20 Jan 2026

Photo by Jean Vella   The Irish Government has been criticised for delays to marine protection legislation as environmental groups warn the country is falling behind on its commitment to protect marine habitats. A coalition of environmental organisations told the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Fisheries and Maritime Affairs on 13 January that Ireland is falling behind on […]

20 Jan 2026

Photo by Venti Views   Once seen as a remote and largely isolated Arctic territory, Greenland is rapidly emerging as a focal point of global geopolitics as climate change, melting ice and technological advances transform the island into a strategic hub. New shipping routes, vast mineral resources and growing rivalry between major powers, particularly the […]

20 Jan 2026

Photo by Dariia Lemesheva   New technology is safeguarding whales at sea by predicting and reducing vessel strikes, with innovative automatic identification systems showing remarkable success in protecting critically endangered species. A partnership between IFAW, MotionInfo, Conserve.IO and Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary is deployingAutomatic Identification Systems technology along the US East Coast to protect North […]

15 Jan 2026

Image description: A red squirrel clinging on to a tree trunk. Image by Pearse O’Halloran on Unsplash   A report from the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has concluded the government is not on track to meet its targets to save wildlife in England and is failing on almost all environmental measures. The OEP found […]

15 Jan 2026

Image description: Hands wearing blue plastic gloves dipping a pipette into a body of water.   Volunteers working with environmental charity Earthwatch Europe have detected metal contamination at potentially harmful levels across every waterway site tested in Corby, decades after the toxic waste scandal that caused birth defects when the town’s steelworks were dismantled in […]

15 Jan 2026

Photo description: A hand wearing a wristwatch holding a glass under running water. Image by Swanky Fella / Unsplash   Kent County Council has declared a major incident after approximately 30,000 homes across Kent and Sussex lost water supply, with some residents enduring five days without running water. The crisis has forced schools and libraries […]

15 Jan 2026

Image description: Aerial view of a water treatment facility. Image by Ian on Unsplash   New polling by We Own It has found that a majority (54%) of Thames Water customers want water regulator Ofwat to reject a controversial deal proposed by Thames Water’s creditors. More than two thirds of customers want the company to […]