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I’ve been thinking a lot about dog poo | Adrian Chiles

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:52:52 +0000

There was a time when nobody picked up after their dogs – and it would have been considered disgusting to do so. What caused the change in attitude?

EPA to stop calculating money and lives saved by curbs on air pollution

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:46:23 +0000

Agency to focus rules for fine particulate matter and ozone only on cost to industry, aligning with Trump approach

The Environmental Protection Agency says it will stop calculating how much money is saved in healthcare costs avoided and deaths prevented from air pollution rules that curb two deadly pollutants.

South East Water could lose operating licence after outages in Kent and Sussex

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:21:54 +0000

Fine of 10% of annual turnover among other potential penalties as environment secretary calls for Ofwat review

South East Water could lose its operating licence after residents across Kent and Sussex faced up to a week without water.

Labour still faces risks on energy despite ‘record’ wind power auction | Nils Pratley

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:44:33 +0000

Government hails step towards clean power in Great Britain by 2030 – but the auction shows trade-offs are now needed

Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction

‘It has destroyed years of work’: Cornish beauty spot loses 80% of its trees to Storm Goretti

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:57:03 +0000

St Michael’s Mount launches major operation to clear up devastation caused by 112mph winds

The tidal island of St Michael’s Mount in the far south-west of Britain is usually a place of peace and quiet.

Former NSW Labor minister condemns Forestry Corporation after greater glider ‘den trees’ found at planned logging site

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:00:39 +0000

Bob Debus says operations at Glenbog state forest on south coast show native forest logging is untenable

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BP to take hit of up to $5bn on green energy as it refocuses on fossil fuels

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:57:08 +0000

Energy company also under pressure from worse oil trading performance and weaker oil prices

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With this record wind power auction, we’ve proved the rightwing doubters wrong | Ed Miliband

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:30:53 +0000

The only way that Britain’s energy bills can come down is if we are no longer reliant on fossil fuels. Today marks a big step towards that goal

Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction

Offshore windfarm contracts to fuel 12m homes in Great Britain after record auction

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 07:25:33 +0000

Subsidies awarded to eight new projects help keep UK on track to decarbonise by 2030

Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say

admin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 03:00:13 +0000

Data leads scientists to declare 2015 Paris agreement to keep global heating below 1.5C ‘dead in the water’

Last year was the third hottest on record, scientists have said, with mounting fossil fuel pollution behind “exceptional” temperatures.

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said 2025 had continued a three-year streak of “extraordinary global temperatures” during which surface air temperatures averaged 1.48C above preindustrial levels.