30 Aug 2017

Fish drawn to feed on plastic due to deceptive chemical signature Eco-magazine: ‘When a small fish, like an anchovy, is eaten by a larger predator, whatever is in that smaller fish extends up the entire food chain. That’s why it’s important for us to understand why more than fifty marine species seem driven to ingest […]

30 Aug 2017

Harvey, like Sandy & Katrina before it is rewriting our understanding of ‘extreme’ weather events and the language we use to describe these. As one American put it, ‘a 1 in a 1000 year storms can occur today and we are watching play out’. The power and energy of these major storms have each had […]

30 Aug 2017

This must be a record for a non-consultation open and now apparently closed in 14 days. Clearly Defra don’t quite get the spirit of the Aarhus Convention. Government Keeps Flawed Environmental Justice Report Quiet By Kyla Mandel • Friday, August 25, 2017 – 03:04 DESMOG ‘A report on access to environmental justice has been quietly published by the Department […]

30 Aug 2017

  Click here to read the EU Environmental Implementation Review Country Report on the United Kingdom in full Click here to read the EU Environmental Implementation Review Country Report on 28 Member States in full The report on the UK is one of 28 country reports on Member States published as part of the European Commission’s Environmental Implementation Review (EIR), a […]

30 Aug 2017

Ford, one of the world’s biggest automakers, is on track to hit its carbon reduction targets this year, way ahead of its 2025 deadline. According to its 2016 sustainability report, released on Friday, the carmaker has cut carbon emissions per vehicle produced by 29.6 per cent since 2010, putting it within touching distance of its 30 […]

30 Aug 2017

The Environment Agency is calling on anglers and netsmen to have their say on potential salmon rod and net limitations through an initial consultation launched on Thursday 24 August 2017. The consultation aims to understand how the Environment Agency can better manage salmon fishing in England and the Border Esk in order to reduce the […]

29 Aug 2017

Apparently the second time this has happened; a salutatory lesson for those in charge of emergency response at the coast. The Guardian: The chemical cloud that left beachgoers on the East Sussex coastline with stinging eyes, sore throats and even vomiting on Sunday remains a mystery, with officials saying it is unclear what caused the […]

29 Aug 2017

Local communities urged to get ‘smart’ on tackling litter with launch of the new Government Litter Innovation Fund. Almost £500,000 will be awarded to community projects to tackle the blight of littering, Environment Minister Thérèse Coffey announced today. The money will support the development of new innovation and approaches for tackling litter, from behavioural research for […]