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Trump’s EPA to roll back rule limiting hazardous mercury from coal plants

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:01:03 +0000

Environmental groups warn that weakening air toxics and mercury standards will lead to higher health-related costs

The Trump administration announced on Friday it would roll back air regulations for power plants limiting mercury and hazardous air toxics at an event in Kentucky, a move it says will boost baseload energy but that public health groups say will harm public health for the most vulnerable groups in the US.

There are problems with a geoengineering techno-fix for the climate crisis | Mike Hulme

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 11:00:37 +0000

Geoengineering does little to defuse most of the risks that really matter for people – and it runs the risk of making some harms worse

Fly-tipping dog caught on CCTV in Sicily – video

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:34:33 +0000

A man in Catania, Sicily, trained his dog to dump rubbish bags by the roadside in an attempt to outsmart anti-fly-tipping cameras, municipal police have said. The 'canine courier' was caught on newly installed surveillance footage, prompting officers to post the clip on the city’s official Facebook page with a pointed message: 'Inventiveness can never become an alibi for incivility.' The owner has since been identified and fined.

Man in Sicily trained his dog to illegally dump rubbish, say police

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:30:46 +0000

City of Catania calls ruse to avoid CCTV cameras installed to stop fly-tipping ‘as cunning as it is doubly wrong’

A man in Catania, Sicily, trained his dog to dump bags of rubbish by the roadside in an attempt to evade surveillance cameras installed to combat fly-tipping, municipal police have said.

Week in wildlife: a peek-a-boo fish, dunkin’ frogs and a white crow

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 08:00:28 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

How ‘smog capital of Poland’ saved 6,000 lives by cutting soot levels

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 06:00:24 +0000

Kraków’s ban on burning solid fuels plus subsidies for cleaner heating has led to clearer air and better health

As a child, Marcel Mazur had to hold his breath in parts of Kraków thick with “so much smoke you could see and smell it”. Now, as an allergy specialist at Jagiellonian University Medical College who treats patients struggling to breathe, he knows all too well the damage those toxic gases do inside the human body.

“It’s not that we have this feeling that nothing can be done. But it’s difficult,” Mazur said.

New drone unit to investigate illegal waste dumping across England

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:24 +0000

Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m

A new 33-strong drone unit is being deployed to investigate the scourge of illegal waste dumping across England, the government has announced.

The improvements to the investigation of illegal waste dumping – which costs the UK economy £1bn a year – come as the ringleader of a major waste crime gang was ordered to pay £1.4m after being convicted at Birmingham crown court.

A framework for co-creating knowledge across the ocean humanities and sciences

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 05:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 20 February 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00186-1

A framework for co-creating knowledge across the ocean humanities and sciences

UniSuper accused of greenwashing after reducing environmental element of investment option

admin — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 01:38:45 +0000

UniSuper says change was made ‘to expand the investible universe’ but complaint to Asic claims members were not properly informed

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Deer shooting to be facilitated in England to protect woodlands

admin — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:30:15 +0000

Government plans legislation giving landowners and tenants rights to cull deer to protect crops and property

It will be much easier to shoot deer in England under government plans that aim to curb the damage the animals are doing to the country’s woodlands.

Emma Reynolds, the environment secretary, plans to bring forward new legislation to give landowners and tenants legal rights to shoot deer to protect crops and property.