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Tell us: have you been affected by the US insurance crisis?

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:00:02 +0000

We want to hear from people across the US who have been affected by the volatility of the home insurance market

Harris administration would rein in toxic PFAS chemicals, advocates say

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 11:00:01 +0000

Records of Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz instill hope that progress under Biden could be extended

Public health advocates are optimistic that a Kamala Harris win in the November presidential election in the US would lead to further regulation of PFAS toxic “forever chemicals”, on which the Biden administration has already taken unprecedented regulatory action.

Vapes redesigned to avoid UK crackdown could lead to more waste, say critics

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:31:52 +0000

Reusable varieties unlikely to dent environmental impact of e-cigarette waste, even as they curb battery waste

Water bills must rise if Labour is to hit housebuilding target, industry claims

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 10:24:44 +0000

Companies need regulator go-ahead on significant increases or they will not be able to aid plan, says Water UK

Labour’s key housebuilding target will not be met if water companies are blocked from significantly increasing bills, the leader of an industry group has said.

The government has promised to build 1.5m homes during this parliament as a central pillar to its plans to end the housing crisis.

Hyundai to double hybrid range as demand for ‘pure’ electric cars slows

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:55:58 +0000

Carmaker increases portfolio to 14 and will also launch challenge in large and luxury vehicle sectors

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The carmaker Hyundai has said that it will double the range of its hybrid car models amid a wider slump in consumer demand for “pure” electric vehicles.

‘Beaver-bombing’: unauthorised rodent releases on the rise in English rivers

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 08:40:38 +0000

Experts say trend is because of failure by successive governments to approve releases despite promises

“Beaver bombing”, covertly releasing beavers into the countryside, is increasing in England because successive governments have not fulfilled promises to permit some planned wild releases, conservationists are warning.

Dear ministers, I’m a climate crisis campaigner: nationalise me right now | George Monbiot

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 05:00:08 +0000

Why have politicians outsourced the most important issue of our time to private agencies and individuals? We can’t do it all - this way lies disaster

There are several services and assets I would like to see nationalised. But at the top of my list is neither water, nor trains, nor development land, much as I’d like to see them brought under national or local public ownership. Above all, I want to see the nationalisation of my own business: environmental persuasion. I love my job. But I’m not very good at it. None of us is.

Let’s be like Paris and ban pesticides in cities, say UK campaigners

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:08 +0000

More than 150 councillors join 15,000 members of the public calling for urban areas to be free of the chemicals

The UK should copy Paris and ban pesticides in urban areas, campaigners and local councils have said.

Drawing attention to how the capital city of France still looked pristine while hosting the Olympics, the Pesticide Action Network (PAN) has said the same can be true of UK towns and cities.

Poorer people bear brunt of extreme heat in Europe, say Spanish researchers

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 04:00:06 +0000

Madrid study finds people from below-average income groups more likely to die in heatwaves

Scorching temperatures across Europe have killed tens of thousands of people in recent years. But as fatalities rise, researchers are finding that one group is disproportionately bearing the brunt of extreme heat: those living in poverty.

Burning tanker attacked by Houthis appears to be leaking oil, Pentagon says

admin — Wed, 28 Aug 2024 02:55:22 +0000

The Greek-flagged Sounion is carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil and a spill has the potential to be among the largest from a ship on record

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen’s Houthis last week, is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, the Pentagon has said.

The tanker was targeted last week by multiple projectiles off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah. The Houthis, who control Yemen’s most populous regions, said they were behind the attack.