahuzi-Biega national park, where the canopy still shelters one of the last strongholds of the eastern lowland, or Grauer&rsquo;s, gorilla. It is a landscape of immense biological wealth and equally immense political fragility. For 54-year-old Dominique Bikaba, it was o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-escaped-death-a-lot-of-times-one-mans-lifelong-work-protecting-gorillas-and-communities-in-congo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-escaped-death-a-lot-of-times-one-mans-lifelong-work-protecting-gorillas-and-communities-in-congo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As a business founder and as a man, I regret the decades I spent confined by masculinity | Guy Singh-Watson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Making women more powerful in my farm business and closing the gender pay gap was not just the right thing to do &ndash; it has brought commercial benefits On International Women&rsquo;s Day this year, I found myself in Selfridges listening to my wife, Geetie, talk about her experiences as a childhood communard, mother, restaurateur, environmental campaigner and, of course, as a woman. I was one of two men in the audience. Some might ask what a 65-year-old male farmer was doing there at all. I w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-a-business-founder-and-as-a-man-i-regret-the-decades-i-spent-confined-by-masculinity-guy-singh-watson/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-a-business-founder-and-as-a-man-i-regret-the-decades-i-spent-confined-by-masculinity-guy-singh-watson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Lambing season is here – how long until white-tailed eagles are overhead? | Andrea Meanwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tebay, Cumbria: A planned reintroduction of these apex predators has got us upland farmers worried. We&rsquo;re still not convinced they won&rsquo;t harm our flocksThe years seem to be coming around very quickly &ndash; this will be my ninth spring at this farm. As the&nbsp;days get longer and the grass begins to grow, my mind turns to lambing. We have a short growing season here, so we plan for&nbsp;lambing&nbsp;to start mid-April, hoping the grass will have started growing by then. The tiny Ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-lambing-season-is-here-how-long-until-white-tailed-eagles-are-overhead-andrea-meanwell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-lambing-season-is-here-how-long-until-white-tailed-eagles-are-overhead-andrea-meanwell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Used EV prices rise as Australia’s fuel crisis hits: ‘Doesn’t make sense to hold on to a combustion engine’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stock runs low as oil crunch increases enthusiasm for electric vehiclesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen a used vehicle rolls into a car yard, the usual trajectory for its price tag is down if it lingers too long.That is the (almost) iron law of the secondhand market &ndash; until the oil crisis hit and dealers started raising asking prices for used electric vehicles. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/used-ev-prices-rise-as-australias-fuel-crisis-hits-doesnt-make-sense-to-hold-on-to-a-combustion-engine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/used-ev-prices-rise-as-australias-fuel-crisis-hits-doesnt-make-sense-to-hold-on-to-a-combustion-engine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 40 minutes when the Artemis crew loses contact with the Earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the astronauts pass behind the Moon they will experience a moment of silence and solitude as communication with the Earth is blocked.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-40-minutes-when-the-artemis-crew-loses-contact-with-the-earth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-40-minutes-when-the-artemis-crew-loses-contact-with-the-earth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II astronauts have toilet trouble on their way towards the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The four astronauts aboard the Artemis II mission's Orion capsule have encountered intermittent complications with their spacecraft's toilet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-astronauts-have-toilet-trouble-on-their-way-towards-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-astronauts-have-toilet-trouble-on-their-way-towards-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis's stunning Moon pictures - science or holiday photos?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story behind the beautiful pictures beamed back to Earth from the Artemis II astronauts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemiss-stunning-moon-pictures-science-or-holiday-photos/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemiss-stunning-moon-pictures-science-or-holiday-photos/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The swift parrot’s distinctive call was recorded dozens of times in a patch of Tasmanian forest. Then the forest was logged]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists estimate the endangered bird&rsquo;s population has slumped to about 750. But the logging agency responsible for clearing its habitat said it acted lawfullySign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton&rsquo;s free Clear Air newsletter hereThey are sounds from a section of forest that no longer exists. In December and January, scientists for the Bob Brown Foundation captured the call of the swift parrot, a critically endangered migratory species. The environment campaign grou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-swift-parrots-distinctive-call-was-recorded-dozens-of-times-in-a-patch-of-tasmanian-forest-then-the-forest-was-logged/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-swift-parrots-distinctive-call-was-recorded-dozens-of-times-in-a-patch-of-tasmanian-forest-then-the-forest-was-logged/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beavers thriving after being reintroduced to English wild – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The National Trust&rsquo;s wetlands project officer has described the effect of four Eurasian beavers on the ecosystem as astonishing, a year after they were reintroduced into the wild in England for the first time in 400 years. Beavers were hunted to extinction in England in the 16th century and remained absent until a year ago, when a landmark project announced by the National Trust, Defra and Natural England released two pairs relocated from Scotland into a freshwater lake in the Purbeck Heat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beavers-thriving-after-being-reintroduced-to-english-wild-video/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beavers-thriving-after-being-reintroduced-to-english-wild-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice’s whales predate modern humans. Now Trump could make them extinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US has invoked national security to remove protections for the endangered cetacean, of which only about 50 are leftSince before modern humans existed Rice&rsquo;s whales have been diving to the depths of the ocean to gorge on fat-rich fish while growing to leviathan proportions, their bodies spanning the length of a bus and weighing as much as as six elephants.Unfortunately for these grand creatures, their only home became a patch of the Gulf of Mexico that the oil and gas industry, much lat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rices-whales-predate-modern-humans-now-trump-could-make-them-extinct/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rices-whales-predate-modern-humans-now-trump-could-make-them-extinct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rice’s whales existed before humans. Now Trump could make them extinct]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US has invoked national security to remove protections for the endangered cetacean, of which only about 50 are leftSince before modern humans existed Rice&rsquo;s whales have been diving to the depths of the ocean to gorge on fat-rich fish while growing to leviathan proportions, their bodies spanning the length of a bus and weighing as much as as six elephants.Unfortunately for these grand creatures, their only home became a patch of the Gulf of Mexico that the oil and gas industry, much lat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rices-whales-existed-before-humans-now-trump-could-make-them-extinct/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rices-whales-existed-before-humans-now-trump-could-make-them-extinct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the MrBeastification of British politics: the latest trick up Nigel Farage's sleeve | Kirsty Major]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reform UK leader&rsquo;s energy bill giveaway certainly grabs our attention &ndash; but it&rsquo;s a distraction from the real winners and losersYou can already imagine the video.A man stands in the middle of a suburban English street holding a wad of cash in his hands. Grinning at the camera he says: &ldquo;I&rsquo;m about to pay this entire street&rsquo;s energy bills.&rdquo; Cut to gliding drone footage of the neighbourhood. The man knocks on a front door and a bewildered looking woman an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/welcome-to-the-mrbeastification-of-british-politics-the-latest-trick-up-nigel-farages-sleeve-kirsty-major/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/welcome-to-the-mrbeastification-of-british-politics-the-latest-trick-up-nigel-farages-sleeve-kirsty-major/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Paris swapped cars for bikes – and transformed its streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Under outgoing mayor Anne Hidalgo, the French capital added bike lanes, cut traffic and reclaimed public space, but not without resistanceWhen Corentin Roudaut moved to Paris 10 years ago, he was too scared to cycle. The IT developer had biked everywhere as a student in Rennes but felt overwhelmed by the bustling French capital. Cars were everywhere. Cyclists had almost no protection.But once authorities carved out space for a segregated bike lane on Boulevard Voltaire near his home in the 11th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-paris-swapped-cars-for-bikes-and-transformed-its-streets/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-paris-swapped-cars-for-bikes-and-transformed-its-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a mother turned her drowned daughter’s passion into a thriving patisserie]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hamburg shop set up in tribute to aspiring pastry chef becomes &lsquo;happy&rsquo; pilgrimage site for grieving parentsJohanna Orth was a fun-loving, determined little girl and later a purpose-driven young woman who revelled in making a creative mess in the kitchen. Her parents, Inka and Ralph, chuckle quietly as they remember the stacks of batter-covered bowls, spatulas and whisks repeatedly left in the sink.With time, Johanna&rsquo;s cakes and pastries grew more sophisticated and elaborate, gu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-mother-turned-her-drowned-daughters-passion-into-a-thriving-patisserie/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-mother-turned-her-drowned-daughters-passion-into-a-thriving-patisserie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Absolutely spectacular': Artemis II crew see first glimpse of far side of Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Astronauts on the Artemis II mission are on the third day of their journey around the far side of the Moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/absolutely-spectacular-artemis-ii-crew-see-first-glimpse-of-far-side-of-moon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 02:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/absolutely-spectacular-artemis-ii-crew-see-first-glimpse-of-far-side-of-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Braiding knowledge: how Indigenous expertise and western science are converging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers are weaving Native practices with western methods to revive ecosystems and reclaim food sovereignty&ldquo;I&rsquo;m a glorified clam counter.&rdquo;So said Marco Hatch, a marine ecologist at Western Washington University and an enrolled member of the Samish Indian Nation. Hatch has been conducting surveys of mollusks growing in and around clam gardens in the Pacific north-west, as he collaborates with seven Indigenous communities to build or rebuild these rock-walled, terraced beache]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/braiding-knowledge-how-indigenous-expertise-and-western-science-are-converging/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/braiding-knowledge-how-indigenous-expertise-and-western-science-are-converging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: research finds Jackdaw field would provide only about 2% of current demand, and Rosebank only 1%Opening major new fields in the North Sea would make almost no difference to the UK&rsquo;s reliance on gas imports, research has shown.The Jackdaw field, one of the largest unexploited gasfields in the North Sea, would displace only 2% of the UK&rsquo;s current imports of gas, which would leave the UK still almost entirely dependent on supplies from Norway and a few other sources. Continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-north-sea-drilling-would-barely-reduce-uk-gas-imports-at-all-data-shows/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-north-sea-drilling-would-barely-reduce-uk-gas-imports-at-all-data-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oats, sardines and crisps: emergency foods to stockpile – and why you should share them]]></title><description><![CDATA[In turbulent times, experts recommend building up a store of food if possible &ndash; focusing on long-life, no-cook itemsPeople should have an emergency stockpile of food in their homes in case conflicts, extreme weather or cyber-attacks shut down supplies, leading UK experts have told the Guardian.In an ever more turbulent world, they say it is essential to choose long-life items that can be eaten without cooking &ndash; think tinned beans, vegetables and fish, rice crackers, and oats that can]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oats-sardines-and-crisps-emergency-foods-to-stockpile-and-why-you-should-share-them/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oats-sardines-and-crisps-emergency-foods-to-stockpile-and-why-you-should-share-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From early birds to emerging butterflies: UK shows signs of earliest spring on record]]></title><description><![CDATA[Citizen science data reveals early flowering, nesting and insect activity as global heating accelerate seasonal changeBluebells are flowering, swallows are returning and orange-tip butterflies are flying in what could become Britain&rsquo;s earliest recorded spring.Records for early spring occurrences are being smashed as 2026 looks to be the earliest this century for frogspawn laying, blackbirds nesting, brimstone butterflies emerging and hazel flowering, according to Nature&rsquo;s Calendar, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-early-birds-to-emerging-butterflies-uk-shows-signs-of-earliest-spring-on-record/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-early-birds-to-emerging-butterflies-uk-shows-signs-of-earliest-spring-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Our first sunny day in a month – time to scale a summit | Merryn Glover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sg&ograve;r Gaoith, Cairngorms: Our rucksacks are heavy with crampons and ice axe, and the wind is a menace, but it&rsquo;s all worth it for the viewsThe weather app shows wall-to-wall spiky yellow suns. We haven&rsquo;t had a day like this in over a month, nor is one foretold in the weeks to come, so I abandon the desk and, with a friend and a dog, head for the hills.We choose Sg&ograve;r Gaoith, the high point of the ridge above the River Feshie which forms the western edge of the Cairngorms.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-our-first-sunny-day-in-a-month-time-to-scale-a-summit-merryn-glover/</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-our-first-sunny-day-in-a-month-time-to-scale-a-summit-merryn-glover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Litter Wombles launch second recycling machine]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bottles and cans are exchanged for a printed ticket that can be swapped for rewards.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/litter-wombles-launch-second-recycling-machine/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/litter-wombles-launch-second-recycling-machine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan to bring more beavers back takes step forward]]></title><description><![CDATA[Forestry England wants to hear from local landowners to identify 20 potential release sites.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plan-to-bring-more-beavers-back-takes-step-forward/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plan-to-bring-more-beavers-back-takes-step-forward/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK's largest opencast mine restoration decision to be taken by Welsh government]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merthyr South Wales Ltd sparked anger after submitting a new - and cheaper - restoration plan.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-largest-opencast-mine-restoration-decision-to-be-taken-by-welsh-government/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-largest-opencast-mine-restoration-decision-to-be-taken-by-welsh-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vibrant seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them&ldquo;There&rsquo;s not many jobs where you get to be a sea gardener,&rdquo; says Dr Oliver Thomas, senior science officer at Project Seagrass. He&rsquo;s looking for flashes of eel grass that have survived the winter in the wide golden sand of Penrhyn beach on Ynys M&ocirc;n (Anglesey), in north Wales.But growing a meadow in the sea is not an easy job.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/amazing-how-to-grow-a-meadow-in-the-sea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/amazing-how-to-grow-a-meadow-in-the-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Of course we shouldn’t drill for more oil in the North Sea – we cancelled further exploitation for a reason | Bill McGuire]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are at a critical point in the climate emergency and already struggling to meet emissions reduction targets. The UK government must hold its nerveWhile the UK is only marginally involved in the war in the Middle East in military terms, the ramifications for this country are still potentially huge. And nowhere more so than in the energy sector. It isn&rsquo;t a surprise, then, that commentary has focused on the impact potential policy interventions might have on the cost of energy to UK homes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/of-course-we-shouldnt-drill-for-more-oil-in-the-north-sea-we-cancelled-further-exploitation-for-a-reason-bill-mcguire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/of-course-we-shouldnt-drill-for-more-oil-in-the-north-sea-we-cancelled-further-exploitation-for-a-reason-bill-mcguire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a meep-meep roadrunner, a new frog species and Orkney voles]]></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-meep-meep-roadrunner-a-new-frog-species-and-orkney-voles/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-meep-meep-roadrunner-a-new-frog-species-and-orkney-voles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Trust us, you look amazing': Artemis II astronauts speak from space]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crew on board the Artemis II spoke by video link, sharing messages for their families and experiences of the trip so far.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trust-us-you-look-amazing-artemis-ii-astronauts-speak-from-space/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 09:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trust-us-you-look-amazing-artemis-ii-astronauts-speak-from-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jersey scraps phase-out of petrol and diesel cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environment Minister Steve Luce says the plan did not have public backing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/jersey-scraps-phase-out-of-petrol-and-diesel-cars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/jersey-scraps-phase-out-of-petrol-and-diesel-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contractor that cut back ancient oak in London park identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Document shows partial felling last year, which led to legal action against Toby Carvery, was done by Ground ControlA mystery contractor who chainsawed an ancient oak in north London for the Toby Carvery restaurant chain has been identified by the Guardian, prompting more questions about the incident.The unauthorised partial felling of the 500-year-old oak a year ago on Friday in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, prompted widespread public outrage and questions in parliament. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/contractor-that-cut-back-ancient-oak-in-london-park-identified/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/contractor-that-cut-back-ancient-oak-in-london-park-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Contractor that cut back 500-year-old oak in London park identified]]></title><description><![CDATA[Document shows partial felling last year, which led to legal action against Toby Carvery, was done by Ground ControlA mystery contractor who chainsawed an ancient oak in north London for the Toby Carvery restaurant chain has been identified by the Guardian, prompting more questions about the incident.The unauthorised partial felling of the 500-year-old oak a year ago on Friday in Whitewebbs Park, Enfield, prompted widespread public outrage and questions in parliament. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/contractor-that-cut-back-500-year-old-oak-in-london-park-identified/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/contractor-that-cut-back-500-year-old-oak-in-london-park-identified/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As satellites fill Earth’s orbit, the space race risks becoming an environmental crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: From pollution in the upper atmosphere to mounting debris, experts warn the rapid expansion in space could threaten our planet&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereOur relationship with space is changing rapidly.For almost all of human history, the space above us was an unreachable frontier. Yet in a single human lifetime, Earth&rsquo;s orbit has gone from largely empty to congested with satellites.Rubbish and recycling in Engl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-satellites-fill-earths-orbit-the-space-race-risks-becoming-an-environmental-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-satellites-fill-earths-orbit-the-space-race-risks-becoming-an-environmental-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why reducing air pollution deaths isn’t just about reducing air pollution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study shows reducing vulnerability to pollution, including by expanding healthcare access, saves millions of livesReductions in vulnerability to air pollution since 1990 saved the lives of about 1.7 million people in 2019, according to new research.Particle pollution improved in 139 out of 193 countries. The greatest gains were achieved in Europe and North America, with smaller reductions across Africa and Asia. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-reducing-air-pollution-deaths-isnt-just-about-reducing-air-pollution/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-reducing-air-pollution-deaths-isnt-just-about-reducing-air-pollution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The rise of the rare pasqueflower is my Easter miracle | Nic Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Therfield Heath, Hertfordshire: Soft and felty beyond belief, these springtime tremblers are also highly scarce &ndash; yet here are tens of thousands of them As spring days lengthen and &ldquo;smale foweles maken melodye&rdquo;, like Chaucer&rsquo;s &ldquo;sondry folk&rdquo; I long to go on pilgrimage. So every Easter, following this vernal impulse, I&nbsp;walk up the north-eastern edge of the Chilterns. Here on the sunny&nbsp;slopes of Church Hill, I put my faith in an annual miracle.Scattered]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-rise-of-the-rare-pasqueflower-is-my-easter-miracle-nic-wilson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-rise-of-the-rare-pasqueflower-is-my-easter-miracle-nic-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Experience: I climbed the tallest tropical tree in the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[It was a slow ascent: I needed to check for wasps, snakes and scorpionsI was born in Tawau, a Malaysian city on the island of Borneo, and grew up around logging camps &ndash; my dad worked in the&nbsp;industry. In the early 90s, a&nbsp;lot&nbsp;of the forest here started being cleared for commercial use. At&nbsp;the time, I just thought that was the&nbsp;way things were.That changed when I began working in conservation as a teenager at the South East Asia Rainforest Research Partnership in the n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/experience-i-climbed-the-tallest-tropical-tree-in-the-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/experience-i-climbed-the-tallest-tropical-tree-in-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebecca Morelle speaks to astronaut Jeremy Hansen ahead of the Artemis II Moon mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-interview/</link><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 01:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-interview/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Google to tap into gas plant for AI datacenter in sharp turn from climate goals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas power plant would emit 4.5m tons of carbon dioxide per year, more than that of the entire city of San FranciscoGoogle&rsquo;s plan for a partnership with a natural gas power plant that could provide energy for one of its datacenters in Texas was unearthed by new research and confirmed by the company. The move is part of an ongoing about-face for the tech giant, which once pledged to be carbon neutral by 2030 and has long been seen as a pioneer in clean energy.The gas power plant is slated]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/google-to-tap-into-gas-plant-for-ai-datacenter-in-sharp-turn-from-climate-goals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/google-to-tap-into-gas-plant-for-ai-datacenter-in-sharp-turn-from-climate-goals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex at arm’s length? Male octopuses use specialised arm to mate, scientists find]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sensory organ in male cephalopod able to detect female hormone progesterone, even if male cannot see partnerSex might seem an intimate act, but scientists have shed fresh light on how octopuses manage it at arm&rsquo;s length.Male octopuses use a specialised arm called the hectocotylus to place a package of sperm inside the female&rsquo;s reproductive system. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-at-arms-length-male-octopuses-use-specialised-arm-to-mate-scientists-find/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-at-arms-length-male-octopuses-use-specialised-arm-to-mate-scientists-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer must call energy summit akin to 2008 crisis response, Labour MP says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former government adviser Polly Billington urges bigger steps to shield people in UK from effects of Iran warMiddle East crisis &ndash; live updatesKeir Starmer should convene a global energy summit of the same order as Gordon Brown&rsquo;s response to the 2008 financial crisis and put Britain on a &ldquo;war footing&rdquo; to reduce its exposure to fossil fuels, a Labour MP and former government adviser has said.Polly Billington, who was an aide in Brown&rsquo;s government, warned that economic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/starmer-must-call-energy-summit-akin-to-2008-crisis-response-labour-mp-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/starmer-must-call-energy-summit-akin-to-2008-crisis-response-labour-mp-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How a lush Miami park was designed to keep flooding at bay – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the climate crisis intensifies the storms lashing south Florida, it is imperative to design spaces that soak up the water. The 19.4-acre Bayshore Park is an example of how to design spaces that protect from and connect residents to nature Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-lush-miami-park-was-designed-to-keep-flooding-at-bay-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-a-lush-miami-park-was-designed-to-keep-flooding-at-bay-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swinney softens stance on North Sea drilling as oil prices soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first minister said energy security should be a primary concern when making decisions on oil and gas projects.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/swinney-softens-stance-on-north-sea-drilling-as-oil-prices-soar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/swinney-softens-stance-on-north-sea-drilling-as-oil-prices-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Festivalgoers’ urine to fertilise trees in Brecon Beacons restoration scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waste of 700 Boomtown festival attendees used to produce 540 litres of fertiliser for native tree projectScientists are aiming to grow 4,500 trees at a national park with the help of fertiliser made from festivalgoers&rsquo; urine.The fertiliser was created by the Bristol-based startup NPK Recovery, which connected its unit to a block of toilets used by 700 revellers at Boomtown festival in Hampshire in July last year. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/festivalgoers-urine-to-fertilise-trees-in-brecon-beacons-restoration-scheme/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 14:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/festivalgoers-urine-to-fertilise-trees-in-brecon-beacons-restoration-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why thousands of New Yorkers swap gas for induction stoves in clean energy push: ‘It makes sense’]]></title><description><![CDATA[US states from California to Georgia are promoting induction stoves for climate, health and cost benefitsMarcos Ramos hasn&rsquo;t been able to cook a full meal at home in nearly four years, after a gas leak resulted in a lengthy supply cut off for his New York City apartment building.Now, though, Ramos will be able to cook again thanks to a technology that is gradually advancing in the US after being embroiled in an unlikely culture war &ndash; the electric induction stove. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-thousands-of-new-yorkers-swap-gas-for-induction-stoves-in-clean-energy-push-it-makes-sense/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-thousands-of-new-yorkers-swap-gas-for-induction-stoves-in-clean-energy-push-it-makes-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Swifts spark joy!’ Why these beautiful birds need our help – and 10 ways to give it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s swift population fell by two-thirds between 1995 and 2023. Make their lives a little easier with a bit more food and more places to nestSwifts are wheeling, screaming endurance athletes. They don&rsquo;t touch the earth for nine months of the year and fly about 14,000 miles annually &ndash; travelling from sub-Saharan Africa to nest in the UK, then back again. In Britain, they&rsquo;re the sign that summer is coming or taking its leave. In between, they provide a heart-soaring di]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/swifts-spark-joy-why-these-beautiful-birds-need-our-help-and-10-ways-to-give-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/swifts-spark-joy-why-these-beautiful-birds-need-our-help-and-10-ways-to-give-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK looks to relax planning rules for factory farms after industry lobbying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: documents chronicle years-long campaign to make it easier to build intensive livestock unitsMinisters are rewriting planning rules to make it easier to build intensive livestock farms despite concerns about water pollution, air quality and local opposition.Documents obtained by the Guardian under the Freedom of Information Act show that proposed changes to the national planning policy framework (NPPF) were discussed by ministers and officials in response to concerns of the country&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-looks-to-relax-planning-rules-for-factory-farms-after-industry-lobbying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-looks-to-relax-planning-rules-for-factory-farms-after-industry-lobbying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drive slower, work from home and ditch the tie: the world responds to Iran war energy crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil crisis triggered by blockade of strait of Hormuz prompts emergency measures to protect supply and halt rising pricesShrinking fuel stocks and soaring prices are leading countries around the world to burn coal, ration fuel, shorten work weeks and tell citizens to stay at home.Fossil fuel supplies have reduced since the war against Iran led to the closure of the strait of Hormuz, a crucial shipping route for oil and seaborne gas. The shortfall has prompted emergency measures as government&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/drive-slower-work-from-home-and-ditch-the-tie-the-world-responds-to-iran-war-energy-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/drive-slower-work-from-home-and-ditch-the-tie-the-world-responds-to-iran-war-energy-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: This is heavy work for heavy beasts | Sara Hudston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nettlecombe, Dorset: Logging is typically a job for a machine, but French Comtois are highly manoeuvrable and have just the right amount of horsepowerA heave and a grunt and a sudden rush as the felled tree trunk starts&nbsp;to move, dragged on a chain&nbsp;behind Etty&rsquo;s stocky chestnut&nbsp;hindquarters.Etty is a 12-year-old mare who works with Toby Hoad of Dorset Horse Logging. Their partnership requires mutual understanding and&nbsp;constant communication, as he&nbsp;explains: &ldquo;Yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-this-is-heavy-work-for-heavy-beasts-sara-hudston/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-this-is-heavy-work-for-heavy-beasts-sara-hudston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dark side of the balloon boom – is it time they were banned?]]></title><description><![CDATA[From balloon arches at parties to mass balloon releases at funerals, these bits of floating rubber and plastic can have disastrous effects on wildlife. As some retailers are refusing to sell them, here are some alternatives I remember, as a child, hanging on to one specific party balloon for what seemed like years. I don&rsquo;t remember how or where I acquired it, but it had initially floated high, bobbing against the ceiling, and, over time, lost its buoyancy, coming to rest on the carpet. Yet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-dark-side-of-the-balloon-boom-is-it-time-they-were-banned/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-dark-side-of-the-balloon-boom-is-it-time-they-were-banned/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not if, but when: how Spain’s coastal towns are preparing for tsunamis]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the holiday hotspots of the Costa del Sol, the risks are rarely mentioned. But in neighbouring C&aacute;diz, the country&rsquo;s first tsunami-ready town is leading by exampleEven on a wet, wintry day in M&aacute;laga, the Mediterranean looks benign. But only 25 miles (40km) south-west of its port, where half a million tourists disembark from cruise ships into the Costa del Sol each year, lies a system of tectonic plates and faults that fracture the seabed between Spain and north Africa.Earth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/not-if-but-when-how-spains-coastal-towns-are-preparing-for-tsunamis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/not-if-but-when-how-spains-coastal-towns-are-preparing-for-tsunamis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything you need to know about Nasa's Artemis II mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years plans to circle the moon and take astronauts further from Earth than anyone has ever been before.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nasas-artemis-ii-mission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 02:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everything-you-need-to-know-about-nasas-artemis-ii-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Spectacular!' - BBC journalist's emotional reaction to Artemis II launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Science editor Rebecca Morelle watched from just three miles away as the most powerful rocket ever built blasted off from Florida.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/spectacular-bbc-journalists-emotional-reaction-to-artemis-ii-launch/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/spectacular-bbc-journalists-emotional-reaction-to-artemis-ii-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the moment Artemis II blasts into space on historic mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-the-moment-artemis-ii-blasts-into-space-on-historic-mission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-the-moment-artemis-ii-blasts-into-space-on-historic-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch the moment Artemis II blasts into space]]></title><description><![CDATA[After delays and technical issues, the first crewed Moon mission in 50 years finally took off from Florida and is now in Earth's orbit.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-the-moment-artemis-ii-blasts-into-space/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/watch-the-moment-artemis-ii-blasts-into-space/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's oldest known tortoise, Jonathan, dies aged 193]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vet who cared for the giant tortoise said he had left behind a "legacy of resilience and longevity".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-oldest-known-tortoise-jonathan-dies-aged-193/</link><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-oldest-known-tortoise-jonathan-dies-aged-193/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Suited up and ready to go: Watch the Artemis crew's journey to launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[From spacesuit fitting to final communications checks in the rocket, the crew prepared for liftoff to begin their 10-day mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/suited-up-and-ready-to-go-watch-the-artemis-crews-journey-to-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/suited-up-and-ready-to-go-watch-the-artemis-crews-journey-to-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Students eye high-tech plan for Nasa launch watch party]]></title><description><![CDATA[The PhD students will have the edge when it comes to tracking the Artemis mission to the Moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/students-eye-high-tech-plan-for-nasa-launch-watch-party/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/students-eye-high-tech-plan-for-nasa-launch-watch-party/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highland cows – how these unlikely social media stars were forced into hiding]]></title><description><![CDATA[After being pushed to &lsquo;distress&rsquo; by people trying to film and take selfies with the cattle in Kent, the fold has had to be taken away from public viewName: Highland cows.Age: More than 1,000 years old. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/highland-cows-how-these-unlikely-social-media-stars-were-forced-into-hiding/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/highland-cows-how-these-unlikely-social-media-stars-were-forced-into-hiding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Project to bring rare butterfly back to Yorkshire]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK's largest native butterfly has not been seen in the region for more than a century.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/project-to-bring-rare-butterfly-back-to-yorkshire/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/project-to-bring-rare-butterfly-back-to-yorkshire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Guano is far more than just droppings’: scientists uncover the secrets of bat poo in Gorongosa park]]></title><description><![CDATA[The more than 100 bat species living in the Mozambican reserve&rsquo;s labyrinth of caves play a key role in maintaining a fragile ecosysytem that benefits wildlife and people&bull; Words and photographs by Kang-Chun ChengAfter wriggling gingerly into a damp, cool cave, Ra&uacute;l da Silva Armando Chomela waits for his eyes to adjust. Donning latex gloves, a helmet fitted with a headlamp, and a mask to protect his lungs from fine particles and bacteria, the molecular biologist from the Mozambic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/guano-is-far-more-than-just-droppings-scientists-uncover-the-secrets-of-bat-poo-in-gorongosa-park/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/guano-is-far-more-than-just-droppings-scientists-uncover-the-secrets-of-bat-poo-in-gorongosa-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is what a fossil-fuel shock looks like. The UK must adapt its energy system – and quickly | Chaitanya Kumar]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iran war will hit food prices, fuel costs and interest rates. But with a few smart moves, we could could turn this crisis to our advantageEnergy shocks don&rsquo;t just raise our energy bills &ndash; they can be turning points in how our economy runs. The UK responded to the energy crises of the 1970s by reshaping its energy system and doubling down on extracting its own fossil fuels from the North Sea. Investment poured in and the UK became a net energy exporter. When energy security is on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-is-what-a-fossil-fuel-shock-looks-like-the-uk-must-adapt-its-energy-system-and-quickly-chaitanya-kumar/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-is-what-a-fossil-fuel-shock-looks-like-the-uk-must-adapt-its-energy-system-and-quickly-chaitanya-kumar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invisible plumes and ‘terrible pollution’: the reality of the US gas sites rated ‘grade A’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Guardian investigation into reliability of methane certification issued by MiQ reveals weakness of voluntary modelA rapidly expanding certification scheme run by a UK nonprofit and used by major gas companies may be understating the actual methane emissions it purports to certify, a Guardian investigation has found.BP, ExxonMobil and EQT are among the producers that have turned to London-based MiQ to demonstrate that their US-produced natural gas complies with the European Union Metha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/invisible-plumes-and-terrible-pollution-the-reality-of-the-us-gas-sites-rated-grade-a/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/invisible-plumes-and-terrible-pollution-the-reality-of-the-us-gas-sites-rated-grade-a/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy crisis: why ‘keep calm but cut down’ may be a better message for Labour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government keen to avoid panic as oil price surges, but perhaps households need advice on reducing consumptionLabour ministers sent out in recent days to respond to the looming energy crisis sparked by the Iran war have essentially stuck to that reassuring wartime slogan: keep calm and carry on.&ldquo;I think people should go about their lives as normal, knowing that the government is taking action to bring energy bills down,&rdquo; James Murray, the chief secretary to the Treasury, told BBC Rad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/energy-crisis-why-keep-calm-but-cut-down-may-be-a-better-message-for-labour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/energy-crisis-why-keep-calm-but-cut-down-may-be-a-better-message-for-labour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zoo welcomes 'vulnerable' giant anteater pup]]></title><description><![CDATA[Theanteater pup's gender is not yet known as it "prefers the safety of mum" for now, the zoo says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/zoo-welcomes-vulnerable-giant-anteater-pup/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/zoo-welcomes-vulnerable-giant-anteater-pup/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Say hello to the UK’s most successful growth industry: organised waste crime | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thanks to a sustained ideological assault on regulation, our country has been turned into a literal dumpThis country&rsquo;s a dump. I don&rsquo;t mean that metaphorically. I mean it literally. From the point of view of criminal waste gangs, it is one big potential landfill. The chances of being caught range between minimal and nonexistent, and the penalties are mostly laughable. Successive governments have given criminals a licence to print money.Last week, the Commons public accounts committee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/say-hello-to-the-uks-most-successful-growth-industry-organised-waste-crime-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/say-hello-to-the-uks-most-successful-growth-industry-organised-waste-crime-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Painting eyes on takeaway boxes can stop gulls stealing chips, study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research from the University of Exeter find that the method could help reduce thefts by as much as 50%Gulls thrive on snatching chips from unwary beachgoers, but now research shows that painting a pair of eyes on takeaway boxes could put gulls off, reducing thefts by as much as 50%.Laura Kelley, from the University of Exeter, and colleagues presented herring gulls with tempting takeaways at a number of seaside towns in Devon and Cornwall. When faced with a choice between a box with eyes painted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/painting-eyes-on-takeaway-boxes-can-stop-gulls-stealing-chips-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/painting-eyes-on-takeaway-boxes-can-stop-gulls-stealing-chips-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: It is our duty to delight in the dandelion | Josie George]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire: These early spring bloomers are a favourite of mine, a model of nature&rsquo;s generosity, yet so often ignoredThe drier days of March are always&nbsp;marked by the hum of dutiful grass-cutting on our urban Midlands housing estate, and so I know I will have to look to the gutters and pavements to spot my favourite spring flower. Sure enough, the first one I see is blooming in a crack beside a crumbling wall on the busy main road. I can&rsquo;t help but let out a jo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-it-is-our-duty-to-delight-in-the-dandelion-josie-george/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-it-is-our-duty-to-delight-in-the-dandelion-josie-george/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What it's like to be on Florida's Space Coast ahead of Artemis launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge crowds are gathering around the Kennedy Space Centre to see the launch of the historic moon mission.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-its-like-to-be-on-floridas-space-coast-ahead-of-artemis-launch/</link><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 02:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-its-like-to-be-on-floridas-space-coast-ahead-of-artemis-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['God squad' waives animal protections to expand oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said exempting oil drilling was a matter of national security.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/god-squad-waives-animal-protections-to-expand-oil-drilling-in-gulf-of-mexico/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/god-squad-waives-animal-protections-to-expand-oil-drilling-in-gulf-of-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ben Jennings on changes to bin collections in England – cartoon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ben-jennings-on-changes-to-bin-collections-in-england-cartoon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 19:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ben-jennings-on-changes-to-bin-collections-in-england-cartoon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are the new bin rules in England?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New rules requiring weekly food waste collections for all homes in England have come into force.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-the-new-bin-rules-in-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-the-new-bin-rules-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s smallest bird of prey among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Merlin could disappear in worst-case scenario, with British isles facing ecological &lsquo;point of no return&rsquo;The merlin, Britain&rsquo;s smallest bird of prey, is one of more than 200 species that will become extinct in the UK if action is not taken to curb emissions and unsustainable land use, a study has claimed.According to the UK Centre for Ecology &amp; Hydrology (UKCEH), there is a 20-year window in which decisions on climate and land use will determine the fate of dozens of Britain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-smallest-bird-of-prey-among-200-species-at-risk-of-extinction-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uks-smallest-bird-of-prey-among-200-species-at-risk-of-extinction-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deepwater discoveries: scientists find more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brittlestars, sea anemones and a catshark among new-to-science species collected during expedition off the Queensland coastGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMarine scientists have discovered more than 110 new fish and invertebrate species in the Coral Sea &ndash; a figure they believe could exceed 200 as more are identified.The species were found in waters between 200 metres and 3km deep in the Coral Sea marine park, Australia&rsquo;s largest marine protected area, which]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/deepwater-discoveries-scientists-find-more-than-110-new-fish-and-invertebrate-species-in-the-coral-sea/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/deepwater-discoveries-scientists-find-more-than-110-new-fish-and-invertebrate-species-in-the-coral-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Something out of the ordinary’: why are Japan’s oysters dying en masse?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A death rate of up to 90%, attributed to warming seas, is threatening the trade in Hiroshima prefecture, which produces most of the country&rsquo;s farmed oystersThe Kure oyster festival is doing a brisk trade in beer and grilled meat on sticks. But the longest queues are in front of the oyster stalls, where chefs shuffle piles of mottled shellfish across griddles, waiting for their hinges to ease and reveal their fleshy interiors.Nobuyuki Miyaoka, who is attending the festival with his son, dau]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/something-out-of-the-ordinary-why-are-japans-oysters-dying-en-masse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/something-out-of-the-ordinary-why-are-japans-oysters-dying-en-masse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More drilling in North Sea ‘not the answer’ for UK energy security, say former military leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government told to focus on transition to mix of wind, solar, tidal and nuclear energyMore drilling in the North Sea would do nothing to improve the UK&rsquo;s energy security, former military leaders have said, as a new analysis finds no fossil fuel importer is safe from chokepoints in the global supply chain.The government should focus on a rapid transition to a mix of wind, solar, tidal and nuclear energy to ensure the UK&rsquo;s future security, the former military leaders told the Guardian,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-drilling-in-north-sea-not-the-answer-for-uk-energy-security-say-former-military-leaders/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-drilling-in-north-sea-not-the-answer-for-uk-energy-security-say-former-military-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A national scandal’: trawlers scour seabeds of supposedly protected UK waters]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Precious ocean life is being pushed to the brink,&rsquo; say campaigners, arguing that overfished marine areas are &lsquo;protected only on paper&rsquo;Almost 40% of England&rsquo;s seas are designated as marine protected areas. Their purpose, the government says, is &ldquo;to protect and recover rare threatened and important marine ecosystems &hellip; from damage caused by human activities&rdquo;.And yet in the four years to 2024, trawlers using vast nets, including those that scour the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-national-scandal-trawlers-scour-seabeds-of-supposedly-protected-uk-waters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-national-scandal-trawlers-scour-seabeds-of-supposedly-protected-uk-waters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: These ‘mystery’ geese and I have a fond history | Nick Acheson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holkham, Norfolk: They&rsquo;re noisy and boisterous and should by rights should be breeding in Siberia, not eastern England. But I&rsquo;m delighted they&rsquo;re hereBarnacle geese in Norfolk still surprise me. In my childhood, tiny numbers from the Siberian population visited, but only in the cruellest spells of winter. Even though I know that they breed in Norfolk now, seeing 700 of them over Holkham Park today is oddly jarring.I hear them first, as I tiptoe past an angry pair of cheese-beak]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-these-mystery-geese-and-i-have-a-fond-history-nick-acheson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-these-mystery-geese-and-i-have-a-fond-history-nick-acheson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rubbish and recycling in England: what’s changing and why it matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationwide reforms aim to standardise collections and expand food waste recycling to tackle stagnating ratesRecycling rules across England have long been inconsistent &ndash; but that will change from Tuesday when the government&rsquo;s Simpler Recycling legislation comes into effect. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rubbish-and-recycling-in-england-whats-changing-and-why-it-matters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rubbish-and-recycling-in-england-whats-changing-and-why-it-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The personal items the Artemis II crew are taking to the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[The crew, who are accomplished pilots, engineers and scientists, reveal their hopes, fears and family sacrifices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-personal-items-the-artemis-ii-crew-are-taking-to-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-personal-items-the-artemis-ii-crew-are-taking-to-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We didn’t want to be preachy’: David Attenborough’s unexpected new show – which might enrage cat lovers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The great naturalist, who is about to turn 100, is still surprised by wildlife in his new series about British gardens. But not every pet owner will be happy with his top tipsWhenever David Attenborough speaks, the world listens &ndash; so his latest BBC programme, which heralds the broadcaster&rsquo;s 100th birthday, is bound to attract attention.Secret Garden, which features five different UK gardens, might not be what people normally expect from Attenborough, says the show&rsquo;s series prod]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-didnt-want-to-be-preachy-david-attenboroughs-unexpected-new-show-which-might-enrage-cat-lovers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-didnt-want-to-be-preachy-david-attenboroughs-unexpected-new-show-which-might-enrage-cat-lovers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I discovered the elusive chestnut mining bee in New York after a gap of 119 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades, there was no record of Andrena rehni exisiting in the US. In 2018 it was found in Maryland and five years later I found it in New York StateI&rsquo;ve loved insects ever since I was a kid and spent summers looking for them. My mum would always tell me that from the age of one &ndash; even before I could walk &ndash; I would happily sit outside, watching ants and trying to follow them back to their colony.As an adult, I take people out to meadows with nets to catch insects and take a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-discovered-the-elusive-chestnut-mining-bee-in-new-york-after-a-gap-of-119-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-discovered-the-elusive-chestnut-mining-bee-in-new-york-after-a-gap-of-119-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for hydropower surges as Trump clamps down on clean energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home to one of the largest deposits of freshwater on the planet, the Great Lakes region will soon host next-generation tidal-powered generators &ndash; just as prices are being hiked across the USSubmersible hydroelectric technology deployed across the Great Lakes could become a key cog in clean energy efforts, supporters say, amid surging electricity demand and costs.Home to one of the largest deposits of freshwater on the planet, the Great Lakes region has on its shores some of the largest cit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/demand-for-hydropower-surges-as-trump-clamps-down-on-clean-energy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/demand-for-hydropower-surges-as-trump-clamps-down-on-clean-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Thunderstorms drench UAE and Saudi Arabia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abnormally strong jet stream triggers deluge in Middle East, while north Africa braces for 60-80mph gustsAn unusual weather pattern unleashed severe thunderstorms across parts of the Middle East last week, battering countries including the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. The Arabian peninsula &ndash; typically dominated by arid desert climates &ndash; received up to 150mm of rain in just a few days.The deluge was caused by an abnormally strong jet stream, which helped a deep area of low p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-thunderstorms-drench-uae-and-saudi-arabia/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-thunderstorms-drench-uae-and-saudi-arabia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sarah Lee captures the wonders of spring – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the clocks go forward and the UK enters British summer time, the Guardian photographer Sarah Lee has been trying to distract herself from gloomy world news by focusing on the miracles of springtime and coming of longer days Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sarah-lee-captures-the-wonders-of-spring-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sarah-lee-captures-the-wonders-of-spring-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monday briefing: ​Has the single-use vape ban made any difference to our health or our environment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In today&rsquo;s newsletter: Nearly a year after &#8203;disposable vapes&#8203; were outlawed, new figures suggest the policy has delivered only modest gains while creating new challengesGood morning. They seemed to come from nowhere: millions of multicoloured plastic contraptions, each producing a plume of sweet-smelling steam. Love them or loathe them, vapes are now an inescapable part of life in the UK &ndash; 5.4 million adults are now vaping daily or occasionally in Great Britain, according]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/monday-briefing-has-the-single-use-vape-ban-made-any-difference-to-our-health-or-our-environment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 07:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/monday-briefing-has-the-single-use-vape-ban-made-any-difference-to-our-health-or-our-environment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Taking the plunge – and marrying a river | Anita Roy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Waterrow, Somerset: On World Water Day, I witness an act of devotion to a river that, like so many others, is in need of a little loveThere&rsquo;s something afoot in the woods today. Bubble-headed humanoid figures bump clumsily through the trees, making their way down to the water&rsquo;s edge accompanied by flute and drum. Here comes Frog, with bulgy red eyes, followed by stripe-faced Badger and a slim figure with a massive salmon on her head. I&nbsp;wanted to be Otter, but Otter is taken, so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-taking-the-plunge-and-marrying-a-river-anita-roy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-taking-the-plunge-and-marrying-a-river-anita-roy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[First stop, the Moon. Next stop, Mars? Why Nasa's mission matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[From a race with China to lunar discoveries, the US is investing time, effort and money to head to the Moon - and beyond.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/first-stop-the-moon-next-stop-mars-why-nasas-mission-matters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 01:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/first-stop-the-moon-next-stop-mars-why-nasas-mission-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves to tell G7 accelerating shift to clean energy is best defence against energy price shocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starmer to convene major energy industry and insurance figures to draw up emergency plans amid continued blockade of strait of HormuzRachel Reeves will warn G7 nations they must move faster on clean energy to insulate economies against global price shocks from oil and gas as she and the energy secretary Ed Miliband meet G7 finance and energy ministers on Monday.Keir Starmer will also gather major energy industry and insurance figures to thrash out what emergency measures might be needed to conta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rachel-reeves-to-tell-g7-accelerating-shift-to-clean-energy-is-best-defence-against-energy-price-shocks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rachel-reeves-to-tell-g7-accelerating-shift-to-clean-energy-is-best-defence-against-energy-price-shocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Struggling humpback whale stranded for third time on German coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak and sick mammal has become stuck in shallow bays and experts say prognosis &lsquo;doesn&rsquo;t look good&rsquo;The fate of a humpback whale stuck in shallow bays off Germany&rsquo;s Baltic coast hangs in the balance after it became stranded for a third time.The roughly 10-metre-long (33ft) mammal appeared weakened and sick on Sunday and was struggling to find a route back to the Atlantic when it ran into fresh difficulty. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/struggling-humpback-whale-stranded-for-third-time-on-german-coast/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/struggling-humpback-whale-stranded-for-third-time-on-german-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hope running low for humpback whale stranded off German coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak and sick mammal has twice become stuck on a sandbank and appears to be struggling to find route back to oceanThe fate of a humpback whale stranded in shallow bays off Germany&rsquo;s Baltic coast hangs in the balance after several rescue attempts.The roughly 10-metre-long (33ft) mammal appeared weakened and sick on Sunday and was struggling to find a route back to the Atlantic. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hope-running-low-for-humpback-whale-stranded-off-german-coast/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hope-running-low-for-humpback-whale-stranded-off-german-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: Hawaii’s small farmers begin recovery after catastrophic flooding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two kona low storms dumped up to 50in of rain on Oahu, flooding fields and submerging equipmentEddie Oroyan&rsquo;s farm was thriving when the storms hit. He and his wife had started LewaTerra Farm last year on a gorgeous stretch of land on the north shore of Oahu. They were delivering vegetables to customers in the community, selling at farmer&rsquo;s markets and to local restaurants.Then, on the week of 10 March, a first kona low storm hit the island, bringing copious amounts of water, floodin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ive-never-seen-anything-like-it-hawaiis-small-farmers-begin-recovery-after-catastrophic-flooding/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ive-never-seen-anything-like-it-hawaiis-small-farmers-begin-recovery-after-catastrophic-flooding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A costly plan will keep a steel plant in JD Vance’s hometown running. Locals are aghast: ‘It’s horrible’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fossil-fuel burning at Ohio facility could burn longer, leaving Middletown residents to face environmental risksSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxIt was just a few months after moving from Louisville to Middletown, Ohio, four years ago that Vivian Adams&rsquo;s six-year-old daughter&rsquo;s asthma problem worsened.&ldquo;My daughter was born prematurely so she already had lung issues,&rdquo; she says, &ldquo;[but] it&rsquo;s gotten worse. She stays sick]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-costly-plan-will-keep-a-steel-plant-in-jd-vances-hometown-running-locals-are-aghast-its-horrible/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-costly-plan-will-keep-a-steel-plant-in-jd-vances-hometown-running-locals-are-aghast-its-horrible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Visible from space’: why Spain has the world’s biggest concentration of greenhouses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andalusia houses &lsquo;Europe&rsquo;s vegetable garden&rsquo; &ndash; a laboratory of development and innovation producing vegetables for all of EuropeEurope&rsquo;s vegetable garden is in Andalusia, southern Spain. It is so vast that it can even be seen from space: if you open Google Maps and look west of Almer&iacute;a, you will see a white patch that looks like a glacier, but as you zoom in, you realise it is the highest concentration of greenhouses in the world. More than 30,000 hectares (7]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/visible-from-space-why-spain-has-the-worlds-biggest-concentration-of-greenhouses/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/visible-from-space-why-spain-has-the-worlds-biggest-concentration-of-greenhouses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nigel Farage’s farming adviser calls for wheat prices to double]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: critics warn Reform UK use of trade policy would increase food costs amid cost-of-living crisisNigel Farage&rsquo;s farming adviser has called for a doubling of wheat prices by using trade policy, which critics have said would hike food costs during a cost-of-living crisis.Arable farmer and campaigner Clive Bailye has been appointed as a farming and land use adviser for Reform UK. Bailye owns the website The Farming Forum, a social network for farmers, and helped organise the large-sc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nigel-farages-farming-adviser-calls-for-wheat-prices-to-double/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nigel-farages-farming-adviser-calls-for-wheat-prices-to-double/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget birdwatching, I’m into moth-watching: they’re fascinating and misunderstood insects | Helen Pilcher]]></title><description><![CDATA[According to new research, distinguishing between the UK&rsquo;s 2,500 species could halt cognitive decline &ndash; so my brain could not be happier, or healthierDo you ever worry that your brain&rsquo;s slowing down and your mind is &hellip; what&rsquo;s the word &hellip; fogging? If you do, I have news. A recent study on birdwatching, with the appropriately named lead author Erik Wing, found that learning to become an expert birder causes changes to the brain that may help to protect against a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/forget-birdwatching-im-into-moth-watching-theyre-fascinating-and-misunderstood-insects-helen-pilcher/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/forget-birdwatching-im-into-moth-watching-theyre-fascinating-and-misunderstood-insects-helen-pilcher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Lots of people still don’t have roofs’: Jamaicans living in hardship after Hurricane Melissa]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many say they have not received support to rebuild their homes months after the storm caused unprecedented destruction&ldquo;Before Hurricane Melissa I could have navigated life, figured things out. But since its passage, everything has just been turned upside down,&rdquo; said Kerry-Ann Vickers.Vickers was three months pregnant when Hurricane Melissa demolished parts of her home in the coastal town of Black River, in St Elizabeth, west Jamaica, last October. Nearly six months on, Vickers, 25, i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lots-of-people-still-dont-have-roofs-jamaicans-living-in-hardship-after-hurricane-melissa/</link><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lots-of-people-still-dont-have-roofs-jamaicans-living-in-hardship-after-hurricane-melissa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’ve been coming to this waterhole for 30 years. Like the creek we’ve been rearranged – ravaged by time but still shining | Jessie Cole]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we strip off, it is all there on our bodies: scars mixed in with the ordinary wear and tear. It&rsquo;s bolstering &ndash; this evidence of life livedMost waterholes in the northern rivers of New South Wales are hidden from view. Creeks snake through private land, unseen from the road. To find the path to my waterhole, a visitor needs directions. The forest is thick and there is no line of sight.When I was a teenager, many of my peers lived on bushland with waterways. I had a close-knit gro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weve-been-coming-to-this-waterhole-for-30-years-like-the-creek-weve-been-rearranged-ravaged-by-time-but-still-shining-jessie-cole/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weve-been-coming-to-this-waterhole-for-30-years-like-the-creek-weve-been-rearranged-ravaged-by-time-but-still-shining-jessie-cole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Call out to volunteers to take part in bug survey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buglife says Kent, Surrey and Sussex forms one of the UK's richest regions for insect variety.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/call-out-to-volunteers-to-take-part-in-bug-survey/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/call-out-to-volunteers-to-take-part-in-bug-survey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young country diary: The roe deer are lucky to live on such a glorious hillside | Isobel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway: Once nearly extinct in Scotland, they are now widespread, and these ones have such beautiful views to enjoyUp on the old logging roads near Kirkennan estate, I saw some wild roe deer. They are one of only two deer species that are native to Scotland, as well as red deer. Back in the 1700s, they were almost extinct here, but they can now be found across the country.When we were walking the air smelled like fresh rain and wood. The deer were about 100 metres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-the-roe-deer-are-lucky-to-live-on-such-a-glorious-hillside-isobel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-the-roe-deer-are-lucky-to-live-on-such-a-glorious-hillside-isobel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young country diary: A weary wheatear shows off his best feature | Henry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dartmoor, Devon: This one is an early-arriver after spending winter in sub-Saharan Africa, and it&rsquo;s keen to show off its &lsquo;white arse&rsquo; The first signs of spring shine through the shadow of Haytor Rocks, a granite guard of Dartmoor&rsquo;s natural secrets. The sun&rsquo;s heat warms the granite, the first bumblebees thrum over the gorse. After months of mizzly rain, it was freeing to be out on the moor again. The trees were awakening, early emergers blackthorn and willow, stalwar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-a-weary-wheatear-shows-off-his-best-feature-henry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-a-weary-wheatear-shows-off-his-best-feature-henry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The roe deer are lucky to live on such a glorious hillside | Isobel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Castle Douglas, Dumfries and Galloway: Once nearly extinct in Scotland, they are now widespread, and these ones have such beautiful views to enjoyUp on the old logging roads near Kirkennan estate, I saw some wild roe deer. They are one of only two deer species that are native to Scotland, as well as red deer. Back in the 1700s, they were almost extinct here, but they can now be found across the country.When we were walking the air smelled like fresh rain and wood. The deer were about 100 metres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-roe-deer-are-lucky-to-live-on-such-a-glorious-hillside-isobel/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-roe-deer-are-lucky-to-live-on-such-a-glorious-hillside-isobel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exclusion zone set up to protect endangered birds]]></title><description><![CDATA[An area for nesting birds on the Isle of Man has been cordoned off to protect endangered species.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/exclusion-zone-set-up-to-protect-endangered-birds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/exclusion-zone-set-up-to-protect-endangered-birds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The start of the healing process’: the vital work to restore Britain’s peatlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[A project on Dartmoor to reprofile the landscape aims to return the springy bog &ndash; and carbon store &ndash; to its natural conditionAt one of the most remote spots in southern England, Al West skilfully tilts and rotates the bucket of a small digger, like a giant mechanical hand. He lifts turf, and pats it down gently on to the rich, dark brown peat beneath. Above him, the granite stack of Fur Tor looms above the vast, boggy, wild expanse of northern Dartmoor.It is repetitive, delicate work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-start-of-the-healing-process-the-vital-work-to-restore-britains-peatlands/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-start-of-the-healing-process-the-vital-work-to-restore-britains-peatlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cambridge offers botany course that inspired Darwin after rare archive uncovered]]></title><description><![CDATA[University&rsquo;s botanic garden will use study materials created by John Stevens Henslow, the naturalist&rsquo;s mentor, 200 years agoPlant specimens and teaching materials that inspired Charles Darwin and qualified him to work as a naturalist on HMS Beagle have been unearthed from an archive in Cambridge and will be used for the first time to teach contemporary students about botany.The fragile specimens, ink drawings and watercolour illustrations of plants belonged to Darwin&rsquo;s teacher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cambridge-offers-botany-course-that-inspired-darwin-after-rare-archive-uncovered/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cambridge-offers-botany-course-that-inspired-darwin-after-rare-archive-uncovered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scientists film whale giving birth while other whales work together to help her]]></title><description><![CDATA[Female named Rounder surrounded by family members when about to give birth to her second calfScientists have managed to film a sperm whale giving birth while other female whales worked together to support the mother and her newborn.A team from Project Ceti, an international effort seeking to understand how whales communicate, was in a boat near a pod of 11 whales off the coast of the Caribbean island of Dominica on 8 July 2023. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scientists-film-whale-giving-birth-while-other-whales-work-together-to-help-her/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scientists-film-whale-giving-birth-while-other-whales-work-together-to-help-her/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Tempolimit? Nein, danke!’: why German petrolheads won’t slow down – despite the energy crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Driving fast is in &lsquo;the German DNA&rsquo;, say lovers of the speed-limit free Autobahn, but support in the country for a restriction is growingDeath-defying thrills are not what draws Lutz Leif Linden to zip down the Autobahn faster than a plane taking off. Instead, the feeling of freedom and an appreciation of technological mastery play a part in his &ldquo;almost loving relationship&rdquo; with driving cars faster than most people can imagine.The top speed he has reached on the road in G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tempolimit-nein-danke-why-german-petrolheads-wont-slow-down-despite-the-energy-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tempolimit-nein-danke-why-german-petrolheads-wont-slow-down-despite-the-energy-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The first colour photo of Earth from the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Witness History tells the story of the Apollo 8 mission in 1968.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-first-colour-photo-of-earth-from-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-first-colour-photo-of-earth-from-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is foraging really feasible to feed myself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This labor-intensive way of eating isn&rsquo;t for everyone &ndash; and I&rsquo;m not sure it&rsquo;s for me. It requires planning and flexibilityWhen I called Robin Greenfield, an environmental activist and author, his assistant answered. &ldquo;We&rsquo;re stopped really quick,&rdquo; Marielle said, adding &ldquo;he is harvesting a ton of wild onions right now. He&rsquo;ll be on in just a minute.&rdquo;I waited, curious to see his haul and bemused by his willingness to delay an interview for w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-foraging-really-feasible-to-feed-myself/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/is-foraging-really-feasible-to-feed-myself/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It helped me feed my six children’: how Africa’s first water fund supports farmers to protect Kenya’s biggest river]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conserving the watershed of the Tana and improving farming methods is securing water supplies and livelihoods alike in a changing climateWhen in 2017 David Nyoro became one of the first farmers to partner with Africa&rsquo;s first water fund to conserve the watershed of Kenya&rsquo;s biggest river, he received 180 high-value avocado seedlings. The 67-year-old&rsquo;s farming methods had been dominated by annual crops that left large sections of his five-acre piece of land bare, increasing soil e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-helped-me-feed-my-six-children-how-africas-first-water-fund-supports-farmers-to-protect-kenyas-biggest-river/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-helped-me-feed-my-six-children-how-africas-first-water-fund-supports-farmers-to-protect-kenyas-biggest-river/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Cornwall is helping Nasa's deep space mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nasa is on track to launch its Artemis II mission in April which will be tracked by Goonhilly Earth Station, near Helston.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-cornwall-is-helping-nasas-deep-space-mission/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-cornwall-is-helping-nasas-deep-space-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cut the lights – and seven more ways to save Britain’s bats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lots of us aren&rsquo;t very keen on bats. But the more we find out about them, the more amazing they turn out to beBats have a bad rep: in a recent survey by the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT), 46% of people expressed negative feelings about bats. But just look at them! Bat carer Liz Vinson, a volunteer with the BCT, calls them &ldquo;little furry humans with huge jazz hands. They have individual characters: some are divas; some are bone idle.&rdquo;Shirley Thompson, BCT&rsquo;s honorary educatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cut-the-lights-and-seven-more-ways-to-save-britains-bats/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/cut-the-lights-and-seven-more-ways-to-save-britains-bats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a flying rodent, a duty-free possum and an emerald viper]]></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-flying-rodent-a-duty-free-possum-and-an-emerald-viper/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-flying-rodent-a-duty-free-possum-and-an-emerald-viper/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four wives, two passports and a very elusive butterfly: one woman’s search for her lepidopterist father]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rena Effendi&rsquo;s film Searching for Satyrus began with a quest for the endangered insect that bears her family name. Before long, she was reckoning with secrets, lies and the mysterious life of her wayward dadHigh in the Caucasus mountains, the photojournalist Rena Effendi is searching for the butterfly that bears the name of the father she hardly knew. It is rocky, bleak, beautiful &ndash; and impossible. The grass is fried yellow by the increasingly fierce summer sun, the butterfly&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/four-wives-two-passports-and-a-very-elusive-butterfly-one-womans-search-for-her-lepidopterist-father/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/four-wives-two-passports-and-a-very-elusive-butterfly-one-womans-search-for-her-lepidopterist-father/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Antarctic whales’ remarkable comeback is threatened by krill fishing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge industrial trawlers are competing for krill &ndash; the main food source for whales &ndash; in the Southern Ocean, removing vital nutrients from the ecosystem&bull; Don&rsquo;t get Down to Earth delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereIn Antarctica, one of our planet&rsquo;s last great wildernesses, a remarkable comeback is taking place.In the very same waters of the Southern Ocean where whalers slaughtered more than 2 million whales during the 20th century, pushing a number of species to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/antarctic-whales-remarkable-comeback-is-threatened-by-krill-fishing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/antarctic-whales-remarkable-comeback-is-threatened-by-krill-fishing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Released beavers settle after year of ups and downs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC speaks to conservationists a year after beavers were released at a nature reserve in Dorset.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/released-beavers-settle-after-year-of-ups-and-downs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:20:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/released-beavers-settle-after-year-of-ups-and-downs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More than 6m vapes and pods discarded weekly in UK despite single-use ban, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Number fell 23% year on year in 2025 but waste companies say recycling systems still under strain from sheer volumeMore than 6m vapes and vape pods are still being discarded every week in the UK, with waste management companies warning the sheer volume continues to strain recycling systems despite the ban on disposable e-cigarettes.According to research by the recycling campaign group Material Focus, the 6.3m vapes and pods thrown away each week in 2025 represented a 23% reduction from the previ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-6m-vapes-and-pods-discarded-weekly-in-uk-despite-single-use-ban-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-than-6m-vapes-and-pods-discarded-weekly-in-uk-despite-single-use-ban-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s black rain is latest grim example of weather in war zones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of stored fuel, producing a pall of toxic smokeBlack rain fell in Iran earlier this month, a grim phenomenon seen previously in other war zones.Strikes on oil facilities burned thousands of tons of stored fuel. Unlike the clean controlled combustion inside an engine, uncontrolled burning leaves many particles of unburned fuel, producing a pall of toxic smoke over affected areas. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/irans-black-rain-is-latest-grim-example-of-weather-in-war-zones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/irans-black-rain-is-latest-grim-example-of-weather-in-war-zones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beavers ‘breathe new life’ into Dorset as dams built and biodiversity returns]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Trust says one year after reintroduction they are enriching habitats and may be having kits this summerThey were released this time last year with fanfare, much hope and also, perhaps, a little trepidation.Twelve months on, there have been ups and downs for the first beavers to be (officially) reintroduced into the wild in England since the semiaquatic mammals were hunted to extinction 400 years ago. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beavers-breathe-new-life-into-dorset-as-dams-built-and-biodiversity-returns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/beavers-breathe-new-life-into-dorset-as-dams-built-and-biodiversity-returns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Look again at these unassuming spiky bundles – they’re firestarters | Phil Gates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deerness Valley, County Durham: Rushes were matches before matches were invented, vital to the rural poor for a little light in the dark. Time to give them a try myselfFrom a distance, with a little imagination, they look like a prickle of porcupines. Closer, they are spiky clumps of soft-rush Juncus effusus: prolific seed-setters, invaders with relentlessly spreading rhizomes, which seem to creep further across this pasture with every passing year. A native plant revelling in our new climate, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-look-again-at-these-unassuming-spiky-bundles-theyre-firestarters-phil-gates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-look-again-at-these-unassuming-spiky-bundles-theyre-firestarters-phil-gates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dolphins, stingers and ‘salt tongue’: an epic ocean swim around New Zealand’s east coast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jono Ridler has battled loneliness and fatigue as he aims to break the record for the longest unassisted staged swim &ndash; and raise awareness about fragile marine lifeFirst he hears a faint chatter coming from the ocean depths, then clicks and squeaks as the creatures draw closer. From the murky edges of his goggles they appear, swift and agile, darting within 10cm of his bare outstretched arms and following him for a time, as he swims hundreds of metres off the coast of New Zealand.Jono Ridl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dolphins-stingers-and-salt-tongue-an-epic-ocean-swim-around-new-zealands-east-coast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dolphins-stingers-and-salt-tongue-an-epic-ocean-swim-around-new-zealands-east-coast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weekly quiz: What sneaky snack was this bird of prey seen carrying?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How much attention did you pay to what happened in the world over the past seven days?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weekly-quiz-what-sneaky-snack-was-this-bird-of-prey-seen-carrying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weekly-quiz-what-sneaky-snack-was-this-bird-of-prey-seen-carrying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Owner blocks 'Rainham volcano' fix, council says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Repeated fires at Arnolds Field in Launders Lane, Rainham, have plagued residents for years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/owner-blocks-rainham-volcano-fix-council-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/owner-blocks-rainham-volcano-fix-council-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two salon owners wanted to go zero-waste. Could they do it and keep their business afloat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scisters Salon &amp; Apothecary in the San Diego area is committed to sustainable beauty and going low-wasteThe first thing you notice when you walk into Scisters Salon &amp; Apothecary is what isn&rsquo;t there. No wall of glossy plastic bottles promising &ldquo;repair&rdquo; or &ldquo;shine&rdquo;. No sharp chemical tang or aerosol haze. The only trash can is a tiny basket that mostly collects coffee cups and gum wrappers clients bring from home.Instead, the shelves of this southern California]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/two-salon-owners-wanted-to-go-zero-waste-could-they-do-it-and-keep-their-business-afloat/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/two-salon-owners-wanted-to-go-zero-waste-could-they-do-it-and-keep-their-business-afloat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trail hunt ban moves closer as consultation begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animal welfare campaigners welcome a "pivotal moment" in the move towards a ban on trail hunting.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trail-hunt-ban-moves-closer-as-consultation-begins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trail-hunt-ban-moves-closer-as-consultation-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Listen to a grieving mother and have no doubts: water privatisation has been a lethal scandal | Clive Lewis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Progressives must wage a battle against a rotten capitalist system that milks our resources &ndash; and destroys lives. Let the fightback start with water In more than a decade as an MP, I have attended hundreds of meetings in parliament. Most pass. Some linger. Few stay with you. But a recent event was very different.We hosted the actors, the real-life people they portrayed and the production team behind the Channel 4 docudrama Dirty Business. It tells the story of campaigners and families who]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/listen-to-a-grieving-mother-and-have-no-doubts-water-privatisation-has-been-a-lethal-scandal-clive-lewis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/listen-to-a-grieving-mother-and-have-no-doubts-water-privatisation-has-been-a-lethal-scandal-clive-lewis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Paul Marshall also challenged over his own &lsquo;misleading&rsquo; statements and &pound;1.8bn of fossil fuel investments in his hedge fundThe co-owner of GB News and &ldquo;committed&rdquo; Christian Sir Paul Marshall has been criticised by a group of church leaders over the TV channel&rsquo;s attacks on climate science and action.The hedge fund manager was also challenged over his own statements, which were called &ldquo;misleading&rdquo;, by the 100-strong group, which includes th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/church-leaders-criticise-christian-owner-of-gb-news-over-channels-climate-attacks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/church-leaders-criticise-christian-owner-of-gb-news-over-channels-climate-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Octopus reports sharp rise in solar panel sales since start of Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firm&rsquo;s sales up 54% this month and Good Energy reports doubling of interest in solar after latest oil price shockSolar panel sales have risen sharply since the start of the Iran war, according to Octopus Energy, and households are opting for bigger arrays of roof panels.Sales were up 54% so far this month compared with the same period last month, the company said on Thursday. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/octopus-reports-sharp-rise-in-solar-panel-sales-since-start-of-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/octopus-reports-sharp-rise-in-solar-panel-sales-since-start-of-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sewage released into England’s rivers and seas nearly 300,000 times last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners criticise frequent use of storm overflows when parts of the country were in drought for monthsRaw sewage was discharged into rivers and seas almost 300,000 times last year after the driest spring for more than 100 years and the sunniest and warmest year on record in England.Water companies released raw sewage into rivers and seas from storm overflows &ndash; designed to be used in extreme wet weather conditions &ndash; 291,492 times. This was a 35% reduction on record spills in 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sewage-released-into-englands-rivers-and-seas-nearly-300000-times-last-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sewage-released-into-englands-rivers-and-seas-nearly-300000-times-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the Iran war mean for clean energy transition?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Here&rsquo;s what to know about how the current crisis could shape the expansion of renewable energyAs the deadly war in Iran triggers what the International Energy Agency has described as the worst oil crisis in history, climate advocates are calling for a faster shift away from fossil fuels, but the conflict may also hamper that transition.US-Israeli strikes on Iran have disrupted supply routes through the strait of Hormuz, through which 20% of global oil flows. The US, Israel and Iran have al]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-does-the-iran-war-mean-for-clean-energy-transition/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-does-the-iran-war-mean-for-clean-energy-transition/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When is Nasa's Moon mission launch and what will Artemis do?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first crewed Moon mission in 50 years could launch in April, ahead of a future lunar landing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/when-is-nasas-moon-mission-launch-and-what-will-artemis-do/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/when-is-nasas-moon-mission-launch-and-what-will-artemis-do/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[England sewage spills nearly halved in 2025 due mostly to drier weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water companies said the country was also seeing the effect of greater infrastructure investment.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/england-sewage-spills-nearly-halved-in-2025-due-mostly-to-drier-weather/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/england-sewage-spills-nearly-halved-in-2025-due-mostly-to-drier-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fears net zero is ‘next Brexit’ as oil crisis fuels political climate divide]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising energy bills give Reform and Tories opening to attack net zero while government hesitant to make case for clean energyCould net zero become &ldquo;the next Brexit&rdquo;? That is the fear stalking climate advocates as the oil crisis caused by the war on Iran starts to bite.A powerful coalition of the well-funded Reform party, led by Nigel Farage, the Conservative party, some business interests, and the UK&rsquo;s right-wing media, are engaged in an onslaught against the longstanding targe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-net-zero-is-next-brexit-as-oil-crisis-fuels-political-climate-divide/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fears-net-zero-is-next-brexit-as-oil-crisis-fuels-political-climate-divide/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A toxic punch’: fears Russia’s war is pushing the Black Sea and its dolphins past tipping point]]></title><description><![CDATA[As species vanish and the unique ecosystem radically changes, Ukrainian scientists can only wait until it is safe to properly assess the damageIn the embattled harbours of Odesa, a scientific vessel lists in its mooring. No one has been able to take a look at the damage to the Boris Alexander from Russian drones and shelling that have hit the port city over the past four years of war in Ukraine. It is too dangerous, just as no one has been able to fully monitor the damage the war is doing to the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-toxic-punch-fears-russias-war-is-pushing-the-black-sea-and-its-dolphins-past-tipping-point/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-toxic-punch-fears-russias-war-is-pushing-the-black-sea-and-its-dolphins-past-tipping-point/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two women, two different continents - but they've the same problem with their farms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two farmers from Northern Ireland and Rwanda share their experiences and build a friendship.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/two-women-two-different-continents-but-theyve-the-same-problem-with-their-farms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/two-women-two-different-continents-but-theyve-the-same-problem-with-their-farms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How coded wartime forecasts kept intelligence out of enemy hands]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the second world war, farmers received forecasts in code and railway announcers were banned from blaming delays on fog or snowData security is not just a modern issue. The BBC stopped its daily weather forecasts as soon as the second world war started. They had been a feature of the radio schedule since 1923 but continuing them would have given vital weather intelligence to the Germans.In particular, the forecast provided information about when skies would be clear, what winds were blowin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-coded-wartime-forecasts-kept-intelligence-out-of-enemy-hands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-coded-wartime-forecasts-kept-intelligence-out-of-enemy-hands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Spring is here – a mad mix of joy and discipline | Paul Evans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Marches, Shropshire: The call of the chiffchaff and the turning of the allotment soil &ndash; these are seasonal rituals honed over timeA pair of ravens, barking mad, perform their shuttling flight in glorious sunshine above Old&nbsp;Racecourse Common. A charm of chaffinches flash white wing-bars through the shadows of mossy willows around the pond. A queen red-tailed bumblebee orbits a hedgebank boundary stone, then buzzes off to feed on gorse flowers or prospect for possible colony chamber]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-spring-is-here-a-mad-mix-of-joy-and-discipline-paul-evans/</link><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-spring-is-here-a-mad-mix-of-joy-and-discipline-paul-evans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US has caused $10tn worth of climate damage since 1990, research finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[US, top carbon emitter in history, has &lsquo;a lot of responsibility&rsquo; for causing &lsquo;substantial&rsquo; harm globally, scientist saysThe US has caused an eye-watering $10tn in global damages to the world over the past three decades through its vast planet-heating emissions, with a quarter of this economic pain inflicted upon itself, new research has found.By being the largest carbon emitter in history, the US has caused greater harm to worldwide economic growth than any other country,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-has-caused-10tn-worth-of-climate-damage-since-1990-research-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-has-caused-10tn-worth-of-climate-damage-since-1990-research-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dogs became man's best friend far earlier than thought, scientists find]]></title><description><![CDATA[A jawbone found in a Somerset cave rewrites the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dogs-became-mans-best-friend-far-earlier-than-thought-scientists-find/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dogs-became-mans-best-friend-far-earlier-than-thought-scientists-find/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise of the shrubs: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an &lsquo;alarming&rsquo; view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystemsEvery summer, people descend on the wildflower capital of Colorado to see grasslands flush with corn lilies, aspen sunflowers and sub-alpine larkspur. In January 1991, scientists set up a unique experiment in these Rocky Mountain meadows. It was one of the first (and longest running) to work out how the changing climate would affect an ecosystem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rise-of-the-shrubs-what-happened-when-scientists-heated-a-rocky-mountain-wildlife-meadow-by-2c/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rise-of-the-shrubs-what-happened-when-scientists-heated-a-rocky-mountain-wildlife-meadow-by-2c/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s like flowers on steroids’: what happened when scientists heated a Rocky Mountain wildlife meadow by 2C?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A long-running experiment in Colorado provides an &lsquo;alarming&rsquo; view of how rapidly unchecked global heating could transform fragile ecosystemsEvery summer, people descend on the wildflower capital of Colorado to see grasslands flush with corn lilies, aspen sunflowers and sub-alpine larkspur. In January 1991, scientists set up a unique experiment in these Rocky Mountain meadows. It was one of the first (and longest running) to work out how the changing climate would affect an ecosystem.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-like-flowers-on-steroids-what-happened-when-scientists-heated-a-rocky-mountain-wildlife-meadow-by-2c/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-like-flowers-on-steroids-what-happened-when-scientists-heated-a-rocky-mountain-wildlife-meadow-by-2c/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How weaving, glamping and kayak tours are helping to tackle deforestation in Argentina’s Gran Chaco]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small farmers and community-led conservation groups are trying to protect one of the biggest semi-arid forests in the world &ndash; under threat from expanding agriculture, wildfires and the &lsquo;logging mafia&rsquo;Jorge Luna stands in a piece of Argentina&rsquo;s Gran Chaco forest that he calls his own. Birds sing as he surveys skyscraping molle trees, known as pepper trees, palo santo and algarrobo, or carob trees. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s good wood,&rdquo; says Luna, 55. &ldquo;I was about to cut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-weaving-glamping-and-kayak-tours-are-helping-to-tackle-deforestation-in-argentinas-gran-chaco/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-weaving-glamping-and-kayak-tours-are-helping-to-tackle-deforestation-in-argentinas-gran-chaco/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’re letting big corporations gamble with our lives. Act now, or the food could run out | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fragility of the global food system fills me with dread &ndash; and the war with Iran has exposed just how close to collapse it isThe fate of environmentalists is to spend their lives trying not to be proved right. Vindication is what we dread. But there&rsquo;s one threat that haunts me more than any other: the collapse of the global food system. We cannot predict what the immediate trigger might be. But the war with Iran is just the right kind of event.Drawing on years of scientific data,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/were-letting-big-corporations-gamble-with-our-lives-act-now-or-the-food-could-run-out-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/were-letting-big-corporations-gamble-with-our-lives-act-now-or-the-food-could-run-out-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Seriously wrong’: flood-hit Lincolnshire residents at odds with Reform MP over climate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Constituents&rsquo; frustration with Richard Tice reflects growing problem for party and its leaders&rsquo; climate-sceptic stance&ldquo;The worst part of it was the smell,&rdquo; says Audrey Crook, 58. A full-time carer who lives with her 20-year-old son, Crook woke up at 11pm one night to find a foot of flood water on the ground floor of her home. &ldquo;It was like black water. It had sewage and everything in it, it was absolutely disgusting.&rdquo;Crook&rsquo;s home &ndash; along with more t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/seriously-wrong-flood-hit-lincolnshire-residents-at-odds-with-reform-mp-over-climate/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/seriously-wrong-flood-hit-lincolnshire-residents-at-odds-with-reform-mp-over-climate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an &lsquo;out-of-control plague&rsquo; The Environment Agency is too weak to tackle an &ldquo;out-of-control plague&rdquo; of waste dumping, a powerful group of MPs has said.The public accounts committee (PAC) said the EA had gaps in its powers and intelligence gathering which meant it was not set up to deal effectively with the rise in waste dumping. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/environment-agency-too-weak-to-tackle-illegal-waste-dumping-mps-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/environment-agency-too-weak-to-tackle-illegal-waste-dumping-mps-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: My garden log pile is teeming with life | Kate Bradbury]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hove, East Sussex: Loading it up with many different species &ndash; oak, elder, hazel, willow and birch &ndash; has turned it into a thriving ecosystemIn the garden, the log pile is a whole world. I hear frogs croaking from within it, I watch wrens foraging for insects. It&rsquo;s a mixture of different species: apple from neighbours who were cutting a tree down, walnut from a pollarded giant at the allotment, hawthorn lost to a storm.There&rsquo;s also oak, elder, hazel, willow and birch. I st]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-my-garden-log-pile-is-teeming-with-life-kate-bradbury/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-my-garden-log-pile-is-teeming-with-life-kate-bradbury/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like Putin, Trump is a megalomaniac. In Europe, we can shield ourselves, not look for rational motives | Robert Habeck]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had to deal with the energy shock in Germany after Putin invaded Ukraine. The solution now is the same: buy ourselves out of the fossil fuels trapYes, there are big differences between the war of aggression that Russia has now been waging against Ukraine for four years and the war the US and Israel launched against Iran. The biggest difference: the US is still a democracy. Even a president who considers himself all-powerful is not. From scathing press coverage to anger over high oil prices, fe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/like-putin-trump-is-a-megalomaniac-in-europe-we-can-shield-ourselves-not-look-for-rational-motives-robert-habeck/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/like-putin-trump-is-a-megalomaniac-in-europe-we-can-shield-ourselves-not-look-for-rational-motives-robert-habeck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Denial machine’: climate misinformation is fuelling conflict in Australian communities, inquiry finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The report also recommends government do more to make tech companies liable for &lsquo;psychosocial harms&rsquo;Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia&rsquo;s climate change and energy &ldquo;information ecosystem&rdquo; is fuelling conflict in communities, with misinformation and disinformation confusing the public, slowing renewable energy projects and undermining policy responses to the climate crisis, a cross]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/denial-machine-climate-misinformation-is-fuelling-conflict-in-australian-communities-inquiry-finds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 03:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/denial-machine-climate-misinformation-is-fuelling-conflict-in-australian-communities-inquiry-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers confirm heat pump targets as climate plan unveiled]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Scottish government says that it intends to wait until 2035 before ramping up the roll-out of the technology.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ministers-confirm-heat-pump-targets-as-climate-plan-unveiled/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ministers-confirm-heat-pump-targets-as-climate-plan-unveiled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timelapse of Artemis II rollout to launch pad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nasa's giant Moon rocket has returned to its launch pad for a second time, ahead of a mission to send astronauts around the Moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timelapse-of-artemis-ii-rollout-to-launch-pad/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timelapse-of-artemis-ii-rollout-to-launch-pad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production from existing sites]]></title><description><![CDATA[GB Energy&rsquo;s J&uuml;rgen Maier says production could bring economic benefits and give supply chains &lsquo;time to transition&rsquo; to renewablesThe head of the UK&rsquo;s national green energy champion has joined other high-profile renewable energy leaders in making the case for more North Sea oil and gas production as the government braces for an energy cost crisis.The GB Energy boss, J&uuml;rgen Maier, used a social media post on LinkedIn to reject the claim that more North Sea oil and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/green-energy-boss-backs-more-north-sea-oil-and-gas-production-from-existing-sites/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:54:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/green-energy-boss-backs-more-north-sea-oil-and-gas-production-from-existing-sites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ofcom to investigate complaints of climate change denial for first time since 2017]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: UK regulator makes U-turn over TalkTV and TalkRadio complaints after claims it let some broadcasters &lsquo;spout dangerous climate lies&rsquo;A U-turn by the UK&rsquo;s broadcasting regulator Ofcom means it will investigate complaints of climate change denial on television and radio for the first time since 2017. The move marks a victory for campaigners who have accused the regulator of allowing some broadcasters &ldquo;to spout dangerous climate lies&rdquo; and &ldquo;flout&rdquo; r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ofcom-to-investigate-complaints-of-climate-change-denial-for-first-time-since-2017/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ofcom-to-investigate-complaints-of-climate-change-denial-for-first-time-since-2017/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another set discovered in Virunga national parkA second set of mountain gorilla twins has been born in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in what conservationists are celebrating as an &ldquo;extraordinary&rdquo; event for the endangered primates.Just two months after tiny twin mountain gorillas were discovered by rangers in the Virunga massif, in eastern DRC, another rare twin birth has been fou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/extraordinary-event-for-mountain-gorillas-as-new-twins-born-in-drc/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:42:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/extraordinary-event-for-mountain-gorillas-as-new-twins-born-in-drc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vast journeys, among world&rsquo;s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81%&ldquo;It&rsquo;s very hard to imagine what&rsquo;s going on beneath the water when you look at a river &ndash; but you have billions of fish making these epic migrations, some of the largest animal migrations on Earth,&rdquo; said Dr Zeb Hogan, at the University of Nevada in the US.The longest migration of any freshwater fish species is that of the dorado catfish, which makes a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/epic-river-migrations-of-fish-rapidly-collapsing-un-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/epic-river-migrations-of-fish-rapidly-collapsing-un-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Decline in migratory fish populations prompts fight for protection]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UN assessment of the state of migratory freshwater fish revealed an 81% decline in the last 50 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/decline-in-migratory-fish-populations-prompts-fight-for-protection/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/decline-in-migratory-fish-populations-prompts-fight-for-protection/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are heat pumps and how much do they cost?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government wants more homes to have heat pumps to cut fossil fuel use and drive down energy bills.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-heat-pumps-and-how-much-do-they-cost/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-heat-pumps-and-how-much-do-they-cost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Miliband says only clean power will provide &lsquo;energy sovereignty&rsquo; amid opposition calls for oil and gas expansionUK politics live &ndash; latest updatesMinisters have said expanding North Sea drilling would put the UK at further risk from volatile fossil fuel markets, amid calls from the Conservatives and some Labour MPs to breach the manifesto pledge of no new oil and gas licences.The energy minister Michael Shanks said the UK was &ldquo;learning the right lessons from this confli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-north-sea-drilling-will-put-uk-at-mercy-of-fossil-fuel-markets-ministers-say/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/more-north-sea-drilling-will-put-uk-at-mercy-of-fossil-fuel-markets-ministers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catchIt is bitterly cold on the deck of the Allankay and the bosun, Luca Massari, is checking that none of us are wearing contact lenses before we descend into Antarctic waters. There is a risk, he warns, that lenses will freeze solid over the eyes. Massari himself is prepared for his surroundings. He is wearing thick goggles that make him look]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-smells-like-a-rancid-fish-and-chip-shop-at-sea-with-the-antarctics-krill-supertrawlers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-smells-like-a-rancid-fish-and-chip-shop-at-sea-with-the-antarctics-krill-supertrawlers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat pumps for all new homes and plug-in solar in green tech drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Solar panels that can be plugged in at home could be available to buy in supermarkets in the coming months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/heat-pumps-for-all-new-homes-and-plug-in-solar-in-green-tech-drive/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:31:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/heat-pumps-for-all-new-homes-and-plug-in-solar-in-green-tech-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When James Prescott Joule lent his name to a unit of energy, he could not have foreseen today&rsquo;s alarming calculationsThe primary unit of climate collapse is the zettajoule. If you have never heard of this term, you are not alone. Even scientists who work on a planetary scale struggle to relate the immensity of the change measured by this titanic unit of energy. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-zettajoules-and-what-do-they-tell-us-about-earths-energy-imbalance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/what-are-zettajoules-and-what-do-they-tell-us-about-earths-energy-imbalance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough NeaghAn eel fisher is to argue at the high court in Belfast that the authorities have allowed the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh by failing to take action over pollution.Declan Conlon, whose family have for generations fished the inland lake in Northern Ireland that once hosted the largest wild eel fishery in Europe, is seeking to take a judicial review against the Department of A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eel-fisher-takes-on-authorities-at-belfast-court-over-pollution-in-uks-largest-lake/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eel-fisher-takes-on-authorities-at-belfast-court-over-pollution-in-uks-largest-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tonga PM welcomes US deal to explore deep-sea minerals amid environmental concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Pacific island&rsquo;s new leader Lord Fakaf&#257;nua discusses &lsquo;exciting&rsquo; US partnership as critics fear impacts of seabed explorationThe recently elected leader of Tonga has described a deal to partner with the US on deep-sea mineral exploration as an &ldquo;exciting development&rdquo; amid concern in the small Pacific nation over the practice of seabed mining and the potential environmental impact.Tonga is located in the South Pacific Ocean, a region attracting growing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tonga-pm-welcomes-us-deal-to-explore-deep-sea-minerals-amid-environmental-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 02:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tonga-pm-welcomes-us-deal-to-explore-deep-sea-minerals-amid-environmental-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As regular Australians struggle, gas companies are making massive profits and paying minimal tax. It is perverse | Rod Sims]]></title><description><![CDATA[Australia&rsquo;s gas belongs to all of us. The benefits should be shared fairly rather than hoarded by companies that pay some of the lowest taxes in the worldGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWe now know that the Albanese government will very likely introduce an extra levy imposed on gas producers&rsquo; high profits. The prime minister&rsquo;s department has requested Treasury modelling of additional levies on gas companies in response to the Iran crisis that is drivi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-regular-australians-struggle-gas-companies-are-making-massive-profits-and-paying-minimal-tax-it-is-perverse-rod-sims/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/as-regular-australians-struggle-gas-companies-are-making-massive-profits-and-paying-minimal-tax-it-is-perverse-rod-sims/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawaii assesses damage left by worst flooding in more than 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[People evacuated on Oahu and Maui as rains lifted houses and cars, swept through stores and left streets mud-cloggedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxHawaii is assessing the extensive damage left by the worst flooding the islands have seen in more than 20 years.Heavy rains and floodwater forced thousands on the North Shore of Oahu to evacuate over the weekend and triggered evacuation orders for parts of Maui. Floodwater from rains lifted houses and cars]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hawaii-assesses-damage-left-by-worst-flooding-in-more-than-20-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hawaii-assesses-damage-left-by-worst-flooding-in-more-than-20-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to pay almost $1bn to French energy company to kill wind project plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas insteadAs a fuel crisis triggered by the war in Iran drives up global fossil fuel prices, the Trump administration has announced it will pay French energy major TotalEnergies $1bn to kill plans to construct wind farms off the US east coast.The deal is the latest blow to the US offshore wind industry, which has faced repeated disruptions to multi-billion-dollar projects under Donald Trump. Continu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-to-pay-almost-1bn-to-french-energy-company-to-kill-wind-project-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-to-pay-almost-1bn-to-french-energy-company-to-kill-wind-project-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shooting restricted for six British wild birds to halt population decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Woodcocks and pochard, pintail and goldeneye ducks among threatened species protected by proposalsHunters will be banned from shooting a rare and beautiful duck under new proposals to halt the decline of six British wild birds.The new rules would restrict the shooting of species including the distinctive woodcock, and the striking pintail, goldeneye and pochard ducks, all of which are classed as under threat and have seen their populations fall sharply in recent years. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/shooting-restricted-for-six-british-wild-birds-to-halt-population-decline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/shooting-restricted-for-six-british-wild-birds-to-halt-population-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s ‘staggering’ clean power gains undermined by failure to phase out fuel-burning machines]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU&rsquo;s reluctance to replace petrol cars and gas boilers keep it hooked on foreign fuels, say industry groupsEurope has made &ldquo;staggering progress&rdquo; in producing clean power but neglected efforts to phase out fuel-burning machines, the head of an industry group said as the global oil crisis deepens.Adrian Hiel, director of the Electrification Alliance, said the EU has &ldquo;radically transformed&rdquo; its power supply and must now focus on getting &ldquo;more electricity into]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/europes-staggering-clean-power-gains-undermined-by-failure-to-phase-out-fuel-burning-machines/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/europes-staggering-clean-power-gains-undermined-by-failure-to-phase-out-fuel-burning-machines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s biological treasure here’: Chile’s endemic seals gain protection with new marine park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sixty years after the discovery of a colony of Juan Fern&aacute;ndez fur seals, previously thought to be extinct, a landmark agreement extends &lsquo;no take&rsquo; zone around the wildlife-rich archipelagoSix decades ago, pioneering oceanographer and conservationist Sylvia Earle made a bittersweet discovery while diving off Chile&rsquo;s oceanic islands with the US National Science Foundation vessel, the Anton Bruun. She found the remains of a baby fur seal, one of the world&rsquo;s most isolat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/theres-biological-treasure-here-chiles-endemic-seals-gain-protection-with-new-marine-park/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/theres-biological-treasure-here-chiles-endemic-seals-gain-protection-with-new-marine-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secrets of the karst: new species found in Cambodia’s limestone caves – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A survey has revealed the vast array of wildlife &ndash; some never seen before &ndash; living within the south-east Asian country&rsquo;s karst ecosystems. The work was led by international wildlife conservation charity Fauna &amp; Flora in collaboration with Cambodia&rsquo;s environment ministry and field expertsI discovered three new geckos in Cambodia&rsquo;s limestone caves &ndash; and that&rsquo;s not all we found Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/secrets-of-the-karst-new-species-found-in-cambodias-limestone-caves-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/secrets-of-the-karst-new-species-found-in-cambodias-limestone-caves-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Predatory feral ferrets removed from an island for the first time ever]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rathlin Island in Northern Ireland is ferret-free after &pound;4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NIPredatory feral ferrets have been removed from an island for the first time ever, in a boost for Northern Ireland&rsquo;s largest seabird colony.Rathlin Island is ferret-free after a &pound;4.5m five-year partnership led by RSPB NI involving islanders, charities, volunteers and a red labrador called Woody. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/predatory-feral-ferrets-removed-from-an-island-for-the-first-time-ever/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/predatory-feral-ferrets-removed-from-an-island-for-the-first-time-ever/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP raises Heathrow expansion transport concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Windsor MP, Jack Rankin says he backs the idea of a western rail link to Heathrow.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mp-raises-heathrow-expansion-transport-concerns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mp-raises-heathrow-expansion-transport-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A truly special combination of beach, hill and church | John Gilbey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mwnt, Ceredigion: There are many isolated spots along this stretch of coastline. On a rare sunny day, I take a walk to one of them Looking south from the low cliffs of Gwbert, the steep rock stacks beyond the mouth of the Afon Teifi are blurred by an early haze. Below me, a fishing boat heads out to check on the crab pots that dot the coast, pursued by an intent gathering of gulls. To the west, as the shadows harden, the low whale-back of Cardigan Island is marked by curved bands of tightly fold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-truly-special-combination-of-beach-hill-and-church-john-gilbey/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-truly-special-combination-of-beach-hill-and-church-john-gilbey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tehran’s toxic cloud: satellite images show oily fires burned for days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents reported headaches, eye and skin irritation and breathing difficulties as Israeli bombings blanketed Tehran with pollutantsMiddle East crisis live &ndash; latest updatesSatellite images of Tehran show toxic fires caused by Israeli bombings on oil depots were still burning days after the strikes, which have caused fears of serious health complications for millions of residents in the Iranian capital.Clouds of smoke from bombings on 7 March on multiple facilities blanketed the city with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tehrans-toxic-cloud-satellite-images-show-oily-fires-burned-for-days/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tehrans-toxic-cloud-satellite-images-show-oily-fires-burned-for-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UN issues new climate warning as El Niño looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Earth's climate is further out of balance than at any time in recorded history, the UN's weather agency says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/un-issues-new-climate-warning-as-el-nio-looms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/un-issues-new-climate-warning-as-el-nio-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earth being ‘pushed beyond its limits’ as energy imbalance reaches record high]]></title><description><![CDATA[State of the Climate report finds Earth&rsquo;s energy has moved dangerously out of balance, with oceans absorbing vast majority of trapped heatOur home planet is struggling with a record energy imbalance, which is warming oceans to unprecedented levels, making weather more extreme and threatening health and food supplies, the World Meteorological Organization has warned.The United Nations body confirmed 2015 to 2025 were the hottest 11 years ever measured, but a still bleaker message was that t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/earth-being-pushed-beyond-its-limits-as-energy-imbalance-reaches-record-high/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 05:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/earth-being-pushed-beyond-its-limits-as-energy-imbalance-reaches-record-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Truck convoy brings cattle feed relief to north-west Queensland after months of flooding – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A convoy of seven trucks and one semi-trailer carrying cattle feed has brought much-needed relief to flood-affected graziers in north-west Queensland. Many in the area have not been able to leave their farms for weeks as flood waters forced road closures. Tens of thousands of cattle have also been lost in the floods that have affected the region since January. The charity group Rapid Relief Team organised the free cattle feed as well as a community catchup event. It was the first time since Janu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/truck-convoy-brings-cattle-feed-relief-to-north-west-queensland-after-months-of-flooding-video/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 03:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/truck-convoy-brings-cattle-feed-relief-to-north-west-queensland-after-months-of-flooding-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I discovered three new geckos in Cambodia’s limestone caves – and that’s not all we found]]></title><description><![CDATA[The whole ecosystem inside a cave feeds off guano, dead bats, or any dead animals on the ground. It&rsquo;s not for the faint-heartedIt can be daunting entering a cave. It is an underground world that possibly hasn&rsquo;t been explored before. The first smell that hits you is guano (or bat poo). Some of these caves host millions of bats &ndash; you can hear them chirping above, hanging in the darkness, and occasionally flying around. It always seems like night-time inside a cave because it&rsqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-discovered-three-new-geckos-in-cambodias-limestone-caves-and-thats-not-all-we-found/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-discovered-three-new-geckos-in-cambodias-limestone-caves-and-thats-not-all-we-found/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How an island became ferret free  - thanks, in part, to Woody the wonderdog]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 400 traps were laid across the island in a&pound;4.5m project which featured a specially-trained detection dog called Woody.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-an-island-became-ferret-free-thanks-in-part-to-woody-the-wonderdog/</link><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-an-island-became-ferret-free-thanks-in-part-to-woody-the-wonderdog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather extremes gripping US bear climate crisis ‘fingerprint’, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are flooding rains in Hawaii, rare snow in Alabama and a severe heatwave in the west coastSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US is experiencing a striking mix of weather extremes this March. Flooding rains in Hawaii, rare snow in Alabama, flip-flopping temperatures in the north-east and, perhaps most concerning, a severe heatwave affecting the west coast are raising questions about how strange these patterns really are, and what role the climat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-extremes-gripping-us-bear-climate-crisis-fingerprint-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-extremes-gripping-us-bear-climate-crisis-fingerprint-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘She gave her life to protect the richness of Congo’: inside the deadly assault on Upemba wildlife park]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survivors describe how rangers and staff were targeted by an armed group during a raid on DRC&rsquo;s national park earlier this monthNearby Congolese soldiers had received warnings of the attack in the morning. But the soldiers did not arrive until late in the evening, long after the killings were over.It happened before dawn on Tuesday 3 March, as a dozen rangers at Upemba national park headquarters were being briefed by their commander before the day&rsquo;s routine anti-poaching patrol. At 5]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/she-gave-her-life-to-protect-the-richness-of-congo-inside-the-deadly-assault-on-upemba-wildlife-park/</link><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/she-gave-her-life-to-protect-the-richness-of-congo-inside-the-deadly-assault-on-upemba-wildlife-park/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It was our little idyll – until the solar farm landed’: the battle raging in the heart of the British countryside]]></title><description><![CDATA[In one corner, clean energy champion Ed Miliband. In the other, residents &ndash; and Reform politicians &ndash; outraged at plans for more large-scale solar farms in Lincolnshire than anywhere else in the UKAs night descends on the grand offices of Lincolnshire county council, everything appears orderly and calm. Paintings of long-forgotten councillors and dignitaries stare out into an empty&nbsp;drawing room. The council chamber is silent and dark. Bored receptionists glance at their phones wh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-was-our-little-idyll-until-the-solar-farm-landed-the-battle-raging-in-the-heart-of-the-british-countryside/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-was-our-little-idyll-until-the-solar-farm-landed-the-battle-raging-in-the-heart-of-the-british-countryside/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[5m tonnes of CO2 emitted in just 14 days of US war on Iran, analysis finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: War in the Middle East is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combinedThe US-Israel war on Iran is a disaster for the climate, according to an analysis that finds it is draining the global carbon budget faster than 84 countries combined.As warplanes, drones and missiles kill thousands of people, level infrastructure and turn the Middle East into a gigantic environmental sacrifice zone, the first analysis of the climate cost has found the conflict led to 5m tonne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/5m-tonnes-of-co2-emitted-in-just-14-days-of-us-war-on-iran-analysis-finds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/5m-tonnes-of-co2-emitted-in-just-14-days-of-us-war-on-iran-analysis-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A toad is a perfect tenner’: experts recommend wild candidates for new banknotes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Animals will feature on &pound;5, &pound;10, &pound;20 and &pound;50 notes, the Bank of England says, but which creatures should make the cut?Native British wildlife will feature on the next set of &pound;5, &pound;10, &pound;20 and &pound;50 notes, the Bank of England has announced, but it has yet to be decided which creatures will make the cut.While politicians from Nigel Farage to Ed Davey have sought to confect outrage about ditching Winston Churchill and Jane Austen for badgers or blackbird]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-toad-is-a-perfect-tenner-experts-recommend-wild-candidates-for-new-banknotes/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-toad-is-a-perfect-tenner-experts-recommend-wild-candidates-for-new-banknotes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The weeds in my garden aren’t disposable – they’re edible | Michael White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cranbrook, Kent: Fat hen, chickweed and stinging nettles often end up in the compost heap, but they deserve a try in the kitchenBy March, traditional gardeners have worked hard to eradicate weeds in their vegetable plots in preparation for spring sowing. A quick glance across my unkept patch reveals a different approach, highlighted by its mosaic of vibrant greens obscuring the dark soil. But I have an excuse.Many weeds are edible and, with a little shift in perspective, can be transformed from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-weeds-in-my-garden-arent-disposable-theyre-edible-michael-white/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-weeds-in-my-garden-arent-disposable-theyre-edible-michael-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Key takeaways: should you BYO containers when buying food?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asking for coffee in a reusable cup or reusing shopping bags is second nature for many, but bringing your own containers for takeaway can take getting used to. Here are some tips to get started Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household&rsquo;s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comBefore the advent of cheap, single-use take away packaging, legend has it t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/key-takeaways-should-you-byo-containers-when-buying-food/</link><pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/key-takeaways-should-you-byo-containers-when-buying-food/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico’s monarch butterfly population jumps 64%, offering hope for at-risk species]]></title><description><![CDATA[The insects covered its largest area since 2018, despite threats from habitat loss, climate crisis and pesticidesThe population of monarch butterflies in Mexico increased 64% this winter, compared with the same period in 2025, offering a glimmer of hope for an insect considered at risk of extinction.The figures, released this week by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Mexico, showed that the area occupied by monarchs expanded to 2.93 hectares (7.24 acres) of forest from 1.79 hectares (4.42 acres) the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mexicos-monarch-butterfly-population-jumps-64-offering-hope-for-at-risk-species/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mexicos-monarch-butterfly-population-jumps-64-offering-hope-for-at-risk-species/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eid moon spotters pass skills to next generation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families and astronomers gathered in Shipley on Thursday to try and spot a slither the new moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eid-moon-spotters-pass-skills-to-next-generation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/eid-moon-spotters-pass-skills-to-next-generation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World's longest coastal path opens in England]]></title><description><![CDATA[King Charles has inaugurated a new footpath stretching around the entire coast of England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-longest-coastal-path-opens-in-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-longest-coastal-path-opens-in-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasa's Artemis Moon rocket rolls back to pad for possible April launch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasas-artemis-moon-rocket-rolls-back-to-pad-for-possible-april-launch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasas-artemis-moon-rocket-rolls-back-to-pad-for-possible-april-launch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MP raises question in Parliament over fish deaths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Barclay asks why there has been no prosecution after about 900 fish died in Whittlesey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mp-raises-question-in-parliament-over-fish-deaths/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mp-raises-question-in-parliament-over-fish-deaths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second company plans Shetland rocket launch this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[A number of firms hope to use SaxaVord Spaceport in Unst as a launch site for commercial rockets.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/second-company-plans-shetland-rocket-launch-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/second-company-plans-shetland-rocket-launch-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Yes to fields of wheat, no to fields of iron’: how the world’s greenest country soured on solar]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Denmark, the spread of solar panels has become a divisive issue among voters, especially in rural areasIn one telling of the story, the golden fields of a proud farming nation are under attack. Besieged by an industrial sprawl of solar panels, they are being smothered at the behest of an urban elite.That narrative has failed to thrive in conservative heartlands such as Texas and Hungary, which have embraced solar power while lambasting green rules. But it is taking root in Denmark, the most c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/yes-to-fields-of-wheat-no-to-fields-of-iron-how-the-worlds-greenest-country-soured-on-solar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/yes-to-fields-of-wheat-no-to-fields-of-iron-how-the-worlds-greenest-country-soured-on-solar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil firm breaks environmental rules nearly 500 times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operator Essar has apologised for the breaches committed over four years.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oil-firm-breaks-environmental-rules-nearly-500-times/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oil-firm-breaks-environmental-rules-nearly-500-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It’s not sustainable’: US farmers reeling as Iran war pushes fertilizer costs up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Closure of strait of Hormuz &ndash; a key fertilizer production and transportation route &ndash; has squeezed farmers as prices jumpRodney Bushmeyer has been farming as long as he can remember. Bushmeyer&rsquo;s father was a farmer, as was his grandfather.The family-run Bushmeyer Farms in Illinois dates back more than 100 years, when his ancestors came to the US from Germany. They acquired the first 80 acres cost-free as homesteaders, cleared the land, and worked it. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-not-sustainable-us-farmers-reeling-as-iran-war-pushes-fertilizer-costs-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/its-not-sustainable-us-farmers-reeling-as-iran-war-pushes-fertilizer-costs-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Agriculture of life’: the Rio families growing bananas to protect the world’s largest urban forest]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the middle of the city, traditional growers blend crops with native species to preserve Pedra Branca state park&rsquo;s biodiversityThe sound of the scythes wielded by brothers Jorge and Ubirajara Cardia breaks the silence in the hills of Vargem Grande, in the south-west zone of Rio de Janeiro city. Quilombola from the Cafund&aacute; Astrogilda community, they harvest bananas the same way their ancestors used to. Every week, they select the bunches of prata, ma&ccedil;&atilde;, and Cavendish]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/agriculture-of-life-the-rio-families-growing-bananas-to-protect-the-worlds-largest-urban-forest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/agriculture-of-life-the-rio-families-growing-bananas-to-protect-the-worlds-largest-urban-forest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Hybrid organ’: how a union of trees and fungi could revolutionise forest management]]></title><description><![CDATA[A US startup supplies spray for fast-growing loblolly pines with the hope of increasing biodiversity &ndash; and reducing the need for artificial fertiliserAt a commercial tree nursery near Evans, western Louisiana, 5m pine seedlings are packed on to 12 vast circular irrigation tables, each as wide as a football field. Last September, many of these young trees were sprayed with what looked like muddy water.The substance was in fact a liquid extract teeming with hundreds of species of wild soil f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hybrid-organ-how-a-union-of-trees-and-fungi-could-revolutionise-forest-management/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/hybrid-organ-how-a-union-of-trees-and-fungi-could-revolutionise-forest-management/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: wild boar babies, fenland ponies and a slug with strange genitalia]]></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-wild-boar-babies-fenland-ponies-and-a-slug-with-strange-genitalia/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-wild-boar-babies-fenland-ponies-and-a-slug-with-strange-genitalia/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Smokeless’ fuels produce more ultrafine particles that get embedded in lungs, study shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tiny size of the particles means they can become deposited deep in people&rsquo;s lungs, causing a health riskNew research has found that burning &ldquo;smokeless&rdquo; or low-smoke fuels may be causing new air pollution hazards on streets and in homes.These fuels are sold as alternatives to burning coal, wood and peat at home, but tests reveal their smoke contains large quantities of tiny ultrafine particles, smaller than the wavelength of light, that can deposit themselves deep in our lun]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/smokeless-fuels-produce-more-ultrafine-particles-that-get-embedded-in-lungs-study-shows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/smokeless-fuels-produce-more-ultrafine-particles-that-get-embedded-in-lungs-study-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People in North Yorkshire town found to have ‘alarming’ levels of toxic Pfas chemicals in blood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Testing in Bentham, home to UK&rsquo;s highest recorded Pfas levels, finds one in four have blood levels in greatest risk categoryAlarming levels of toxic forever chemicals have been found in the blood of people living in a town previously revealed to be contaminated with the UK&rsquo;s highest recorded level of Pfas.Pfas, short for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and commonly known as forever chemicals because of their persistence in the environment, have been linked to a wide ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/people-in-north-yorkshire-town-found-to-have-alarming-levels-of-toxic-pfas-chemicals-in-blood/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/people-in-north-yorkshire-town-found-to-have-alarming-levels-of-toxic-pfas-chemicals-in-blood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The messy chaos of nesting herons | Mary Montague]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stranmillis University College, Belfast: There&rsquo;s a fuss going on high up in the trees, as these early breeders have already got going with this year&rsquo;s broodA robin is singing. Moonlight gleams through the trees. These woods are home to a breeding colony of grey herons and, until recently, their incessant yells were part of the dawn chorus. Today, the quietness of an established heron nest high in a beech tree is good news. Herons share parental care and one of the pair is up there &n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-messy-chaos-of-nesting-herons-mary-montague/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-messy-chaos-of-nesting-herons-mary-montague/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Taxpayers to fund clear-up of huge illegal waste dumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government says it will step in to clean up some of the biggest illegal rubbish tips in England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/taxpayers-to-fund-clear-up-of-huge-illegal-waste-dumps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 04:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/taxpayers-to-fund-clear-up-of-huge-illegal-waste-dumps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Natural History Museum overtakes British Museum as UK's top tourist attraction]]></title><description><![CDATA[The venue broke the record for the most visitors to any museum or gallery in a single year.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/natural-history-museum-overtakes-british-museum-as-uks-top-tourist-attraction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/natural-history-museum-overtakes-british-museum-as-uks-top-tourist-attraction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US states sue Trump over his move to scrap greenhouse gases ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[The lawsuit seeks to overturn the Trump administration's reversal last month of the 2009 ruling that underpins all US policies aimed at lowering emissions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-states-sue-trump-over-his-move-to-scrap-greenhouse-gases-ruling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/us-states-sue-trump-over-his-move-to-scrap-greenhouse-gases-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meet the Seattle families living communally to bring down costs – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Americans face a housing crisis, this development shows how communal living can bring homeownership within reach &ndash; and foster connection Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/meet-the-seattle-families-living-communally-to-bring-down-costs-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/meet-the-seattle-families-living-communally-to-bring-down-costs-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex garden to ‘break taboos’ at Chelsea flower show as gnome ban ends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lovehoney sponsors Aphrodite-themed &lsquo;pleasure garden&rsquo; full of flowers associated with love and sexIt is one of the most prestigious events of the UK social calendar, but the great and good attending Chelsea flower show may be in for a shock this year as the Royal Horticultural Society unveils a sex-themed garden sponsored by a company that sells vibrators.Lovehoney, a sex toy company, is sponsoring an Aphrodite-themed &ldquo;pleasure garden&rdquo; full of flowers and plants associate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-garden-to-break-taboos-at-chelsea-flower-show-as-gnome-ban-ends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-garden-to-break-taboos-at-chelsea-flower-show-as-gnome-ban-ends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[King opens world's longest coastal path around England]]></title><description><![CDATA[The King Charles coastal path will allow walkers right of access to the entire coast for the first time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/king-opens-worlds-longest-coastal-path-around-england/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:34:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/king-opens-worlds-longest-coastal-path-around-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Updated plan aims to boost NI's resilience to climate change]]></title><description><![CDATA[The third climate change adaptation plan for Northern Ireland should have been in place since 2024.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/updated-plan-aims-to-boost-nis-resilience-to-climate-change/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:02:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/updated-plan-aims-to-boost-nis-resilience-to-climate-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Just two flavours of chips and pub theme nights: how these isolated Queensland towns have survived being cut off for weeks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Birdsville and Bedourie locals are used to being trapped by flooding &ndash; but if they run out of Tim Tams and chocolate, &lsquo;that&rsquo;s a big problem&rsquo;Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastTo many city dwellers, becoming trapped for weeks where you live would be a terrifying prospect. Not so for the remote outback towns of Birdsville and Bedourie on the edge of the Munga-Thirri Simpson desert. Five weeks after flooding cut off roads into the towns, the residents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/just-two-flavours-of-chips-and-pub-theme-nights-how-these-isolated-queensland-towns-have-survived-being-cut-off-for-weeks/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/just-two-flavours-of-chips-and-pub-theme-nights-how-these-isolated-queensland-towns-have-survived-being-cut-off-for-weeks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop mowing the lawn – and five more ways to save Britain’s ‘charming’ and ‘polite’ gatekeeper butterflies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservation can be hard work. But not when it comes to helping these little orange and brown beautiesYou&rsquo;ve almost certainly seen gatekeeper butterflies, even if you don&rsquo;t know them by name. The gatekeeper is, says naturalist and butterfly enthusiast Matthew Oates, &ldquo;a charming butterfly; a charming meditation of soft oranges and browns&rdquo;. Traditionally found in the &ldquo;scrub edges&rdquo; (the borders between grassland and woods) and at hedge margins, they are frequentl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stop-mowing-the-lawn-and-five-more-ways-to-save-britains-charming-and-polite-gatekeeper-butterflies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stop-mowing-the-lawn-and-five-more-ways-to-save-britains-charming-and-polite-gatekeeper-butterflies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launch of map to report Asian hornet sightings]]></title><description><![CDATA[People are being asked to report Asian hornet sightings as they are an invasive species on Jersey.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/launch-of-map-to-report-asian-hornet-sightings/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 13:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/launch-of-map-to-report-asian-hornet-sightings/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to cut climate aid to developing countries by 14% to £2bn a year in ‘refocus’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move will put national security and lives overseas at risk, critics say, as overall UK aid budget is slashed to 0.3% of gross national incomeClimate aid to developing countries from the UK will be cut by about 14% to roughly &pound;2bn a year under government plans, in a move critics said would put national security and lives overseas at risk.The move follows bitter rows with the Treasury, which wanted deeper cuts owing to pressure on spending resulting from the war in Iran. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-to-cut-climate-aid-to-developing-countries-by-14-to-2bn-a-year-in-refocus/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-to-cut-climate-aid-to-developing-countries-by-14-to-2bn-a-year-in-refocus/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to be honest about Iran – and how our rampant greed for oil is causing mayhem | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil has empowered capitalism, and some of the world&rsquo;s most exploitative regimes. Move away from it and we can solve some of the key issues we faceI realise this is a serious breach of etiquette. But could we perhaps abandon good manners and contextualise Donald Trump&rsquo;s attack on Iran? The intense western interest in the Middle East and west and central Asia, sustained for more than a century, and the endless attempts by foreign governments to shape and control these regions, are not]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-need-to-be-honest-about-iran-and-how-our-rampant-greed-for-oil-is-causing-mayhem-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-need-to-be-honest-about-iran-and-how-our-rampant-greed-for-oil-is-causing-mayhem-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of seabirds dying on western Europe’s coasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Puffins, guillemots and razorbills are being washed up dead or dying on Europe&rsquo;s Atlantic coast in what scientists call a &lsquo;wreck&rsquo;Thousands of seabirds &ndash; mostly puffins, but also many guillemots and razorbills &ndash; are being washed up dead or dying on the Atlantic coasts of western Europe, in what scientists call a &ldquo;wreck&rdquo;.This year&rsquo;s events, the consequence of a series of severe storms during the late autumn and winter, are the worst since 2014, when]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thousands-of-seabirds-dying-on-western-europes-coasts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thousands-of-seabirds-dying-on-western-europes-coasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stopping gas dictating UK energy price could cut bills by £200, thinktank says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iran war has increased gas price, with effects on UK energy bills that could be avoided, Common Wealth saysHousehold energy bills could be reduced by up to &pound;203 a year by stopping expensive fossil gas setting the price of energy in the UK, according to a report.Under the existing system, gas &ndash; the most expensive form of electricity production in the UK system &ndash; set the price of energy 85% of the time in 2024 in the UK, even though it generates only about a quarter of Britain&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stopping-gas-dictating-uk-energy-price-could-cut-bills-by-200-thinktank-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/stopping-gas-dictating-uk-energy-price-could-cut-bills-by-200-thinktank-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Possum found in Hobart airport gift shop's toy section &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A possum surprised Hobart airport staff after wandering into a departures gift shop, where it settled among plush toys on Wednesday. A spokesperson said the animal appeared calm, and was safely escorted out of the terminal without incident Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/possum-found-in-hobart-airport-gift-shops-toy-section-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/possum-found-in-hobart-airport-gift-shops-toy-section-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higgs boson breakthrough was UK triumph, but British physics faces 'catastrophic' cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain is preparing to cancel its contribution to one of the Large Hadron Collider's next major upgrades.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/higgs-boson-breakthrough-was-uk-triumph-but-british-physics-faces-catastrophic-cuts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/higgs-boson-breakthrough-was-uk-triumph-but-british-physics-faces-catastrophic-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fly tippers face clearing up own rubbish as punishment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fly tippers could face up to 20 hours of community service removing rubbish they have illegally dumped.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fly-tippers-face-clearing-up-own-rubbish-as-punishment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 18:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fly-tippers-face-clearing-up-own-rubbish-as-punishment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘They called me a water terrorist’: exiled Iranian scientist wins global prize]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Kaveh Madani, winner of the Stockholm water prize, was accused of sabotage with his environmental work Eight years before he got the call telling him he had won the Stockholm water prize, Prof Kaveh Madani was being interrogated by Iran&rsquo;s Revolutionary Guards, accused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6 or the Mossad.Today he is in exile and on Wednesday won the world&rsquo;s most prestigious water prize for combining &ldquo;groundbreaking research on water management with policy, diploma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-called-me-a-water-terrorist-exiled-iranian-scientist-wins-global-prize/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 17:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/they-called-me-a-water-terrorist-exiled-iranian-scientist-wins-global-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wales strikes deal to speed up renewable energy schemes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The impact of the war in the Middle East on oil prices makes energy independence more important, ministers say.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wales-strikes-deal-to-speed-up-renewable-energy-schemes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:59:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wales-strikes-deal-to-speed-up-renewable-energy-schemes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Butterflies crossing oceans, moths navigating by the stars: unravelling the mysteries of insect migrations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trillions of insects embark, largely unnoticed, on epic journeys every year across mountain ranges, deserts and seas, and it is only now, as their numbers suffer huge declines, that scientists are tracking their movementsOn a cloudless sunny day in October 1950, ornithologists Elizabeth and David Lack stood on a mountain pass in the Pyrenees and observed a once-in-a-lifetime spectacle &ndash; clouds of migrating insects.Up to 500 butterflies were fluttering past them every hour through the 2,200]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/butterflies-crossing-oceans-moths-navigating-by-the-stars-unravelling-the-mysteries-of-insect-migrations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/butterflies-crossing-oceans-moths-navigating-by-the-stars-unravelling-the-mysteries-of-insect-migrations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plantwatch: the Natal crocus co-opts fire, bees and ants to reproduce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perhaps the biggest surprise is that it tricks ants into moving its seeds with a scent that mimics their larvaePlants are superb at enticing animals to pollinate their flowers or carry off their seeds. But one plant co-opts an astonishing combination of fire, bees and ants to mastermind its reproduction.The South African Natal crocus, Apodolirion buchananii, has a gloriously bright white flower that emerges from the ground before its leaves appear in early spring. But the flower only blooms shor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plantwatch-the-natal-crocus-co-opts-fire-bees-and-ants-to-reproduce/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/plantwatch-the-natal-crocus-co-opts-fire-bees-and-ants-to-reproduce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government to lift paywall from large parts of the Land Registry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: finding out who owns land will become simpler under plans to make the best use of green spaces and hit net zero targetsFinding out who owns land in England is to become much simpler because a paywall will be lifted from large parts of the Land Registry, the government is to announce.A small number of landowners control the majority of land but finding out who owns what is difficult to piece together, even for government departments, owing to the way the Land Registry operates. Freeing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/government-to-lift-paywall-from-large-parts-of-the-land-registry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/government-to-lift-paywall-from-large-parts-of-the-land-registry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Return to ‘bitey horse field’ – this time with a plan | Derek Niemann]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frome, Somerset: A small patch of land, leased by the council, will be the site of a new community project. And so we descend, ready to rewrite its futureWho crawled along Snail&rsquo;s Bottom? Who found beauty on Bonnyleigh Hill? Who measured Little Acre Farm? This small patch of Somerset &ndash; like everywhere else in Britain &ndash; is a storied landscape, every feature named and memorialised by mostly forgotten individuals. Our job over the next two hours is to take one such name, one such]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-return-to-bitey-horse-field-this-time-with-a-plan-derek-niemann/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-return-to-bitey-horse-field-this-time-with-a-plan-derek-niemann/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Fear is good’: my scary subterranean journey into Underland, the film of Robert Macfarlane’s dazzling book]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the hit travelogue about the worlds beneath us becomes a film, its maker takes us on a voyage through Las Vegas storm drains and the caves of Yucat&aacute;n &ndash; via Goatchurch Cavern in the bowels of SomersetJust off the B3134 in Somerset is a portal to the underworld. The smaller of two openings to Goatchurch Cavern, it&rsquo;s called the Tradesman&rsquo;s Entrance &ndash; and through it I am squeezing. After tumbling on my bum over damp smooth rock, lacerating a jumpsuit in the process,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fear-is-good-my-scary-subterranean-journey-into-underland-the-film-of-robert-macfarlanes-dazzling-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fear-is-good-my-scary-subterranean-journey-into-underland-the-film-of-robert-macfarlanes-dazzling-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dog owners to face unlimited fines if their pets attack livestock under new law]]></title><description><![CDATA[Police will have new powers to seize and detain dogs that have attacked or chased farm animals.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dog-owners-to-face-unlimited-fines-if-their-pets-attack-livestock-under-new-law/</link><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 03:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dog-owners-to-face-unlimited-fines-if-their-pets-attack-livestock-under-new-law/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Moment suspected meteor is spotted over Ohio and Pennsylvania]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fireball, which Nasa confirmed to have fallen near Cleveland, broke the sound barrier and caused a kaboom as it landed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/moment-suspected-meteor-is-spotted-over-ohio-and-pennsylvania/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:46:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/moment-suspected-meteor-is-spotted-over-ohio-and-pennsylvania/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mayors to gain more spending power under Reeves tax plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chancellor sets out the government's plan for economic growth, which also includes closer ties to the EU.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mayors-to-gain-more-spending-power-under-reeves-tax-plans/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mayors-to-gain-more-spending-power-under-reeves-tax-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help us shape the Guardian Climate Forum 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year, Guardian Live events will host the Guardian Climate Forum 2026, a live gathering focused on discussing solutions, accountability and the shared task of building a greener, fairer future. And we want to shape this landmark event with your helpThe climate crisis is one of the defining challenges of our age. But it is also a story of ingenuity, resilience and collective action. Across the world, communities are rethinking energy, food, transport and finance. Campaigners are holding power]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/help-us-shape-the-guardian-climate-forum-2026/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/help-us-shape-the-guardian-climate-forum-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surfing’s big break: how climate crisis insurance may save El Salvador’s waves]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fearing that extreme weather threatened its epic breaks, Oriente Salvaje is piloting the first surf insurance policy to protect livelihoods and ecosystemsIn the late 1990s in El Salvador, Rodrigo Barraza went in search of every surfer&rsquo;s dream: a pristine wave, far from the crowds. Down a rough dirt track hours from any city, he found it: a little-known surf spot on the country&rsquo;s eastern shores, where long lines of waves form a crisp right-hand break, surrounded by thousands of hectar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/surfings-big-break-how-climate-crisis-insurance-may-save-el-salvadors-waves/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/surfings-big-break-how-climate-crisis-insurance-may-save-el-salvadors-waves/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Brisbane is getting a taste of it’: fire ants at New Farm shows invasive species is on the march – and an outbreak may follow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The detection at a popular park of &lsquo;one of the worst invasive species to reach Australia&rsquo; is causing concern that suppression efforts are crackingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Newmarket women&rsquo;s football side was gearing up for its clash against crosstown club New Farm United in Brisbane&rsquo;s inner northern suburbs on Saturday morning when a message pinged in the team&rsquo;s group chat.Just hours before kick-off, the game was postponed, to a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/brisbane-is-getting-a-taste-of-it-fire-ants-at-new-farm-shows-invasive-species-is-on-the-march-and-an-outbreak-may-follow/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/brisbane-is-getting-a-taste-of-it-fire-ants-at-new-farm-shows-invasive-species-is-on-the-march-and-an-outbreak-may-follow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Discussion over the future of Sark launched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islanders are being urged to share their ideas on what matters most for them and their home.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/discussion-over-the-future-of-sark-launched/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/discussion-over-the-future-of-sark-launched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saving the pint: behind the race to climate-proof beer in the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water shortages and rising heat is putting pressure on beer ingredients, but US brewers and farmers are adaptingWith St Patrick&rsquo;s Day this week, millions of Americans are raising a glass. Beer remains the country&rsquo;s most popular alcoholic drink with more than 6bn gallons consumed each year. But from water shortages to rising temperatures, the climate crisis is putting pressure on beer&rsquo;s most essential ingredients.At Deschutes Brewery in Bend, Oregon, beer is either stacked high]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/saving-the-pint-behind-the-race-to-climate-proof-beer-in-the-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/saving-the-pint-behind-the-race-to-climate-proof-beer-in-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sky monkeys, pink tutus and bum nuts: behind the scenes at the Eden Project as it turns 25]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our photojournalist explores the Cornish landmark on the eve of its anniversary and meets some of its staff, visitors, plants and creatures&ldquo;Give me a sleeping bag and I&rsquo;ll happily sleep here overnight,&rdquo; says Kim Mackintosh as she wanders amid the vibrant flora of the Mediterranean biome at the Eden Project on the eve of the tourist attraction&rsquo;s 25th anniversary.Loupe in hand, the leader of the biome&rsquo;s horticulture team is marvelling at an array of plants that have r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sky-monkeys-pink-tutus-and-bum-nuts-behind-the-scenes-at-the-eden-project-as-it-turns-25/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sky-monkeys-pink-tutus-and-bum-nuts-behind-the-scenes-at-the-eden-project-as-it-turns-25/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A total hoot! Beautiful birds – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[From fluffy owlets to rosy-hued flamingos, Claire Rosen&rsquo;s portraits of live birds took her on a journey that touched on colonialism, wallpaper design &hellip; and chickens Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-total-hoot-beautiful-birds-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-total-hoot-beautiful-birds-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A wildflower display of astonishing richness | Mark Cocker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drosopigi, the Mani, Greece: This rocky region&rsquo;s abundance of flora takes the breath away &ndash; not least a long and winding trail of Chios chamomileThe Greek name for this southernmost tip of the Peloponnese is linked to a Byzantine fort at Cape Tigani (called Megali Maina), but it may well also draw on the region&rsquo;s desolate, mountainous rocky country that persists throughout the entire peninsula.The fierce Maniot people were well described by Patrick Leigh Fermor in his book Mani]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-wildflower-display-of-astonishing-richness-mark-cocker/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-wildflower-display-of-astonishing-richness-mark-cocker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revealed: the world’s worst mega-leaks of methane driving global heating]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Fixing a leak can be simple and equivalent to closing a coal power station, making lack of action maddening, say analystsThe world&rsquo;s worst mega-leaks of the potent greenhouse gas methane in 2025 have been revealed by an analysis of satellite data.The super-polluting plumes from oil and gas facilities have a colossal heating impact on the climate but often result from poor maintenance and can be simple to fix. The assessment found dozens of mega-leaks, each having the same global]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/revealed-the-worlds-worst-mega-leaks-of-methane-driving-global-heating/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/revealed-the-worlds-worst-mega-leaks-of-methane-driving-global-heating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reduced physical activity due to global heating will lead to rise in health issues, study says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers project that reduced activity could contribute to half a million additional premature deaths annually by 2050Rising temperatures are making physical activity undesirable and even dangerous in many parts of the world, and as global heating worsens, it will further affect how much people are able to move.Researchers analysed data from 156 countries between 2000 and 2022 and modelled how rising temperatures may affect physical activity globally by 2050. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reduced-physical-activity-due-to-global-heating-will-lead-to-rise-in-health-issues-study-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reduced-physical-activity-due-to-global-heating-will-lead-to-rise-in-health-issues-study-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on SUVs: London’s mayor is right to push back on supersize cars | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Huge vehicles are popular with drivers, but their wider impacts on road safety and the environment must be tackledNo one who walks, cycles or drives around London, or many of the world&rsquo;s big cities, could fail to notice the vastly increased size of the typical car. A type of vehicle once associated with rural settings and outdoor&nbsp;lifestyles is now ubiquitous. Heavily marketed&nbsp;as sports utility vehicles (SUVs), supersize&nbsp;cars are among the key consumer trends of recent decade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-suvs-londons-mayor-is-right-to-push-back-on-supersize-cars-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-suvs-londons-mayor-is-right-to-push-back-on-supersize-cars-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisisSeventy years ago this winter, the streets of Britain fell eerily quiet. After one last panic buying spree, many garages shut, and traffic even in the heart of London dwindled away. The formal introduction of petrol rationing had begun, limiting drivers to 200 miles&rsquo; worth a month &ndash; with exceptions for farmers, doctors and vicars &ndash; after the Suez crisis bl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trumps-war-is-bringing-economic-calamity-to-the-uk-and-another-shock-to-our-politics-gaby-hinsliff/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 19:08:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trumps-war-is-bringing-economic-calamity-to-the-uk-and-another-shock-to-our-politics-gaby-hinsliff/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Realtime pollution alerts needed on Windermere, campaigners say after boy nearly dies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Claire Earley&rsquo;s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital after contracting E coli from contaminated lakeRealtime pollution alerts are needed across Windermere urgently, campaigners have said, as the mother of a seven-year-old boy who kayaked on the lake described how he nearly died after contracting a dangerous strain of E coli from contaminated water.Claire Earley&rsquo;s son Rex spent six weeks in hospital, and underwent two emergency operations, after a family kayaking trip on Win]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/realtime-pollution-alerts-needed-on-windermere-campaigners-say-after-boy-nearly-dies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/realtime-pollution-alerts-needed-on-windermere-campaigners-say-after-boy-nearly-dies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oldest-known whale song recording provides new insight into ocean sounds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recording of humpback whale from 1949 could also provide new understanding of how the huge animals communicateA haunting whale song discovered on decades-old audio equipment could open up a new understanding of how the huge animals communicate, according to researchers who say it is the oldest such recording known.The song is that of a humpback whale, a marine giant beloved by whale watchers for its docile nature and spectacular leaps from the water, and was recorded by scientists in March 1949]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-provides-new-insight-into-ocean-sounds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 14:05:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oldest-known-whale-song-recording-provides-new-insight-into-ocean-sounds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We cannot replace USAID, but we can do big things’: conservation plots a future without American money]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Trump administration&rsquo;s cuts to biodiversity funding have imperiled species, habitats and the people who defend both. Now the world is seeking a new way forwardOn 22 January 2024, at the inauguration of the current Liberian president, Joseph Boakai, the US-based Liberian poet Patricia Jabbeh Wesley paid tribute to the west African nation&rsquo;s tropical forests &ndash; one of the places where, she said, &ldquo;our fathers came / centuries ago, and planted our umbilical cords / deep in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-cannot-replace-usaid-but-we-can-do-big-things-conservation-plots-a-future-without-american-money/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/we-cannot-replace-usaid-but-we-can-do-big-things-conservation-plots-a-future-without-american-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Elusive nightjar birds making remarkable comeback, conservationists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[An ecological survey has found 109 nightjar territories in the lowland heaths of east Hampshire.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/elusive-nightjar-birds-making-remarkable-comeback-conservationists-say/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/elusive-nightjar-birds-making-remarkable-comeback-conservationists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Farmers 'hammered' by fertiliser and fuel rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Williamson, who farms near Bridgnorth, says he is concerned how the Iran war is affecting prices.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/farmers-hammered-by-fertiliser-and-fuel-rises/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/farmers-hammered-by-fertiliser-and-fuel-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A saliva test for George the pony, and a rethink on worm control | Kate Blincoe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Deworming horses is as important as ever, but not at the expense of dung beetles &ndash; which are coming out of hibernation nowI slide a medical spatula into George the Connemara pony&rsquo;s mouth, carefully finding the interdental gap in his teeth after his incisors. He begins licking and chewing, working out if it is edible. My job is to hold it in place for at least 30 seconds to get a good sample of his saliva on the absorbent swab, which will be analysed to see]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-saliva-test-for-george-the-pony-and-a-rethink-on-worm-control-kate-blincoe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-saliva-test-for-george-the-pony-and-a-rethink-on-worm-control-kate-blincoe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining made this US tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Quapaw Nation is the only US Native community to carry out a cleanup of one of the country&rsquo;s worst sites of environmental contaminationThey call this land the Laue. In the late 1800s, part of these 200 acres of grassland inside the Quapaw Nation were allotted to tribal citizen Charley Quapaw Blackhawk. After forcing dozens of tribes into Indian territory before the civil war, the US government then parceled out reservations and property to individual members. It was part of the governm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mining-made-this-us-tribal-area-a-toxic-wasteland-this-indigenous-nation-brought-it-back-to-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mining-made-this-us-tribal-area-a-toxic-wasteland-this-indigenous-nation-brought-it-back-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I love vultures, mosquitoes and, yes, even wasps. This is why you should too | Jo Wimpenny]]></title><description><![CDATA[No species is a &lsquo;villain&rsquo; &ndash; and even humans&rsquo; least favourite creatures are part of a web that makes all life possibleA wasp has just flown into your kitchen. Do you: a) scream and run away; b) roll up a magazine and try to bash it; or c) open a window and usher it outside? Now imagine it&rsquo;s a bee &ndash; do you respond in the same way?Our emotional responses towards the other animals on this planet are diverse, complicated and often irrational, and our contrasting pe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-love-vultures-mosquitoes-and-yes-even-wasps-this-is-why-you-should-too-jo-wimpenny/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-love-vultures-mosquitoes-and-yes-even-wasps-this-is-why-you-should-too-jo-wimpenny/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Create hedgehog havens – and seven other ways to help our prickly friends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hedgehogs&rsquo; habitat is shrinking, they&rsquo;re vulnerable to cars, and pesticides are affecting their food supply. Here&rsquo;s how we can help them pull throughWith stumpy, speedy legs, questing snouts and a fierce quiver of needles, hedgehogs are enchantingly strange, like fantasy creatures from a medieval bestiary. &ldquo;It&rsquo;s the nation&rsquo;s favourite wild animal &ndash; every time there&rsquo;s a vote or a poll, the hedgehog wins,&rdquo; says ecologist Hugh Warwick, AKA &ldqu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/create-hedgehog-havens-and-seven-other-ways-to-help-our-prickly-friends/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/create-hedgehog-havens-and-seven-other-ways-to-help-our-prickly-friends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Police-style powers to tackle fly-tippers being considered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The move would allow officers to search premises without a warrant, seize assets and arrest those suspected of criminality.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/police-style-powers-to-tackle-fly-tippers-being-considered/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/police-style-powers-to-tackle-fly-tippers-being-considered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The fish fled’: Nile fisherman earning more from collecting plastic than fish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed is among those redeploying his skills for a local recycling company that is cleaning up the NileAt 6am, Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed steers his boat from al-Qarsaya island through Cairo&rsquo;s Nile waters towards the capital&rsquo;s riverside clubs. Fifteen years ago, he searched for fish. Now he hunts plastic bottles.&ldquo;The fish fled from the plastic chokehold,&rdquo; said Sayed, who has lived on the Giza island since arriving from Assiut, further south on th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-fish-fled-nile-fisherman-earning-more-from-collecting-plastic-than-fish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-fish-fled-nile-fisherman-earning-more-from-collecting-plastic-than-fish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can scientists really resurrect the dodo? Inside the company that says it can]]></title><description><![CDATA[Colossal Biosciences&rsquo; CEO says its work follows a &lsquo;moral obligation&rsquo; while critics say it&rsquo;s &lsquo;tech bro&rsquo; hype that could undermine conservationCan and should we resurrect animal species that have been extinct for thousands of years? Such weighty, existential questions were once the preserve of science fiction but are now being played out within an unassuming brick building in a Dallas business park.Colossal Biosciences, valued at $10.2bn after raising hundreds o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-scientists-really-resurrect-the-dodo-inside-the-company-that-says-it-can/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/can-scientists-really-resurrect-the-dodo-inside-the-company-that-says-it-can/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding for green community initiatives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Staffordshire Moorlands District Council says projects can receive up to &pound;5.000.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/funding-for-green-community-initiatives/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:32:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/funding-for-green-community-initiatives/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The astronaut who took one giant leap for Manx-kind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retired astronaut Nicole Stott says being in space "does make you look at Earth differently".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-astronaut-who-took-one-giant-leap-for-manx-kind/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-astronaut-who-took-one-giant-leap-for-manx-kind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Major hedgerow restoration project begins on farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restored hedgerows will boost wildlife and help farm productivity, says the National Trust.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/major-hedgerow-restoration-project-begins-on-farm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 15 Mar 2026 07:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/major-hedgerow-restoration-project-begins-on-farm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some top US lobbying firms are working both sides of the Pfas issue at the same time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Review from non-profit finds range of scenarios of firms simultaneously lobbying for and against Pfas regulationsSome top US lobbying firms are simultaneously working both sides of the Pfas &ldquo;forever chemicals&rdquo; issue, raising serious conflict of interest questions and concerns that their activity is slowing states&rsquo; efforts to rein in the public health threat.The review of six states&rsquo; lobbying records conducted by the non-profit F-Minus found a range of scenarios in which f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/some-top-us-lobbying-firms-are-working-both-sides-of-the-pfas-issue-at-the-same-time/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/some-top-us-lobbying-firms-are-working-both-sides-of-the-pfas-issue-at-the-same-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Former dairy farm could become peat research centre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Honeygar Farm is one of the few areas in the UK that still holds deep lowland peatland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/former-dairy-farm-could-become-peat-research-centre/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:28:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/former-dairy-farm-could-become-peat-research-centre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My ideas are a little revolutionary’: ecologist Suzanne Simard on intelligent forests, the climate and her critics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Her research popularised the idea of the wood wide web, but the scientific backlash was brutal. As the author of The Mother Tree returns to the forest in a new book, she discusses her battle to reimagine our relationship with natureIn 2018, the ecologist and writer Suzanne Simard was conducting research in the forested Caribou Mountains of western Canada when a thunderstorm rolled in. She was with her two teenage daughters and her close friend and colleague, Jean Roach. They saw flashes of light]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-ideas-are-a-little-revolutionary-ecologist-suzanne-simard-on-intelligent-forests-the-climate-and-her-critics/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-ideas-are-a-little-revolutionary-ecologist-suzanne-simard-on-intelligent-forests-the-climate-and-her-critics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How reintroducing beavers is changing our landscape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Four pairs of beavers were released into the Par and Fowey river catchment in February.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-reintroducing-beavers-is-changing-our-landscape/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-reintroducing-beavers-is-changing-our-landscape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Carnage' unleashed on sleeping town when river hit 18-times normal level]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storm Claudia devastated residents in Monmouth, with many still living with the damage.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/carnage-unleashed-on-sleeping-town-when-river-hit-18-times-normal-level/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/carnage-unleashed-on-sleeping-town-when-river-hit-18-times-normal-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Shockingly bad’: Nissan Leaf drivers voice anger over app shutdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carmaker&rsquo;s decision to drop NissanConnect EV app on relatively recent cars fuels warnings from expertsOwners of some Nissan Leaf electric vehicles are angry after the carmaker announced it would shut down an app that lets them remotely control battery charging and other functions.Drivers of Leaf cars made before May 2019 and the e-NV200 van (produced until 2022) have been told that the NissanConnect EV app linked to their vehicles will &ldquo;cease operation&rdquo; from 30 March. This mean]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/shockingly-bad-nissan-leaf-drivers-voice-anger-over-app-shutdown/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/shockingly-bad-nissan-leaf-drivers-voice-anger-over-app-shutdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A dawn search for the rare black grouse | Eben Muse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ruabon grouse moor, Wrexham: Mating season is upon us. Will I be lucky enough to spot a courtship lek?I&rsquo;m shooting grouse on the moor today. There are two kinds here: red grouse, a gamebird reared and shot in its thousands; and its larger, rarer cousin, the black grouse. The latter is supposedly spared by a ban that remains voluntary despite catastrophic declines in recent decades. As it&rsquo;s not shooting season, which runs from August to mid-December, I&nbsp;shoulder a camera, not a sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-dawn-search-for-the-rare-black-grouse-eben-muse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-dawn-search-for-the-rare-black-grouse-eben-muse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Drinking from a fetid pond’: superbug-creating genes found in UK’s largest lake]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Lough Neagh, which supplies drinking water for 40% of NI, contains genes resistant to last-resort antibioticsGenes capable of creating antibiotic-resistant superbugs have been detected in the UK&rsquo;s largest lake, which supplies drinking water to about 40% of Northern Ireland.Testing of water from Lough Neagh, which has a surface area 26 times bigger than Windermere, found genes resistant to a wide range of antibiotics, including carbapenems &ndash; drugs reserved for life-threaten]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/drinking-from-a-fetid-pond-superbug-creating-genes-found-in-uks-largest-lake/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/drinking-from-a-fetid-pond-superbug-creating-genes-found-in-uks-largest-lake/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The environmental cost of datacentres is rising. Is it time to quit AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the QuitGPT movement gains momentum, should people concerned about the environmental impacts of AI consider opting out?Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household&rsquo;s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comIt&rsquo;s only a few years on from the release of ChatGPT but the race to plug artificial intelligence into everything has sparked a surge in data]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-environmental-cost-of-datacentres-is-rising-is-it-time-to-quit-ai/</link><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-environmental-cost-of-datacentres-is-rising-is-it-time-to-quit-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austrian glaciers disintegrating due to climate change, say scientists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists say nearly all of the significant glaciers in the Austrian Alps have shrunk.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/austrian-glaciers-disintegrating-due-to-climate-change-say-scientists/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/austrian-glaciers-disintegrating-due-to-climate-change-say-scientists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil giant forced to pay £6m after major spill]]></title><description><![CDATA[A major incident was declared when a leak occurred at a pipeline operated by gas company Perenco.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oil-giant-forced-to-pay-6m-after-major-spill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/oil-giant-forced-to-pay-6m-after-major-spill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who are the key figures in the sewage crisis, and where are they now?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With anger stoked by Channel 4&rsquo;s drama Dirty Business, we look at what has happened to some of the main playersWater companies have been in the public eye for the wrong reasons again recently. South West Water was in the dock pleading guilty to supplying water unfit for human consumption, while the regulator fined South East Water &pound;22.5m for repeated supply failures that affected more than 280,000 people over three years.As the full scale of the sewage pollution scandal has been reve]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/who-are-the-key-figures-in-the-sewage-crisis-and-where-are-they-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/who-are-the-key-figures-in-the-sewage-crisis-and-where-are-they-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: Southern France under yellow alert after severe thunderstorms]]></title><description><![CDATA[US also experiences severe convective storms, while record-breaking heat recorded in parts of South AfricaOn Monday 9 March, severe thunderstorms affected parts of southern France, with several departments including H&eacute;rault, Var, and the Alpes-Maritimes put under yellow alert for heavy rain.Some of the heaviest rainfall totals came from a cell that passed over the Var department. Examples of high rainfall totals taken from some private weather stations come from the towns of Carqueiranne]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-southern-france-under-yellow-alert-after-severe-thunderstorms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 11:26:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-southern-france-under-yellow-alert-after-severe-thunderstorms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Massive boost of serotonin!’: How a dose of nature is treating mental illness]]></title><description><![CDATA[A project in London is helping hundreds of people, providing a genuine alternative to traditional treatments&ldquo;What you&rsquo;ve got there from the sun on your face is a massive boost of serotonin!&rdquo; says Alison Greenwood, founder of Dose of Nature, the charity successfully prescribing time outside as a treatment for mental health.Greenwood is striding round Pensford Field, a tiny patch of wildness tucked behind houses in south-west London. The bright day is illuminating the early black]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/massive-boost-of-serotonin-how-a-dose-of-nature-is-treating-mental-illness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/massive-boost-of-serotonin-how-a-dose-of-nature-is-treating-mental-illness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why US disaster response workers won’t miss the ‘singularly destructive force’ that was Kristi Noem]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: In the wake of the DHS secretary&rsquo;s firing, staff from the Federal Emergency Management Agency share how her tenure has left the US less able to the respond to the climate crisisDonald Trump made his first cabinet-level firing last week when he expelled Kristi Noem. In her one year leading the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Noem sparked widespread criticism for overseeing inhumane immigration policies and avoiding questions about Immigration and C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-us-disaster-response-workers-wont-miss-the-singularly-destructive-force-that-was-kristi-noem/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-us-disaster-response-workers-wont-miss-the-singularly-destructive-force-that-was-kristi-noem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a wet macaque, four little pigs and a stowaway fox]]></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-wet-macaque-four-little-pigs-and-a-stowaway-fox/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-wet-macaque-four-little-pigs-and-a-stowaway-fox/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK energy prices are soaring – and propagandists want to sell you a false reason why | George Monbiot]]></title><description><![CDATA[The war on Iran has put fossil-fuel prices centre stage, but don&rsquo;t believe those who tout &lsquo;maximising the North Sea&rsquo; as our salvationThese are burning, smoking lies. As oil and gas prices soar, thanks to the US and Israel&rsquo;s attack on Iran, the UK&rsquo;s opponents of climate policy become even shriller. Rightwing politicians, Tufton Street junktanks and the billionaire press tell us our energy security will be enhanced and our bills will fall if we abandon net zero polici]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-energy-prices-are-soaring-and-propagandists-want-to-sell-you-a-false-reason-why-george-monbiot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-energy-prices-are-soaring-and-propagandists-want-to-sell-you-a-false-reason-why-george-monbiot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No drama, just wet feet: how the joy of puddles sums up UK weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[We do not generally get epic tornadoes, sandstorms or avalanches, but we may get splashed by a bus on the roadPuddles, small and temporary pools of water typically formed by rainfall, hold a special place in British culture. They are the embodiment of the national weather&rsquo;s tendency to produce mild inconvenience rather than drama. We do not generally get epic tornadoes, sandstorms or avalanches, but we do get wet feet, or splashed by a bus driving through a puddle.The story of Walter Ralei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/no-drama-just-wet-feet-how-the-joy-of-puddles-sums-up-uk-weather/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/no-drama-just-wet-feet-how-the-joy-of-puddles-sums-up-uk-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do we want to keep fixing the same issue? Unlearned lessons from the first big oil crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[As energy prices tripled in the 1970s due to Middle Eastern wars, Scandinavia, France and the Netherlands sped up green transitionWhen Middle Eastern wars sparked an oil crisis in the 1970s, tripling energy prices and throwing economies into chaos, some countries looked beyond short-term solutions. The French made nuclear the pillar of their power system. Scandinavians insulated buildings and funnelled waste heat into homes. The Dutch built bike lanes where others wanted motorways. The Danes dev]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/do-we-want-to-keep-fixing-the-same-issue-unlearned-lessons-from-the-first-big-oil-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/do-we-want-to-keep-fixing-the-same-issue-unlearned-lessons-from-the-first-big-oil-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly three-quarters of England’s woods inaccessible to public, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Campaigners call for government to introduce right-to-roam bill that allows people to walk around their local woodlandsNearly three-quarters of England&rsquo;s woods are off-limits to the public, buried government documents show.The study by Forest Research, which is a government-funded quango, found that 73% of English woodland is publicly inaccessible.This article was amended on 13 March 2026 to make clear that the inaccessible trees are recorded by the Woodland Trust, but not neces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nearly-three-quarters-of-englands-woods-inaccessible-to-public-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mining’s toxic timebomb: dams full of poisonous waste are dotted around the world. What happens when they burst?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While tailings dams are meant to last for ever, extreme weather events are making many unstable &ndash; with devastating consequences for nature and humansAs soon as the barrier broke, a flood of poison brought death to the river. Gushing through the fragile wall built to hold back mining waste in Zambia&rsquo;s copper belt in February 2025, more than 50m cubic litres of acid and heavy metals poured into the Chambishi stream &ndash; a tributary of the Kafue River, the country&rsquo;s longest wat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/minings-toxic-timebomb-dams-full-of-poisonous-waste-are-dotted-around-the-world-what-happens-when-they-burst/</link><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/minings-toxic-timebomb-dams-full-of-poisonous-waste-are-dotted-around-the-world-what-happens-when-they-burst/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Artemis II: Nasa targets early April for Moon mission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nasa says technical problems that have delayed the rocket are fixed and it is ready for launch.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-nasa-targets-early-april-for-moon-mission/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/artemis-ii-nasa-targets-early-april-for-moon-mission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Kast is more like Trump’: Chile’s environmentalists prepare to do battle for the country’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears are growing that the new far-right president will slash environmental protections in favour of foreign investment In Chile&rsquo;s most northerly region, Arica y Parinacota, Andrea Chellew, 62, relies on tourists for her cafe. They usually travel from the coastal city of Arica to the unique biosphere of the Andean highlands, which rise well above 5,000 metres and host nature reserves and wetlands.At 3,000 metres (9,800ft) above sea level, along Highway 11, she lives by the trade route that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/kast-is-more-like-trump-chiles-environmentalists-prepare-to-do-battle-for-the-countrys-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/kast-is-more-like-trump-chiles-environmentalists-prepare-to-do-battle-for-the-countrys-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasa spacecraft weighing 1,300lb re-enters Earth's atmosphere]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much of the Van Allen Probe was expected to burn up in the atmosphere, though Nasa said there was a "low" risk of people being struck by surviving components.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasa-spacecraft-weighing-1300lb-re-enters-earths-atmosphere/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasa-spacecraft-weighing-1300lb-re-enters-earths-atmosphere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London, San Francisco and Beijing achieve ‘remarkable reductions’ in air pollution]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cycle lanes, electric cars and other interventions have helped 19 global cities slash levels of pollutants by more than 20% London, San Francisco and Beijing are among 19 global cities that have achieved &ldquo;remarkable reductions&rdquo; in air pollution, analysis has found, having slashed levels of two airway-aggravating pollutants by more than 20% since 2010.The analysis found interventions such as cycle lanes, uptake of electric cars and restrictions on polluting vehicles had helped to driv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/london-san-francisco-and-beijing-achieve-remarkable-reductions-in-air-pollution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greedy beaver caught twice in monitoring trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rangers in Northumberland say the beavers are doing well after they were caught and checked over.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/greedy-beaver-caught-twice-in-monitoring-trap/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/greedy-beaver-caught-twice-in-monitoring-trap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[March for Romans was a time to sow conflict as well as crops]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rome did not only organise its agriculture in tune with the rhythm of the seasons, it also fought its wars that wayMarch is named for the Roman god Mars. He was among other things the god of agriculture, and the month was marked by ceremonies to protect new crops from bad weather.Mars was the god of war too, and better weather also meant the start of the campaigning season. The roles sometimes merged. In one of the oldest Roman ceremonies, the &ldquo;leaping priests&rdquo; of Mars, 12 young men]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/march-for-romans-was-a-time-to-sow-conflict-as-well-as-crops/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/march-for-romans-was-a-time-to-sow-conflict-as-well-as-crops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Primroses turn a churchyard buttery yellow, heralding spring | Sarah Lambert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bainton, Cambridgeshire: Villagers gather each year on Palm Sunday to celebrate these scented flowersBeside the lichen-encrusted churchyard wall, a robin sings from the dark heart of a yew, its clear notes rising above the gruff calls of nesting rooks. Along the path, a bank of buttery primroses glows beside the bright stars of lesser celandine, offering early forage to the first pollen-dusted solitary bee. Across the gravestones, small points of colour are beginning to appear. St Mary&rsquo;s c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-primroses-turn-a-churchyard-buttery-yellow-heralding-spring-sarah-lambert/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-primroses-turn-a-churchyard-buttery-yellow-heralding-spring-sarah-lambert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The last frontier’: how red globules of nickel ore are suffocating an island’s precious wilderness]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the race to meet the demands of the energy transition, biodiversity hotspots such as Palawan in the Philippines are being increasingly mined for critical elementsHow nature is being sacrificed for mining across the world &ndash; a data visualisationMoharen Tahil Tambiling lowers himself from the fishing boat into the water and gingerly picks his way over the reef circling the bay. At low tide here in Brooke&rsquo;s Point on Palawan, a long, rugged island in the south-west of the Philippines a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-last-frontier-how-red-globules-of-nickel-ore-are-suffocating-an-islands-precious-wilderness/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-last-frontier-how-red-globules-of-nickel-ore-are-suffocating-an-islands-precious-wilderness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Namibia's green energy dream could be a red flag for penguins]]></title><description><![CDATA[A near pristine desert and coastal wilderness in Namibia could soon host a huge hydrogen production facility.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-namibias-green-energy-dream-could-be-a-red-flag-for-penguins/</link><pubDate>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:04:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-namibias-green-energy-dream-could-be-a-red-flag-for-penguins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harold ‘the Kangaroo’ Thornton: the extraordinary, forgotten life of the ‘greatest genius who ever lived’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Australian artist was a relentless self-promoter, prolific painter and pro wrestler. He loved a tall tale &ndash; but his true story was remarkableGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIf you checked out the Archibald prize finalists back in 1983, one painting in particular might have caught your eye. Taking up seven feet of wall space, Dr Brown and Green Old Time Waltz is a psychedelic portrait of the then Greens leader, Bob Brown, rendered in rich colours and filled with hidden detail]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/harold-the-kangaroo-thornton-the-extraordinary-forgotten-life-of-the-greatest-genius-who-ever-lived/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/harold-the-kangaroo-thornton-the-extraordinary-forgotten-life-of-the-greatest-genius-who-ever-lived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Severe water stress’: why desalination plants are the Gulf’s greatest weakness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent attack on plants led to fears of escalating strikes, but Iran knows drought has left it equally vulnerableMiddle East crisis &ndash; live updatesIn 1983, the CIA determined that the most crucial commodity in the Gulf was its desalinated potable water.Although the loss of a single plant could be handled, &ldquo;successful attacks on several plants in the most dependent countries could generate a national crisis that could lead to panic flights from the country and civil unrest&rdquo;. And]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/severe-water-stress-why-desalination-plants-are-the-gulfs-greatest-weakness/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/severe-water-stress-why-desalination-plants-are-the-gulfs-greatest-weakness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Toronto's snow mountains hide a toxic secret &ndash; video]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Guardian reporter Leyland Cecco visits an almost 100ft-tall snow mountain, one of six created in Toronto to store all the snow cleared from roads and paths across the city.Toronto has spent more than C$1bn dollars over a decade to successfully re-naturalise the mouth of the Don River. But this is at risk because the salt contained in the snow mountains is likely to end up in water systems, causing an 'ecological crisis'.More than 130,000 tonnes of salt were used during the winter's record sn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-torontos-snow-mountains-hide-a-toxic-secret-ndash-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-torontos-snow-mountains-hide-a-toxic-secret-ndash-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peak interest: Toronto’s snow mountains that refuse to melt are a toxic hazard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reaching up to 100ft, these massive piles contain tonnes of salt that keep roads clear &ndash; but pose environmental risksMost mountains take tens of millions of years to form. Toronto&rsquo;s newest mountain took just days.Towering atop the crowns of evergreens, it has no skeleton of limestone or granite. There are no spires, cornices or headwalls. It is simply piles upon piles of snow, mixed with a toxic cocktail of road salt, antifreeze, oil, coffee cups and lost keys. It is the final restin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/peak-interest-torontos-snow-mountains-that-refuse-to-melt-are-a-toxic-hazard/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/peak-interest-torontos-snow-mountains-that-refuse-to-melt-are-a-toxic-hazard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘When I leave, part of me stays’: why Scarborough’s youth won’t turn their backs on the seaside town they love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hemmed in by the sea and poor transport links, many young people from the Yorkshire town feel trapped, but there is also a pride in the areaIt&rsquo;s the morning after a wet and stormy day in the Yorkshire seaside town of Scarborough. The waves, which the previous day had been crashing dramatically on the harbour walls, have calmed and a few brave souls have entered the water with surfboards. There is a man throwing a ball for his dog on the beach and a kayaker bobbing on the waves.Just up from]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/when-i-leave-part-of-me-stays-why-scarboroughs-youth-wont-turn-their-backs-on-the-seaside-town-they-love/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/when-i-leave-part-of-me-stays-why-scarboroughs-youth-wont-turn-their-backs-on-the-seaside-town-they-love/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This is the story of Weda Bay – and how nature is being sacrificed for mining]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet, a much bigger footprint than previously thoughtWeda Bay is just one example of a global trend that could see the mining industry expand into some of Earth&rsquo;s last areas of wilderness in search of minerals and materials to feed the global economy.Analysis produced for the Guardian by a group of academic researchers found more than 3,267 mining operations within key biodiversity areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-is-the-story-of-weda-bay-and-how-nature-is-being-sacrificed-for-mining/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/this-is-the-story-of-weda-bay-and-how-nature-is-being-sacrificed-for-mining/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iran oil crisis has proved Ed Miliband right on green energy. But households still need more help | Mathew Lawrence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s whole energy economy needs to be reformed &ndash; decarbonising the grid is only part of the mixBritain is once again paying the price of an energy system that is more effective at extracting profits than delivering security. Illegal war and geopolitical disruption are sending fossil fuel prices soaring &ndash; and because our electricity market turns volatile gas prices into higher electricity bills, families here risk paying the cost. The government is already unpopular. How it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-iran-oil-crisis-has-proved-ed-miliband-right-on-green-energy-but-households-still-need-more-help-mathew-lawrence/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-iran-oil-crisis-has-proved-ed-miliband-right-on-green-energy-but-households-still-need-more-help-mathew-lawrence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How nature is being sacrificed for mining across the world – a data visualisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis has found more than 3,000 mining operations within the most naturally precious areas of the planet, a much bigger footprint than previously thoughtWeda Bay is just one example of a global trend that could see the mining industry expand into some of Earth&rsquo;s last areas of wilderness in search of minerals and materials to feed the global economy.Analysis produced for the Guardian by a group of academic researchers found more than 3,267 mining operations within key biodiversity areas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-nature-is-being-sacrificed-for-mining-across-the-world-a-data-visualisation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-nature-is-being-sacrificed-for-mining-across-the-world-a-data-visualisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Toxic pet flea treatment chemicals found at 'damaging' levels in rivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists have found further evidence that pet flea treatments are widespread in rivers across the UK.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/toxic-pet-flea-treatment-chemicals-found-at-damaging-levels-in-rivers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/toxic-pet-flea-treatment-chemicals-found-at-damaging-levels-in-rivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ultrasound repellers could keep hedgehogs off roads, scientists hope]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study shows animals hear very high frequencies, making it possible to design a deterrent to cut deathsHedgehogs have been discovered to hear high-frequency ultrasound, raising hopes that they could be deterred from dangerous roads with ultrasound repellers.Vehicles are estimated to kill up to one in three hedgehogs, a big factor in the much-loved mammal&rsquo;s drastic decline across Europe over recent decades. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ultrasound-repellers-could-keep-hedgehogs-off-roads-scientists-hope/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ultrasound-repellers-could-keep-hedgehogs-off-roads-scientists-hope/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reaching net zero by 2050 ‘cheaper for UK than one fossil fuel crisis’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate change committee finds move to renewable energy would also bring health, economic and security benefitsAchieving the UK&rsquo;s net zero target by 2050 will cost less than a single oil shock and bring health and economic benefits while insulating the country against future costs, the government&rsquo;s climate advisers have forecast.Eliminating the UK&rsquo;s reliance on fossil fuels by adopting renewable energy and green technologies, such as electric vehicles and heat pumps, would be t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reaching-net-zero-by-2050-cheaper-for-uk-than-one-fossil-fuel-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/reaching-net-zero-by-2050-cheaper-for-uk-than-one-fossil-fuel-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Birdwatch: Blue tits are feisty and fascinating but often taken for granted]]></title><description><![CDATA[They will soon be looking for nest sites to begin the huge effort of raising their brood of between eight and 10 chicksIf there were an award for the most underrated British garden bird, the blue tit may well come out on top. Feisty and fascinating, this colourful little creature is so common and familiar that we often take it for granted.This could be because of the blue tit&rsquo;s ubiquity. In both the main garden bird surveys in the UK &ndash; the RSPB&rsquo;s annual Big Garden Birdwatch and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/birdwatch-blue-tits-are-feisty-and-fascinating-but-often-taken-for-granted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/birdwatch-blue-tits-are-feisty-and-fascinating-but-often-taken-for-granted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: The art of noticing rewards with a mini glittering web | Jeni Bell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Knightwood Inclosure, New Forest: I realise my knowledge of my favourite haunt is the size of the spidery-speck hanging in the heatherIn soft sunlight the woodland wakes. Brimstone butterflies boast their presence, a raven pair rattle overhead, and the first scents of warming earth drift upwards. Spring shouts its arrival across Knightwood Inclosure, home of the New Forest&rsquo;s girthiest tree, the Knightwood Oak. It falls on deaf ears though; knelt in mud, immersed in undergrowth, I&rsquo;m m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-art-of-noticing-rewards-with-a-mini-glittering-web-jeni-bell/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-the-art-of-noticing-rewards-with-a-mini-glittering-web-jeni-bell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘My lovely distraction’: live stream of kākāpō – world’s fattest parrot – and her chicks captivates New Zealand]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 100,000 people have tuned in to watch &lsquo;k&#257;k&#257;p&#333; cam&rsquo;, which captures a rare flightless bird sleeping, tidying her nest and fighting off intrudersOn an island in New Zealand&rsquo;s remote southern fjords, one of the world&rsquo;s strangest and rarest parrots &ndash; the k&#257;k&#257;p&#333; &ndash; is caring for her tiny chick as fans from across the globe watch on.Through the black and white lens of a hidden camera, a fluffy orb with a kazoo-like squeak jostl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-lovely-distraction-live-stream-of-kkp-worlds-fattest-parrot-and-her-chicks-captivates-new-zealand/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 02:03:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/my-lovely-distraction-live-stream-of-kkp-worlds-fattest-parrot-and-her-chicks-captivates-new-zealand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Secret of hedgehog hearing discovered at far beyond human range]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers played a sountrack to hedgehogs to identify the frequency of sounds they can hear]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/secret-of-hedgehog-hearing-discovered-at-far-beyond-human-range/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/secret-of-hedgehog-hearing-discovered-at-far-beyond-human-range/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prioritising AI data centres could block new homes, builders warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government plans to give data centres priority access to the electricity grid to speed up development.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/prioritising-ai-data-centres-could-block-new-homes-builders-warn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2026 01:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/prioritising-ai-data-centres-could-block-new-homes-builders-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why air strikes on Tehran oil facilities are causing black rain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Air strikes have damaged at least four oil facilities since US-Israeli attacks on Iran began last month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-air-strikes-on-tehran-oil-facilities-are-causing-black-rain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 20:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/why-air-strikes-on-tehran-oil-facilities-are-causing-black-rain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It feels like a seed has been planted’: Morecambe looks to Eden Project for revival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Young people hope green light to build eco attraction&rsquo;s northern outpost will change theirs and the town&rsquo;s fortunesIn the Lancashire coastal town of Morecambe, there has been talk of Eden Project&rsquo;s futuristic biomes being built beside the shoreline overlooking the bay for a decade.But this summer, spades will finally break ground to make the project a reality, with the visitor attraction expected to open in less than two years. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-feels-like-a-seed-has-been-planted-morecambe-looks-to-eden-project-for-revival/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-feels-like-a-seed-has-been-planted-morecambe-looks-to-eden-project-for-revival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Extinct' butterfly found across southern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[There has been a flurry of early sightings of the large tortoiseshell butterfly, a charity says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/extinct-butterfly-found-across-southern-england/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 16:27:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/extinct-butterfly-found-across-southern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A sobering preview’: extreme heat now affects one in three people globally, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising temperatures making it hard even for young, healthy people to safely do normal physical tasks in many regionsClimate breakdown is shrinking the amount of time that people can safely go about their lives, according to a study that shows a third of the world&rsquo;s population now resides in areas where heat severely limits activity.Rising temperatures, driven by the continued burning of fossil fuels, are making it difficult even for many young, healthy adults to do basic physical activitie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-sobering-preview-extreme-heat-now-affects-one-in-three-people-globally-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-sobering-preview-extreme-heat-now-affects-one-in-three-people-globally-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Everyone feels like they are being scammed’: can Central America’s small coffee growers survive as global prices fall?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family-run farms in El Salvador and Honduras face mounting losses, rising costs &ndash; and the need to adapt or be left behindRead more of our Coffee crisis series hereOn a steep hillside in western El Salvador, Oscar Leiva watches rainfall in December, a month that once marked the start of the dry season. During this harvest cycle, flowering came early and then stalled. A heatwave followed. What remains of the crop is uneven, lower in quality and more expensive to produce than the last.For Lei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everyone-feels-like-they-are-being-scammed-can-central-americas-small-coffee-growers-survive-as-global-prices-fall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/everyone-feels-like-they-are-being-scammed-can-central-americas-small-coffee-growers-survive-as-global-prices-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University joins UK's &pound;17bn space sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Southampton Space Institute will use expertise and facilities for education and jobs creation.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/university-joins-uks-pound17bn-space-sector/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:10:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/university-joins-uks-pound17bn-space-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Testing the waters: can pumping chemicals into the ocean help stop global heating?]]></title><description><![CDATA[To some it was a reckless experiment but scientists hope the dispersal of 65,000 litres of sodium hydroxide into the Gulf of Maine could ease the climate crisisFor four days last August, a thick slick of maroon bruised the waters of the Gulf of Maine. The scene, not unlike a toxic red tide, was the result of 65,000 litres of an alkaline chemical, tagged with a red dye, that had been deliberately pumped by scientists into the ocean.Though it sounds perverse, the event was part of a scientific exp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/testing-the-waters-can-pumping-chemicals-into-the-ocean-help-stop-global-heating/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/testing-the-waters-can-pumping-chemicals-into-the-ocean-help-stop-global-heating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Orchids, plums and pine cones – all bursting out of cathedral walls | Nic Wilson]]></title><description><![CDATA[St Albans Cathedral, Hertfordshire: The chapel here is a wonderful curiosity, thanks to its restoration by a green-fingered Victorian sculptorAll&rsquo;s quiet in the Lady Chapel, sheltered from the bustle of the city by thick limestone walls of Totternhoe clunch, quarried just a few miles north-west in Bedfordshire. But though I&rsquo;m aware of being alone in a vast vaulted space, when I look at the stonework, I feel surrounded by the echoes of women who&rsquo;ve stood here before me and left]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-orchids-plums-and-pine-cones-all-bursting-out-of-cathedral-walls-nic-wilson/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-orchids-plums-and-pine-cones-all-bursting-out-of-cathedral-walls-nic-wilson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bombing of Iran’s oil infrastructure to have major environmental fallout, experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monitors admit they are struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from widening warIsrael&rsquo;s bombing of Iran&rsquo;s oil infrastructure will have major long-term environmental repercussions, experts have warned, as monitors admitted they were struggling to keep track of the environmental disasters arising from the widening war.Even as Iranians filled the streets to mark the appointment of a new supreme leader, the Shahran oil depot north-east of Tehran and the Shahr-e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bombing-of-irans-oil-infrastructure-to-have-major-environmental-fallout-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/bombing-of-irans-oil-infrastructure-to-have-major-environmental-fallout-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on the Iran crisis exposing Britain’s energy vulnerability: clean power offers protection | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[The war reveals Britain&rsquo;s exposure to volatile fossil fuel prices. More North Sea drilling will not shield households, building domestic green energy willWhat should Britain do when war in the Middle East sends energy prices soaring? If the strait of Hormuz were blocked for the month of fighting that Donald Trump predicts, British households could face another brutal cost of living shock. Goldman Sachs warns of prices at the pump rising to 2022 levels. That would put more than 50p on each]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-the-iran-crisis-exposing-britains-energy-vulnerability-clean-power-offers-protection-editorial/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-the-iran-crisis-exposing-britains-energy-vulnerability-clean-power-offers-protection-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Help a toad across the road – and five more ways to save these endangered amphibians]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s toads have begun their spring migration, putting them at even greater risk than usual. Here&rsquo;s how &ndash; and why &ndash; we should look after themThere&rsquo;s a touch of old magic about toads, those shapeshifters of myth, superstition and folklore. Charismatic creatures with the pleasing Latin binomial bufo bufo, common toads have astonishing copper- or gold-coloured eyes and rugged, textured skin. &ldquo;People say they look warty, which I&rsquo;ve always thought is a bi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/help-a-toad-across-the-road-and-five-more-ways-to-save-these-endangered-amphibians/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:55:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/help-a-toad-across-the-road-and-five-more-ways-to-save-these-endangered-amphibians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pay per view: Victoria wants to charge visitors to see the Twelve Apostles – will it become like Stonehenge?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like Stonehenge, the Australian coastal landmark is first seen from a busy highway &ndash; and locals warn charging a fee for safe viewing could make existing congestion worseGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHow much is a view worth? The Victorian public is asking itself that question after the state government announced on Monday that it would impose visitor fees on one of its most spectacular landmarks, the Twelve Apostles.Bookings would be required and a fee payable]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pay-per-view-victoria-wants-to-charge-visitors-to-see-the-twelve-apostles-will-it-become-like-stonehenge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/pay-per-view-victoria-wants-to-charge-visitors-to-see-the-twelve-apostles-will-it-become-like-stonehenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Countries can rewild borders to deter invasions, says EU environment chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jessika Roswall cites Poland and Finland, which have made border areas near Russia or its allies &lsquo;more hostile&rsquo; to crossCountries should look to rewild their land borders as a deterrence to invasion and build up other geographical defences to attack, Europe&rsquo;s environment chief has said.Jessika Roswall, the EU&rsquo;s commissioner for the environment, water resilience and a competitive circular economy, said nature should be used to improve national security. &ldquo;Investing in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/countries-can-rewild-borders-to-deter-invasions-says-eu-environment-chief/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:17:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/countries-can-rewild-borders-to-deter-invasions-says-eu-environment-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Large tortoiseshell butterfly confirmed no longer extinct in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early spring sightings show colourful insect is a resident species for first time in decades, says conservation charityThe large tortoiseshell &ndash; an elusive and enigmatic butterfly that became extinct in Britain in the last century &ndash; is a UK resident species once again, with a flurry of early spring sightings.Britain&rsquo;s list of native butterflies has increased to 60 with the return of the insect after individuals emerged from hibernation in woodlands in Kent, Sussex, Hampshire, D]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-confirmed-no-longer-extinct-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/large-tortoiseshell-butterfly-confirmed-no-longer-extinct-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yorkshire Water receives fresh funding despite sewage fines and pay row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private equity group EQT to take 42% stake as supplier faces scrutiny over environmental record and CEO&rsquo;s payBusiness live &ndash; latest updatesA leading European investor will pump fresh funding into Yorkshire Water including helping to cover a &pound;600m loan, despite recent heavy sewage fines and a scandal over executive pay at the utility firm.EQT, a Swedish private equity group, said on Monday it would take a 42% stake in Kelda Holdings, the Jersey-registered parent company of Yorks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/yorkshire-water-receives-fresh-funding-despite-sewage-fines-and-pay-row/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:29:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/yorkshire-water-receives-fresh-funding-despite-sewage-fines-and-pay-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the ‘Galápagos of west Africa’ is plundered by floating fish factories]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Guardian investigation with DeSmog reveals thousands of tonnes of fish are illegally turned into fishmeal and oil off the coast of Guinea-BissauThe only ice factory on Bubaque, an island in west Africa&rsquo;s Guinea-Bissau, is out of service. Local fishers, such as Pedro Luis Pereira, are forced to source ice from factories on the mainland, about 70km away &ndash; a six-hour round trip by boat.&ldquo;The machines have been broken for months,&rdquo; Pereira says, as he pulls in his nets on the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-the-galpagos-of-west-africa-is-plundered-by-floating-fish-factories/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-the-galpagos-of-west-africa-is-plundered-by-floating-fish-factories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: A riverside walk reveals the city’s history written in plants | Susie White]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lower Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne: Under boardwalks, in concrete, on window ledges, seeds borne by water and carried on feet surviveThe Ouseburn slides glassily, reflecting clouds, as it moves towards the Tyne. These lower reaches are tidal, once used for loading coal barges, here in the industrial heart of Newcastle. From glassworks, bottleworks, potteries and flax mills, the area is now transformed into waterside cafes, bars and housing. The burn flows through a variety of habitats: a wooded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-riverside-walk-reveals-the-citys-history-written-in-plants-susie-white/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-a-riverside-walk-reveals-the-citys-history-written-in-plants-susie-white/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The smell wasn’t healthy’: the artist who wore 24 nappies to highlight sewage pollution – and fell ill]]></title><description><![CDATA[zack mennell made a costume out of nappies and waded into filthy waterways saying: &lsquo;I&rsquo;m going to be the parasite.&rsquo; The performance artist&rsquo;s project became more literal than originally intendedOn the Deptford foreshore, a ghoulish figure is sinking into the Thames. Performance artist zack mennell (who writes their name in lower case) wades to their belly button as a crowd watches on. DAs they dip down further, their mutant costume &ndash; sewn together from 24 adult nappie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-smell-wasnt-healthy-the-artist-who-wore-24-nappies-to-highlight-sewage-pollution-and-fell-ill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-smell-wasnt-healthy-the-artist-who-wore-24-nappies-to-highlight-sewage-pollution-and-fell-ill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Guardian view on EV charging: China took the right lessons from Britain’s past | Editorial]]></title><description><![CDATA[Megawatt fast EV charging reflects a coordinated grid strategy the UK once used. Privatisation and fragmentation now make that infrastructure far harder to buildThe future of electric cars arrived this week in China. The world&rsquo;s biggest car seller, BYD, unveiled a new battery giving its latest electric models more than 600 miles of range. Remarkably, the Chinese motor-maker said 250 miles of range could be injected into its new batteries in just five minutes. If true, the last remaining ad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-ev-charging-china-took-the-right-lessons-from-britains-past-editorial/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 18:25:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-guardian-view-on-ev-charging-china-took-the-right-lessons-from-britains-past-editorial/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sex and the sea snail: how a plucky marine lab brought a mollusk back from the brink]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once abundant in California, the white abalone had all but vanished. Now, thanks to an innovative breeding program, it&rsquo;s staged a remarkable comebackOn a sunny January afternoon in Bodega Bay, some 70 miles north of San Francisco, the White Abalone Culture Lab is humming with activity.It&rsquo;s spawning day. Alyssa Frederick, the lab&rsquo;s program director, invites me into an industrial room full of troughs and tubs of bubbling seawater. The abalone program is tucked away in the UC Davi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-and-the-sea-snail-how-a-plucky-marine-lab-brought-a-mollusk-back-from-the-brink/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sex-and-the-sea-snail-how-a-plucky-marine-lab-brought-a-mollusk-back-from-the-brink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How can we really protect Britain’s environment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well-intentioned laws designed to safeguard nature frequently have the opposite effectThe importance of protecting nature is not up for debate. One in six species in Britain is threatened with extinction. Since 1970, more than half our flowering plants have decreased in areas where they once thrived. In the 1950s, Britain&rsquo;s hedgehog population was 30m strong. Now, it is believed to be under a million.All this demands action. The problem is that a lot of the action we&rsquo;ve taken &ndash;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-can-we-really-protect-britains-environment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-can-we-really-protect-britains-environment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BrewDog sold  Highland estate for knockdown price after abandoning its reforestation plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Self-styled &lsquo;punk&rsquo; beer company bought land in 2020, pledging to plant Scotland&rsquo;s &lsquo;biggest ever forest&rsquo;The self-styled &ldquo;punk&rdquo; beer company BrewDog sold its Highland estate for a knockdown price after abandoning its efforts to plant Scotland&rsquo;s &ldquo;biggest ever forest&rdquo; there.BrewDog&rsquo;s co-founder James Watt claimed its Lost Forest project at Kinrara in the Cairngorms national park would cover a &ldquo;staggering area&rdquo; and capture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/brewdog-sold-highland-estate-for-knockdown-price-after-abandoning-its-reforestation-plans/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/brewdog-sold-highland-estate-for-knockdown-price-after-abandoning-its-reforestation-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Campaigners push to better protect chalk streams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners say the eco-system rarity does not have enough legal protection.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/campaigners-push-to-better-protect-chalk-streams/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/campaigners-push-to-better-protect-chalk-streams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ancient hedge laying used to boost biodiversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bristol Water is using ancient hedge laying techniques to improve biodiversity near Blagdon lake.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ancient-hedge-laying-used-to-boost-biodiversity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:21:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ancient-hedge-laying-used-to-boost-biodiversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Life on Kenya’s largest dump: the invisible workers sorting the world’s rubbish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plastic, textiles, e-waste and more end up at the vast Dandora site, where waste pickers spend all hours sifting through toxic debris looking for recyclablesOn my journey documenting environmental stories in Kenya, I attended the Africa Climate Summit in 2023. It ignited a deeper exploration into the lives of waste pickers, revealing a glaring omission in global recycling narratives: the invisibility of these essential workers.Living and working in Nairobi, I immersed myself in Dandora, the larg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/life-on-kenyas-largest-dump-the-invisible-workers-sorting-the-worlds-rubbish/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/life-on-kenyas-largest-dump-the-invisible-workers-sorting-the-worlds-rubbish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife trust buys land to create new reserve]]></title><description><![CDATA[In its 100th year, the Norfolk Wildlife Trust spends &pound;4.6m on 336 acres of farmland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-trust-buys-land-to-create-new-reserve/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:45:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-trust-buys-land-to-create-new-reserve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being an Essex girl never held me back, says spacecraft engineer]]></title><description><![CDATA["I don't think stereotypes like that have ever bothered me," says 36-year-old Sian Cleaver.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/being-an-essex-girl-never-held-me-back-says-spacecraft-engineer/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 07:40:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/being-an-essex-girl-never-held-me-back-says-spacecraft-engineer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Spectacular images reveal unique sea creatures and corals off Caribbean islands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists discover underwater mountain ranges, golden towers of coral, and never-before-seen sea creatures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/spectacular-images-reveal-unique-sea-creatures-and-corals-off-caribbean-islands/</link><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 02:38:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/spectacular-images-reveal-unique-sea-creatures-and-corals-off-caribbean-islands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private buildings, public land: how Australia’s national parks became a battleground between conservation and commerce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Developers argue that eco-tourism helps &lsquo;underfunded&rsquo; parks but former Greens leader Bob Brown says the idea of wilderness lodges is an &lsquo;oxymoron&rsquo; When the Gardens of Stone in the Blue Mountains was declared a state conservation area in 2022, it should have been cause of great celebration for Keith Muir. Instead, the plans put forward by the NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) for the nature reserve make him weep.&ldquo;The geology is spectacular,&rdquo; he say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/private-buildings-public-land-how-australias-national-parks-became-a-battleground-between-conservation-and-commerce/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/private-buildings-public-land-how-australias-national-parks-became-a-battleground-between-conservation-and-commerce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tim Peake leaves scouts starry-eyed at hut opening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Peake was the first Briton to set foot on the International Space Station.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tim-peake-leaves-scouts-starry-eyed-at-hut-opening/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 11:23:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tim-peake-leaves-scouts-starry-eyed-at-hut-opening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The climate change course for people with learning disabilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[A training course on climate change has been specially developed for people with learning disabilities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-climate-change-course-for-people-with-learning-disabilities/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-climate-change-course-for-people-with-learning-disabilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK must stockpile food in readiness for climate shocks or war, expert warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prof Tim Lang says country produces far less food than it needs to feed population and is particularly vulnerable The British government should be stockpiling food, according to a leading expert on food policy, as it is not prepared for climate shocks or wars that could cause the population to starve.Prof Tim Lang of City St George&rsquo;s, University of London said the UK produced far less food than it needed to feed itself, and as a small island that relied on a few large companies to feed its]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-must-stockpile-food-in-readiness-for-climate-shocks-or-war-expert-warns/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-must-stockpile-food-in-readiness-for-climate-shocks-or-war-expert-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Our patch of snowdrops is part of the family | Mark Cocker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buxton, Derbyshire: Their &lsquo;parents&rsquo; were planted 50 years ago by my late mother. Yet we all have a remarkable connection to these uplifting flowersI wonder if nature has found a way to compensate us for the dreariest winter I can recall, because the snowdrops this year have been unbelievable. I&rsquo;m seeing them everywhere &ndash; along road verges, on village greens, with vast white sheets across churchyards and especially in old gardens with driveways and mature trees around thei]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-our-patch-of-snowdrops-is-part-of-the-family-mark-cocker/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-our-patch-of-snowdrops-is-part-of-the-family-mark-cocker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How green is your milk? We compare the environmental cost of dairy and plant-based options]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many Australians are choosing oat, almond and soy over cow&rsquo;s milk &ndash; but which choice is the most sustainable?Change by degrees offers life hacks and sustainable living tips each Saturday to help reduce your household&rsquo;s carbon footprintGot a question or tip for reducing household emissions? Email us at changebydegrees@theguardian.comOat cap, skinny flat white, almond chai, soy matcha. Everyone has a different milk preference: cow, skim, lactose-free, oat, almond, soy, goat or ca]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-green-is-your-milk-we-compare-the-environmental-cost-of-dairy-and-plant-based-options/</link><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-green-is-your-milk-we-compare-the-environmental-cost-of-dairy-and-plant-based-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Humanity heating planet faster than ever before, study finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers identify sharp rise to about 0.35C every decade, after excluding natural fluctuations such as El Ni&ntilde;oHumanity is heating the planet faster than ever before, a study has found.Climate breakdown is occurring more rapidly with the heating rate almost doubling, according to research that excludes the effect of natural factors behind the latest scorching temperatures. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/humanity-heating-planet-faster-than-ever-before-study-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sheep are disappearing from our hills - and our dinner plates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have we have passed "peak sheep" in the UK?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sheep-are-disappearing-from-our-hills-and-our-dinner-plates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:57:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/sheep-are-disappearing-from-our-hills-and-our-dinner-plates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A century of care: Wildlife Trusts mark 100th birthday with woodland project]]></title><description><![CDATA[First of the trusts, formed with 12 people in a Norfolk pub in 1926, buys swath of farmland to restore to natureThe place where Norton Wood once stood is now a vast field of decaying wheat stubble. The ancient wood was grubbed up during the second world war. No trace of it remains &ndash; on the surface, at least. This ghost in the landscape lives on only in the name of the local village: Wood Norton.But trees will soon be bursting upwards again and the wood will regrow after Norfolk Wildlife Tr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-century-of-care-wildlife-trusts-mark-100th-birthday-with-woodland-project/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:49:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-century-of-care-wildlife-trusts-mark-100th-birthday-with-woodland-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[3G pitch set to be approved despite pollution fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[A charity is worried about microplastics but a council says the plans follow environmental guidance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/3g-pitch-set-to-be-approved-despite-pollution-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 11:43:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/3g-pitch-set-to-be-approved-despite-pollution-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Scottish avalanche forecasters – photo essay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photographer Murdo MacLeod patrols the snow with members of the Scottish Avalanche Information Service, which has for several decades published a vital daily avalanche forecast for mountain areasScottish avalanches are back. More than 200 have been recorded this winter, against the previous year&rsquo;s record low of 42. The worst season for fatalities was 2012-13 when eight people died, four of whom were buried in deep snow when an avalanche struck without warning while they descended Glen Coe&]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-scottish-avalanche-forecasters-photo-essay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-scottish-avalanche-forecasters-photo-essay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Week in wildlife: a watchful egret, a sun-seeking swan and a procession of caterpillars]]></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-watchful-egret-a-sun-seeking-swan-and-a-procession-of-caterpillars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/week-in-wildlife-a-watchful-egret-a-sun-seeking-swan-and-a-procession-of-caterpillars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How UK cuts to climate finance could bankrupt ecosystems at home – and abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[In this week&rsquo;s newsletter: From nature projects to biodiversity funds, key programmes will suffer as the UK aims to lower its international climate finance commitments by billionsThe UK&rsquo;s spy chiefs are accustomed to being listened to at the highest levels of government. Prime ministers and cabinets take notice when the joint intelligence committee (JIC), which directs MI5 and MI6, warns of threats to national security. Except, it seems, when it comes to the future of the planet.Last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-uk-cuts-to-climate-finance-could-bankrupt-ecosystems-at-home-and-abroad/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-uk-cuts-to-climate-finance-could-bankrupt-ecosystems-at-home-and-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tackling air pollution should be part of government work to cut cancer rates, scientists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[New European Code Against Cancer calls on politicians to phase out use of fossil fuels in homesCutting air pollution should form part of government strategies to reduce cancer rates, the European Code Against Cancer has recommended.The code previously focused on advice to help people to reduce the air pollution that they breathe. But, for the first time since its launch in 1987, it has given clear direction to governments. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tackling-air-pollution-should-be-part-of-government-work-to-cut-cancer-rates-scientists-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tackling-air-pollution-should-be-part-of-government-work-to-cut-cancer-rates-scientists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass stranding of whales on Scottish beach caused by loyalty to their pod, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 55 pilot whales, which had to be euthanised, had been following a female having a difficult birth, scientists believeThe mass stranding and death of 55 whales on the Isle of Lewis in 2023 was caused by the mammals&rsquo; loyalty to their pod, a report has concluded.It had been thought that the unusually large incident on Tr&agrave;igh Mh&ograve;r beach, Tolsta, could have been caused by trauma, disease or acoustic disturbance from military or industrially generated noise. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mass-stranding-of-whales-on-scottish-beach-caused-by-loyalty-to-their-pod-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/mass-stranding-of-whales-on-scottish-beach-caused-by-loyalty-to-their-pod-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marsupials in the news again? Yes! And this time it’s good news | First Dog on the Moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lazarus taxaSign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are publishedGet all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First Dog merchandise and prints Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/marsupials-in-the-news-again-yes-and-this-time-its-good-news-first-dog-on-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/marsupials-in-the-news-again-yes-and-this-time-its-good-news-first-dog-on-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Wildcats are here and they’re on the march | Amanda Thomson]]></title><description><![CDATA[Badenoch and Strathspey, Cairngorms: Conservation efforts to help them are working &ndash; numbers are still small, but I&rsquo;ve seen signs in the late winter snowIt is always interesting to see how overnight snow reveals what goes on under the cover of night. Around the granny pines, I see the smaller fore and larger hind prints of a red squirrel. Across the fields and along&nbsp;pinewood paths, there is evidence of hares and badgers, pine martens and deer, before they veered off, back into t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-wildcats-are-here-and-theyre-on-the-march-amanda-thomson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-wildcats-are-here-and-theyre-on-the-march-amanda-thomson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Portugal fined £8.7m by EU court for failing to protect biodiversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The court of justice said Portugal had committed serious infringements of EU environmental lawPortugal has been fined &euro;10m (&pound;8.7m) by the EU&rsquo;s court of justice for failing to comply with environmental laws that require it to protect biodiversity. It has also been ordered to pay &euro;41,250 a day until it complies with a previous court order in 2019.The court said it was imposing the maximum fine possible to &ldquo;encourage&rdquo; Portugal to bring the infringement to an end. C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/portugal-fined-87m-by-eu-court-for-failing-to-protect-biodiversity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:35:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/portugal-fined-87m-by-eu-court-for-failing-to-protect-biodiversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘It creates a sense of belonging’: Brazil bets on hiking trails for conservation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country&rsquo;s network of footpaths is growing &ndash; with hopes they will develop local economies and better preserve the environment<br />
Follow the yellow footprints along Brazil&rsquo;s newest long-distance trail, and they will take you through lush green forests and sandy shrubland, past sweeping vistas and bizarre rock formations, into grottos and rural communities.Spanning 186km (115 miles) of paths once used by 19th-century merchants, the Caminhos da Ibiapaba is the first waymarked long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-creates-a-sense-of-belonging-brazil-bets-on-hiking-trails-for-conservation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 15:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/it-creates-a-sense-of-belonging-brazil-bets-on-hiking-trails-for-conservation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marsupials previously thought extinct for millennia discovered in New Guinea]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chances of finding one mammal species thought to be lost was &lsquo;almost zero&rsquo; and finding two is &lsquo;unprecedented&rsquo;, biologist Tim Flannery saysResearchers led by the Australian scientist Tim Flannery have made a once-in-a-lifetime discovery: that two charismatic marsupial species that had been thought extinct for 6,000 years are alive in rainforest in remote West Papua.The pair are rare examples of &ldquo;Lazarus taxa&rdquo; &ndash; species that disappeared from fossil rec]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/marsupials-previously-thought-extinct-for-millennia-discovered-in-new-guinea/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 14:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/marsupials-previously-thought-extinct-for-millennia-discovered-in-new-guinea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on &lsquo;volatile&rsquo; energy sourceMiddle East crisis live &ndash; latest updatesThe UK government must double down on its clean energy drive to protect bill payers from increasingly volatile fossil fuel markets in the wake of the US-Israel war on Iran, climate groups, academics and energy experts have warned.Research published on Thursday shows that the last fossil fuel energy crisis, caused by the Russ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-must-double-down-on-renewables-as-wars-drive-up-energy-costs-experts-say/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-must-double-down-on-renewables-as-wars-drive-up-energy-costs-experts-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You be the judge: should my eco-conscious husband park his dislike of flying?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jenny wants to spread her wings and see the world, but Teddy is happy at home. Where do they go from here? You decide&bull; Find out how to get a disagreement settled or become a jurorI worry about my carbon footprint, but you can&rsquo;t go everywhere by train and I want to see the worldIt&rsquo;s not an environmental issue. I&rsquo;ve just had my fill of flying and don&rsquo;t really enjoy being a tourist Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-be-the-judge-should-my-eco-conscious-husband-park-his-dislike-of-flying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/you-be-the-judge-should-my-eco-conscious-husband-park-his-dislike-of-flying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wildlife trust's centenary 'free weekend in nature']]></title><description><![CDATA[The Norfolk Wildlife Trust is opening its sites for free as part of its 100th birthday celebrations.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-trusts-centenary-free-weekend-in-nature/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:24:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wildlife-trusts-centenary-free-weekend-in-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weatherwatch: how a warmer world and more rain could transform Antarctica]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shrinking and faster-moving glaciers, weakened ice shelves and more icebergs would bring fundamental changesYou don&rsquo;t need an umbrella in Antarctica. With an average of just 16cm of precipitation each year, this continent is the world&rsquo;s largest desert. But all that could change. A study shows that as the world warms, Antarctica is going to experience more rain, bringing with it fundamental changes to the landscape and wildlife inhabiting this unique environment.Bethan Davies, a glaci]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weatherwatch-how-a-warmer-world-and-more-rain-could-transform-antarctica/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weatherwatch-how-a-warmer-world-and-more-rain-could-transform-antarctica/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lobbyists send legal threats to councils over anti-wood burner campaigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[At least eight councils receive legal threats alleging flyers criticising wood burners are in breach of advertising codesLobbyists for the UK wood-burning stove industry have threatened councils with legal action over public information campaigns warning of the harms of air pollution.At least eight councils have received legal threats, according to research by the British Medical Journal (BMJ). The Stove Industry Association (SIA), which represents the UK&rsquo;s expanding industry around the bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lobbyists-send-legal-threats-to-councils-over-anti-wood-burner-campaigns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/lobbyists-send-legal-threats-to-councils-over-anti-wood-burner-campaigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: When wild swans need a human hand | Sara Hudston]]></title><description><![CDATA[Abbotsbury, Dorset: The swannery has been here since the 11th century, and this winter, after the storms harmed the flock&rsquo;s feeding, it came into its ownThe sea is rough and turbid, with big, grey waves breaking white all along the pebbled length of Chesil Beach, but the water in the lagoon behind is merely ruffled. Here at the westernmost end, the shore is white not with surf but with hundreds of mute swans.There has been a swannery at Abbotsbury since the 11th century, when Benedictine m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-when-wild-swans-need-a-human-hand-sara-hudston/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-when-wild-swans-need-a-human-hand-sara-hudston/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will China own the green energy future? – podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[The conflict in the Middle East has sent energy prices soaring, and for countries that import a high proportion of their fuel, it&rsquo;s a reminder of the perils of energy dependence. As the recipient of almost 90% of Iran&rsquo;s crude oil, China knows this only too well. Which partly explains why the country spent the last decade heavily investing in clean power.To find out what else could be driving the strategy, Madeleine Finlay speaks to senior China correspondent Amy Hawkins. And energy c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/will-china-own-the-green-energy-future-podcast/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/will-china-own-the-green-energy-future-podcast/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tiny, lost and constipated: what a baby turtle told Australian scientists about warming seas]]></title><description><![CDATA[The arrival of loggerheads in New South Wales shows these &lsquo;sentinels of climate change&rsquo; are being forced into unknown territoryWhen Bulwal Bilima (BB for short) first arrived at Taronga Zoo in Sydney, Australia, she, or possibly he, was lethargic, badly constipated and dehydrated. Named &ldquo;strong turtle&rdquo; in the Aboriginal Dhurga language of the Yuin people on whose land it was found, the tiny 110g loggerhead hatchling, no bigger than a bar of soap, had a fight on its hands.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tiny-lost-and-constipated-what-a-baby-turtle-told-australian-scientists-about-warming-seas/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/tiny-lost-and-constipated-what-a-baby-turtle-told-australian-scientists-about-warming-seas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Europe of clean, green cities and resurgent industry is a fantasy – unless we get really creative | Hans Larsson]]></title><description><![CDATA[If we want things to be &lsquo;Made in Europe&rsquo; again, we need to be realistic about how grimy and grey our centres of commerce once were&ldquo;Bitterfeld, Bitterfeld, where dirt falls from the sky,&rdquo; went a popular saying. Located in the intensely industrialised Chemical Triangle of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), in the 1980s Bitterfeld became known as the dirtiest town in Europe. Its chemical industry and lignite mines dumped toxic waste in waterways, and the air carried a con]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-europe-of-clean-green-cities-and-resurgent-industry-is-a-fantasy-unless-we-get-really-creative-hans-larsson/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-europe-of-clean-green-cities-and-resurgent-industry-is-a-fantasy-unless-we-get-really-creative-hans-larsson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A delightful day at the dump: ‘The trick is not to leave with more stuff than I arrived with!’]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the council recycling tip in Chingford, people drop off fridges, dishwashers, mattresses, golf clubs, bicycles and batteries &ndash; then head into the shop to hunt through the weird and wonderful treasuresWhen an embalmed rabbit in a Perspex box arrived at the dump in Chingford, north-east London, last year, with fur on its head but its organs and skeleton exposed to teach veterinary students about the digestive system, Lisa Charlton knew she had to save it from landfill. She was sure that o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-delightful-day-at-the-dump-the-trick-is-not-to-leave-with-more-stuff-than-i-arrived-with/</link><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-delightful-day-at-the-dump-the-trick-is-not-to-leave-with-more-stuff-than-i-arrived-with/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rachel Reeves should scrap the North Sea windfall tax now]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK should optimise North Sea oil and gas production while it transfers to renewables and nuclear developmentsThe chancellor&rsquo;s failure to reform or remove the energy profits levy (EPL) &ndash; aka the North Sea windfall tax &ndash; in her spring statement was a case of &ldquo;political expediency and more to do with putting one byelection result ahead of the economic needs of the country&rdquo;. Who said that? Some Tory or Reform politician being opportunist as war in Iran puts the UK&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rachel-reeves-should-scrap-the-north-sea-windfall-tax-now/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/rachel-reeves-should-scrap-the-north-sea-windfall-tax-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump has launched an unprecedented assault on the environment. Where’s the pushback?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate deniers expected more resistance to the fossil fuel blitz. But Democrats, billionaires and activists have gone silentThis story is published in partnership with DeSmog, the climate investigations siteAs Donald Trump assaults the legal foundation of America&rsquo;s ability to regulate global warming emissions, climate deniers have been privately celebrating what they claim is the &ldquo;silent&rdquo; acquiescence of billionaires, Democrats, climate activists and even reporters to the pres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trump-has-launched-an-unprecedented-assault-on-the-environment-wheres-the-pushback/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:56:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/trump-has-launched-an-unprecedented-assault-on-the-environment-wheres-the-pushback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysis finds urban areas in England where no one lives within 15-minute walk of nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government says it is working to solve &lsquo;postcode lottery&rsquo; of access to green or blue spacesThere are urban areas of England where no one lives within a 15-minute walk of nature, government data shows, as ministers scramble to meet their access to nature targets.While the data shows 80% of people live within walking distance of green or blue spaces such as a river, park or woodland, it also reveals a disparity between rural and poorer urban areas. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/analysis-finds-urban-areas-in-england-where-no-one-lives-within-15-minute-walk-of-nature/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/analysis-finds-urban-areas-in-england-where-no-one-lives-within-15-minute-walk-of-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global sea levels have been underestimated due to poor modelling, research suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysis shows average levels are 30cm higher than thought, and up to 150cm in south-east Asia and Indo-PacificSea levels around the world have been underestimated due to inaccurate modelling, with research suggesting ocean levels are far higher than previously understood.The finding could significantly affect assessments of the future impacts of global heating and the effects on coastal settlements. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/global-sea-levels-have-been-underestimated-due-to-poor-modelling-research-suggests/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/global-sea-levels-have-been-underestimated-due-to-poor-modelling-research-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fever dream: Australia swelters through one of the hottest summers on record, with little relief at night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data shows that some locations stayed well above 30C through the night during a heatwave in late JanuaryWant to get more charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch hereAustralia&rsquo;s summer was one of the hottest since measurements began, with more than 60 weather stations recording their highest ever daily maximum temperatures during a heatwave in January.But it wasn&rsquo;t just the days that were sweltering &ndash; Australia experienced the fifth-warmest summertime night]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fever-dream-australia-swelters-through-one-of-the-hottest-summers-on-record-with-little-relief-at-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fever-dream-australia-swelters-through-one-of-the-hottest-summers-on-record-with-little-relief-at-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fever dream: Australia sweltered through one of the hottest summers on record, with little relief at night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data shows that some locations stayed well above 30C through the night during a heatwave in late JanuaryWant to get more charts in your inbox every fortnight? Sign up for The Crunch hereFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesAustralia&rsquo;s summer was one of the hottest since measurements began, with more than 60 weather stations recording their highest ever daily maximum temperatures during a heatwave in January.But it wasn&rsquo;t just the days that were sweltering &ndash; Aus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fever-dream-australia-sweltered-through-one-of-the-hottest-summers-on-record-with-little-relief-at-night/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/fever-dream-australia-sweltered-through-one-of-the-hottest-summers-on-record-with-little-relief-at-night/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Relentless sun and ruthless populists: how the climate crisis will change the next 20 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former diplomat Arthur Snell says a heating planet is accelerating conflict and migration &ndash; and fostering a new age of empire. Democracies are dangerously unprepared, he warnsAfter a diplomatic career spent in the war zones of Afghanistan, Iraq and Yemen, the last place Arthur Snell expected to cheat death was on holiday.But it was an uncomfortably close brush with a falling boulder while climbing in the Swiss Alps that helped to bring his personal and professional lives together. His belo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/relentless-sun-and-ruthless-populists-how-the-climate-crisis-will-change-the-next-20-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/relentless-sun-and-ruthless-populists-how-the-climate-crisis-will-change-the-next-20-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A real dark situation to be in’: thousands of starving seabirds stranded in biggest ‘wreck’ in a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Puffins, guillemots, razorbills and terns are washing up on shores across Europe, after a string of storms affected their ability to find foodThe two puffins washed up among seaweed and bits of plastic on a beach in Newquay, Cornwall, on a damp February morning. Normally, these much-loved seabirds pull in crowds of tourists eager to see their courtship rituals, but these were rolling in the surf, dead. Most people walking past probably missed them.Their breast bones were sticking out, they had n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-real-dark-situation-to-be-in-thousands-of-starving-seabirds-stranded-in-biggest-wreck-in-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-real-dark-situation-to-be-in-thousands-of-starving-seabirds-stranded-in-biggest-wreck-in-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glass deposit plan 'could push up prices for consumer']]></title><description><![CDATA[Wales is the only UK nation planning to include glass in a deposit return scheme from October 2027.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/glass-deposit-plan-could-push-up-prices-for-consumer/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/glass-deposit-plan-could-push-up-prices-for-consumer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Councillors scrap 2050 carbon neutral target]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Reform UK-led Lincolnshire County Council has agreed to scrap the net zero target.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/councillors-scrap-2050-carbon-neutral-target/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 13:39:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/councillors-scrap-2050-carbon-neutral-target/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s largest krill harvester at centre of row over ‘blue tick’ sustainability label]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aker QRILL is facing criticism of its fishery management amid calls by environmentalists for curbs on Antarctic fishing of the keystone speciesEnvironmental groups have objected to the recommendation of a &ldquo;blue tick&rdquo; sustainability label being awarded to a Norwegian krill fishing giant, amid concerns over concentrated fishing pressure and dramatic climate-driven effects on the Antarctic&rsquo;s fragile ecosystem.Norway&rsquo;s Aker QRILL, the world&rsquo;s largest harvester of krill,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-largest-krill-harvester-at-centre-of-row-over-blue-tick-sustainability-label/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/worlds-largest-krill-harvester-at-centre-of-row-over-blue-tick-sustainability-label/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In pictures: Worm Moon captured over Northern Ireland]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first full Moon of the spring, a Worm Moon, was visible on Monday and Tuesday across Northern Ireland.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/in-pictures-worm-moon-captured-over-northern-ireland/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 10:22:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/in-pictures-worm-moon-captured-over-northern-ireland/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Specieswatch: is the world’s wildlife entering its ‘samey’ era?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scientists are calling loss of biodiversity the &lsquo;homogenocene&rsquo;, where niche species are pushed out by generalists like pigeons and ratsPlants and animals are disappearing at an alarming rate across the planet, with some estimates suggesting a loss of up to 150 species every day. Meanwhile, the versatile species that thrive alongside humans, such as pigeons, rats and cockroaches, expand to fill the vacant gaps. Some scientists are calling this loss of biodiversity the &ldquo;homogenoc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/specieswatch-is-the-worlds-wildlife-entering-its-samey-era/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/specieswatch-is-the-worlds-wildlife-entering-its-samey-era/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow intoAs spring unfolds and plants come to life, gardeners often fight a losing battle against the caterpillars who munch their cabbages.Traditionally, advice for gardeners regarding caterpillars would be about how to get rid of them and stop unsightly holes in plants. But the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) and the Wildlife Trusts are asking Britons to take a relaxed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/protect-caterpillars-as-uks-moth-population-plummets-urge-charities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/protect-caterpillars-as-uks-moth-population-plummets-urge-charities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: This is the field where spring arrives first | Nicola Chester]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inkpen, West Berkshire: Its display of crocuses is the largest in the country, and it has a venerable history &ndash; but what kind of history, nobody quite knowsThere is a small boggy valley of old pasture at the centre of the village, a Wildlife Trust nature reserve that is remarkable for what has preserved it: a non-native flower more aligned with municipal parks.Inkpen crocus field is where spring happens first. A rare example of unimproved, unploughed meadow (the sort we&rsquo;ve lost 97% o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-this-is-the-field-where-spring-arrives-first-nicola-chester/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-this-is-the-field-where-spring-arrives-first-nicola-chester/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Timelapse vision of rare blood moon lunar eclipse in New Zealand – video]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night resulted in a spectacular blood moon, captured by Josh Aoraki from the Te Whatu Stardome in AucklandRed alert: the best photos of the rare blood moon total lunar eclipse &ndash; in pictures Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timelapse-vision-of-rare-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-in-new-zealand-video/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/timelapse-vision-of-rare-blood-moon-lunar-eclipse-in-new-zealand-video/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red alert: the best photos of the rare blood moon total lunar eclipse – in pictures]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rare total lunar eclipse on Tuesday night resulted in a spectacular blood moon, seen first in Western Australia, then in parts of Asia, Europe and across North America. The next total eclipse will be New Year&rsquo;s Eve 2028From sacred sisters to hyper-sexualised models: PhotoVogue festival &ndash; in pictures Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/red-alert-the-best-photos-of-the-rare-blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-in-pictures/</link><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:48:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/red-alert-the-best-photos-of-the-rare-blood-moon-total-lunar-eclipse-in-pictures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The businesses that prioritise people and planet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Firms with B-Corp status want more companies to prioritise people and the planet as much as profits.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-businesses-that-prioritise-people-and-planet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:16:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-businesses-that-prioritise-people-and-planet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapseThe global economy must be reordered to ensure it serves ordinary people around the world rather than the &ldquo;frivolous and destructive demands of the ultra-rich&rdquo;, according to a leading UN figure.Olivier De Schutter, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, says politicians must stop prioritising &ldquo;socially and ecologically destructive growth&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/global-economy-must-stop-pandering-to-frivolous-desires-of-ultra-rich-says-un-expert/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/global-economy-must-stop-pandering-to-frivolous-desires-of-ultra-rich-says-un-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Researchers hope restoring the original song will improve breeding prospects for birds released into the wildGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScientists have rescued the lost song of the critically endangered regent honeyeater &ndash; one of Australia&rsquo;s rarest birds.Regent honeyeaters were once seen in vast flocks across south-eastern Australia, with a distribution that ranged from Queensland to Kangaroo Island in South Australia. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wild-born-birds-recruited-to-teach-critically-endangered-regent-honeyeaters-their-lost-songs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wild-born-birds-recruited-to-teach-critically-endangered-regent-honeyeaters-their-lost-songs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Scottish Dark Sky Observatory plans get the green light]]></title><description><![CDATA[The facility in Galloway will replace one which burned down in Ayrshire more than four years ago.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-scottish-dark-sky-observatory-plans-get-the-green-light/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-scottish-dark-sky-observatory-plans-get-the-green-light/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Showdown over datacenter politics at heart of North Carolina primary]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democratic rematch in Durham-area district draws focus to fight over AI datacenters increasingly shaping US electionsA North Carolina congressional primary on Tuesday is an early test of datacenter politics &ndash; a fight increasingly shaping elections nationwide.In the Durham-area fourth district, Congresswoman Valerie Foushee is seeking her third term against progressive challenger Nida Allam, a Durham county commissioner she defeated in 2022. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/showdown-over-datacenter-politics-at-heart-of-north-carolina-primary/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/showdown-over-datacenter-politics-at-heart-of-north-carolina-primary/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Historic harvests and sky-high prices – so why can’t Colombia’s coffee-growers hire pickers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Though coffee is one of the world&rsquo;s most important commodities, little of the profit trickles down to the farmers, while workers are abandoning the countryside in search of more lucrative jobs in the cityMary Luz P&eacute;rez Arrubla and her brother, Rodrigo, are fourth-generation farmers cultivating coffee on steep Andean slopes near the town of L&iacute;bano, in the rich agricultural region of Tolima. Along with the rest of Colombia, the family has enjoyed a historic harvest amid surging]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/historic-harvests-and-sky-high-prices-so-why-cant-colombias-coffee-growers-hire-pickers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/historic-harvests-and-sky-high-prices-so-why-cant-colombias-coffee-growers-hire-pickers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia just experienced its wettest summer in nearly a decade – and the eighth-hottest on record]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Australia saw most of the season&rsquo;s wildest swings with January heatwaves followed by February floodsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThis summer ricocheted from extremely hot to intensely wet across parts of the country, according to the Bureau of Meteorology, with South Australia experiencing some of the season&rsquo;s most acute swings.Nationwide, the 2025-26 season was the wettest in nearly a decade, w]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/australia-just-experienced-its-wettest-summer-in-nearly-a-decade-and-the-eighth-hottest-on-record/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/australia-just-experienced-its-wettest-summer-in-nearly-a-decade-and-the-eighth-hottest-on-record/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: To the old quarry, for a Triassic quest | Jennifer Jones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Storeton Wood, Wirral: Two centuries ago, this area teemed with workmen busying building Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed hereAt last, the sun shone after weeks of rain. While the distant Welsh hills were draped in snow, here on the Wirral it was dry and bright. Storeton Wood is a secondary woodland of oak, beech and silver birch, and formerly a quarry. Below, a cuprous layer of leaf has protected the soil from the recent assault of raindrops. Fallen limbs were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-to-the-old-quarry-for-a-triassic-quest-jennifer-jones/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-to-the-old-quarry-for-a-triassic-quest-jennifer-jones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ferries emit ‘more sulphur pollution than cars’ in several EU capitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn among port cities more choked by sulphur oxides from ferries, analysis showsFume-belching ferries spew more sulphur pollution than cars in several EU capitals, analysis has found.Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn are among 13 of Europe&rsquo;s 15 biggest port cities choked more by sulphur oxides (SOx) from ferries than road vehicles, data shared exclusively with the Guardian shows. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ferries-emit-more-sulphur-pollution-than-cars-in-several-eu-capitals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/ferries-emit-more-sulphur-pollution-than-cars-in-several-eu-capitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The greenest flags: virtue signals that help you find love – from patchwork clothes to car sharing]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new survey shows 80% of gen Zs believe strong environmental values are as important as physical attraction when it comes to finding a partner (so you might want to start reusing your coffee cups)Name: Green flags.Age: This is a thing for younger people, so listen up, boomers. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-greenest-flags-virtue-signals-that-help-you-find-love-from-patchwork-clothes-to-car-sharing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:50:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/the-greenest-flags-virtue-signals-that-help-you-find-love-from-patchwork-clothes-to-car-sharing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially reducedUK programmes to protect nature and the climate in developing countries are suffering swingeing budget cuts despite ministers&rsquo; promises, the Guardian has learned.The cuts belie the government&rsquo;s claims to be fulfilling international obligations on climate finance and are veiled behind a system that experts have criticised as opaque.The cutting and partial closur]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-slashes-climate-aid-programmes-for-developing-countries/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/uk-slashes-climate-aid-programmes-for-developing-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weather tracker: February temperature records broken in France and Spain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warmth was result of high pressure developing across central Europe, which brought southerly windsThe end of winter brought unseasonably high temperatures across much of Europe but particularly so in northern Spain and south-west France as numerous February temperatures records were broken.Cities across Nouvelle-Aquitaine and the Basque Country, including Bordeaux, Bilbao and San Sebasti&aacute;n, matched or exceeded their long-term February records, with temperatures of 27.1C and 27.6C recorded]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-february-temperature-records-broken-in-france-and-spain/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 11:51:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/weather-tracker-february-temperature-records-broken-in-france-and-spain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be discoveredOnce Art Borkent starts speaking about biting midges, he rarely pauses for breath. Holding up a picture of a gnat trapped in amber from the time of the dinosaurs, the 72-year-old taxonomist explains that there are more than 6,000 ceratopogonidae species known to science. He has described a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-love-midges-because-i-know-what-their-hearts-look-like-is-the-passion-for-taxonomy-in-danger-of-dying-out/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-love-midges-because-i-know-what-their-hearts-look-like-is-the-passion-for-taxonomy-in-danger-of-dying-out/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ScottishPower refuses to believe that my father has died]]></title><description><![CDATA[For months it has been adding to my mother&rsquo;s distress when all she wanted was feed-in tariff payments go into her accountWhen my father died last year, nearly all the companies we had to notify were kind and empathetic, but not ScottishPower.It had been paying feed-in tariff (Fit) payments for electricity produced from my parents&rsquo; solar panels into his account. My parents had bought the panels jointly in 2011, and my mother is named on the certification and was ScottishPower&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scottishpower-refuses-to-believe-that-my-father-has-died/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/scottishpower-refuses-to-believe-that-my-father-has-died/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wild spaces for butterflies to be created in Glasgow]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Butterfly Conservation charity hopes to open 40 habitats for wildlife during the two-year project.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wild-spaces-for-butterflies-to-be-created-in-glasgow/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:12:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/wild-spaces-for-butterflies-to-be-created-in-glasgow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Country diary: Taking the long view of the farm and these fells | Andrea Meanwell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tebay, Cumbria: At this in-between moment where it&rsquo;s both winter and spring, I&rsquo;m reminded that nothing is permanent in farmingTo make our new hedgerows as diverse as possible, we are planting a fruit tree every 200 metres in them, and last winter we planted a new apple and damson orchard at Low Park, our abandoned farm. This morning, I am popping some additional fruit trees into the hedges and checking on the orchard. The trees have been sourced from damson growers in the Lyth Valley]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-taking-the-long-view-of-the-farm-and-these-fells-andrea-meanwell/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 06:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/country-diary-taking-the-long-view-of-the-farm-and-these-fells-andrea-meanwell/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Disbelief as crocodile captured in Newcastle creek thousands of kilometres from natural habitat]]></title><description><![CDATA[The juvenile freshwater crocodile was first spotted by a group of teenagers in Ironbark Creek in the Australian city on SaturdayAn Australian freshwater crocodile has been captured in a city creek thousands of kilometres south of its normal range, after sightings shocked onlookers at a suburban park.The crocodile was first spotted in Ironbark Creek in Newcastle &ndash; about 100km north of Sydney &ndash; around midday on Saturday, by a group of teenagers. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/disbelief-as-crocodile-captured-in-newcastle-creek-thousands-of-kilometres-from-natural-habitat/</link><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 02:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/disbelief-as-crocodile-captured-in-newcastle-creek-thousands-of-kilometres-from-natural-habitat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Datacentre developers face calls to disclose effect on UK’s net emissions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaign groups write to technology secretary amid concerns that sites could double overall electricity demandDatacentre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase the UK&rsquo;s net greenhouse gas emissions, amid concerns the sites could double national electricity demand.Campaign groups have written to the UK technology secretary, Liz Kendall, warning that the energy required by new AI infrastructure poses a &ldquo;serious threat to efforts to decarbonise the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/datacentre-developers-face-calls-to-disclose-effect-on-uks-net-emissions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/datacentre-developers-face-calls-to-disclose-effect-on-uks-net-emissions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young trees planted to expand temperate rainforest]]></title><description><![CDATA[The saplings have been planted at Dartmoor's Wistman's Wood National Nature Reserve.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-trees-planted-to-expand-temperate-rainforest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 12:58:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-trees-planted-to-expand-temperate-rainforest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How are flooding and storms affecting wildlife?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent rain and flooding across Devon and Cornwall is impacting wildlife and their habitats.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-are-flooding-and-storms-affecting-wildlife/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:13:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-are-flooding-and-storms-affecting-wildlife/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[I went to rural Wales to bathe in starlight and the Milky Way blew me away]]></title><description><![CDATA[I join two tourists in the mountains to immerse ourselves in the wonders of the night sky with a star guide.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-went-to-rural-wales-to-bathe-in-starlight-and-the-milky-way-blew-me-away/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:07:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-went-to-rural-wales-to-bathe-in-starlight-and-the-milky-way-blew-me-away/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in &lsquo;serious&rsquo; to &lsquo;minor&rsquo; downgrades based on water company evidenceEnvironment Agency (EA) staff have downgraded thousands of serious pollution incidents by water companies in England without visiting to investigate, data unearthed by freedom of information (FoI) requests suggests.The figures were obtained by Robert Forrester, a whistleblower who left the agency in January and has spent nine years shining a light on the stat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thousands-of-pollution-incidents-in-england-downgraded-without-site-visit-data-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/thousands-of-pollution-incidents-in-england-downgraded-without-site-visit-data-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A scorching summer has left Australian wildlife on the brink, but it doesn’t have to be this way | Euan Ritchie and Jess Harwood]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unsettling predictions are now our catastrophic reality,but a brighter future is still within reach if our political leaders change courseSoaring, scorching, record temperatures, yet again. Distressing, protracted droughts. Raging fires and devastating floods. Australia&rsquo;s summer is drawing to a close, and a reprieve from climate whiplash can&rsquo;t come soon enough.We&rsquo;ve witnessed and suffered immense losses and deep heartache for wildlife, ecosystems, and our communities. There was]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-scorching-summer-has-left-australian-wildlife-on-the-brink-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way-euan-ritchie-and-jess-harwood/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 20:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/a-scorching-summer-has-left-australian-wildlife-on-the-brink-but-it-doesnt-have-to-be-this-way-euan-ritchie-and-jess-harwood/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New fungal research to support woodland creation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The project's aim is to understand how underground fungal networks adapt to environments.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-fungal-research-to-support-woodland-creation/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 16:11:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/new-fungal-research-to-support-woodland-creation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young country diary: My favourite walk to my favourite tree | Sammy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hood hill, North Yorkshire: It&rsquo;s a huge sycamore on top of a hill with amazing views of the Dales. Now we just have to get to itA crisp clear day and welcome relief from a soggy winter &ndash; we&rsquo;re off on my favourite walk, to Sammy&rsquo;s Tree. There&rsquo;s nothing to beat a hill climb on a winter&rsquo;s day &ndash; frost and ice underfoot, the odd patch of snow on the hills above. We start on a track through mature conifers and ancient cherry trees, passing some hazel trees, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-my-favourite-walk-to-my-favourite-tree-sammy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/young-country-diary-my-favourite-walk-to-my-favourite-tree-sammy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Who’d guess they’re the same species?’ What Italy’s wall lizards reveal about genetic diversity and why it matters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding biodiversity within species is key to our understanding of why nature works the way it does, say researchersWords and photographs by Roberto Garc&iacute;a-RoaTwelve miles from the heart of Rome, Dr Javier &Aacute;balos pauses his walk, lifts his sunglasses and points. To his right, perched on a rocky wall, sits a beautiful lizard. Its body is coated in charcoal-black tones speckled with striking yellow across a green dorsum, and its head, with a prominent jaw, is splashed with fluo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/whod-guess-theyre-the-same-species-what-italys-wall-lizards-reveal-about-genetic-diversity-and-why-it-matters/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/whod-guess-theyre-the-same-species-what-italys-wall-lizards-reveal-about-genetic-diversity-and-why-it-matters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Marine strategy must deliver action for seabirds, charity says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The updated strategy should mean areas like Strangford Lough will be better protected in five years' time.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/marine-strategy-must-deliver-action-for-seabirds-charity-says/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/marine-strategy-must-deliver-action-for-seabirds-charity-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I live in constant fear’: surge in giant sinkholes threatens Turkey’s farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falling groundwater, extreme heat and water-intensive farming are accelerating land collapse, forcing a rethink in agricultural practicesFatih Sik was drinking tea with friends at home when he heard a rumbling sound outside that grew to a loud boom, like a volcano had erupted nearby. From the window, he saw water and mud shoot into the sky, as high as the tallest trees, less than 100 metres away.The 47-year-old knew what it was, because it is common in Karap&#305;nar, Konya, a vast agricultural]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-live-in-constant-fear-surge-in-giant-sinkholes-threatens-turkeys-farmers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/i-live-in-constant-fear-surge-in-giant-sinkholes-threatens-turkeys-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From white goods to ‘driver Tizer’: volunteers pick up slack in England’s fly-tipping crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Litter picking groups struggle to stem tide of rubbish after reported incidents rose 10% in last yearLast Wednesday, in a layby outside Brackley, Northamptonshire, Trish Savill and her band of self-styled Wombles proudly took photos of their morning&rsquo;s work: 28 bags stacked neatly against the verge.It had taken them an hour, but they had barely made a dent in the sprawl of unrecognisable, rotting refuse already working its way into the soil, mixed with dumped white goods and some more dubio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-white-goods-to-driver-tizer-volunteers-pick-up-slack-in-englands-fly-tipping-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/from-white-goods-to-driver-tizer-volunteers-pick-up-slack-in-englands-fly-tipping-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dirty water, death and decline: the inside story of a privatisation scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is no end in sight to the pollution caused by a &lsquo;broken&rsquo; system. Experts say it could even be getting worseSarah Lambert took her usual morning swim for 40 minutes off Exmouth town beach before her volunteer shift helping disabled people get access to the water.A wheelchair user herself, Lambert&rsquo;s regular sea swims twice a week between the lifeboat station and HeyDays restaurant were the perfect form of exercise for her disability. Continue reading...]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dirty-water-death-and-decline-the-inside-story-of-a-privatisation-scandal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/dirty-water-death-and-decline-the-inside-story-of-a-privatisation-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasa announces change to its Moon landing plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is adding an extra mission to its Artemis programme before landing astronauts on the Moon.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasa-announces-change-to-its-moon-landing-plans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 19:37:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/nasa-announces-change-to-its-moon-landing-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How photographer captured six planets in 'parade']]></title><description><![CDATA[Josh Dury, from Bristol, photographed the planetary parade in Worth Matravers.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-photographer-captured-six-planets-in-parade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 18:14:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-photographer-captured-six-planets-in-parade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How you can see six planets all at once]]></title><description><![CDATA[The best view will be on Sunday evening at sunset.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-you-can-see-six-planets-all-at-once/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 16:41:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/how-you-can-see-six-planets-all-at-once/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Red Hill, Canberra: its walking tracks, scar trees and ochre earth underfoot will always transport me]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is a favourite place if not one built upon our fondest memories?Would I like to write about my favourite place?The invitation inspired me to recall so many magical places &ndash; from north-east Arnhem Land to Mediterranean island hamlets with idyllic quayside tavernas, from the Melbourne Cricket Ground on grand final day to Dickensian London pubs, from picture postcard villages beneath snow-capped alpine peaks to the haunts of my literary giants and on to Joshua Tree and Hagia Sofia. Conti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/red-hill-canberra-its-walking-tracks-scar-trees-and-ochre-earth-underfoot-will-always-transport-me/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/red-hill-canberra-its-walking-tracks-scar-trees-and-ochre-earth-underfoot-will-always-transport-me/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Waitrose to suspend mackerel sales due to overfishing concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The supermarket chain says it will stop sourcing fresh, chilled and frozen mackerel by 29 April.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/waitrose-to-suspend-mackerel-sales-due-to-overfishing-concerns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:52:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/environment/waitrose-to-suspend-mackerel-sales-due-to-overfishing-concerns/</guid></item></channel></rss>