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UK to ban bee-killing pesticides but highly toxic type could still be allowed

admin — Sat, 21 Dec 2024 06:00:11 +0000

Ministers set out plans for outlawing neonicotinoids but considering application by farmers to use Cruiser SB

Bee-killing pesticides are to be banned by the UK government, as ministers set out plans to outlaw the use of neonicotinoids.

However, the highly toxic neonicotinoid Cruiser SB could be allowed for use next year, as ministers are considering applications from the National Farmers’ Union and British Sugar.

Guardian Australia’s best photos of 2024 – in pictures

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 23:00:00 +0000

From break dancing to nude bathers and the country’s best mullets, here’s a selection of our photographers’ finest work

AI-driven approach reveals hidden hazards of chemical mixtures in rivers

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 18:28:43 +0000

Artificial intelligence can provide critical insights into how complex mixtures of chemicals in rivers affect aquatic life -- paving the way for better environmental protection.

Oil and gas firms operating in Colorado falsified environmental impact reports

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 15:00:51 +0000

State’s energy and carbon management commission said fraudulent pollution data was reported for at least 344 wells

Oil and gas companies operating in Colorado have submitted hundreds of environmental impact reports with “falsified” laboratory data since 2021, according to state regulators.

Record number of protesters will be in UK prisons this Christmas

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:00:49 +0000

Forty people, aged 22 to 58, incarcerated for direct actions on climate and Gaza actions amid crackdown on dissent

• ‘You won’t find the real criminals here’: a Just Stop Oil activist in jail at Christmas

A record number of people who have taken part in protests will be in prison in the UK this Christmas, raising concern about the ongoing crackdown on dissent.

The facts about a planet facing climate disaster are clear. Why won’t this Labour government face them? | Jeremy Corbyn

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:00:48 +0000

Labour seems gripped by a form of denialism. The danger is real and incremental change won’t avert it

University bans on big oil firms at recruitment fairs rise by 30%

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 09:32:14 +0000

Survey finds post-1992 universities leading the way on sustainability and ethics

More universities are banning fossil fuel companies from recruitment fairs in a sign of the sector’s shrinking social licence among young people.

The annual survey of sustainability and ethics in higher education found there has been a 30% rise in the number of institutions stopping fossil fuel companies taking part in graduate fairs this year.

Week in wildlife in pictures: a dangling marmoset, rare leopard babies and an eyelash snake

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 08:00:07 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 06:00:05 +0000

New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

Potential new North Sea oil and gas fields with early stage licences from the UK would emit as much carbon dioxide as British households produce in three decades.

The finding has led to calls to the government to reject demands from fossil fuel producers for the final permits needed to allow their operations to go ahead.

Blob-headed fish and amphibious mouse among 27 new species found in ‘thrilling’ Peru expedition

admin — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 05:00:02 +0000

Scientists surprised to find so many animals unknown to science in Alto Mayo, a well-populated region

Researchers in the Alto Mayo region of north-west Peru have discovered 27 species that are new to science, including a rare amphibious mouse, a tree-climbing salamander and an unusual “blob-headed fish”. The 38-day survey recorded more than 2,000 species of wildlife and plants.

The findings are particularly surprising given the region’s high human population density, with significant pressures including deforestation and agriculture.