Latest Breaking News - Environment
15:42 PM UTC
Wildfires continue to burn across the UK, with emergency services warning of an "extreme" risk due to warmer weather. Fire crews are battling blazes in Stirling, Dunbartonshire, and Dorset.
14:17 PM UTC
Nebraska witnesses a record-breaking stopover of 736,000 sandhill cranes during their spring migration without any signs of bird flu.
13:00 PM UTC
Councillors in Norfolk, UK, have rejected a plan to build a megafarm that would have housed almost 1 million chickens and pigs due to climate change and environmental concerns.
12:00 PM UTC
Gore-Tex, a product used to waterproof clothing, allegedly polluted drinking water with Pfas in Maryland, causing health issues in residents.
09:06 AM UTC
Thargomindah, a town in Western Queensland, Australia, has been inundated by floodwaters, surpassing the record set in 1974. The entire population was forced to evacuate as the levee broke.
01:47 AM UTC
A teenager in Long Beach, California was attacked by a sea lion, possibly due to an increase in algae-induced poisonings among marine mammals.
22:32 PM UTC
A coal plant in Colstrip, Montana, which has been ranked as the nation's dirtiest, has requested a pollution exemption from President Trump using a new E.P.A. system.
18:40 PM UTC
Slovakia plans to cull around a quarter of its brown bear population after a man was killed in a forest attack.
18:30 PM UTC
Kazakhstan received 150 Przewalski's horses from Hungary as part of an effort to restore the world's last non-domesticated horse species.
15:50 PM UTC
UK Environment Secretary Steve Reed's appeal against a Yorkshire river pollution ruling fails. Anglers argued that plans to clean up the river were too vague to be effective.
15:31 PM UTC
Ministers in the United Kingdom lose an appeal against a ruling in favor of anglers in Yorkshire who sought to clean up a polluted river.
10:17 AM UTC
More than half of the UK's butterfly species are in long-term decline due to habitat destruction by humans.
05:45 AM UTC
Sydney's famous Bondi Icebergs pool and several beaches were damaged by massive 5.5-meter swells, causing broken glass fences, mangled railings, and debris on the shores.
05:06 AM UTC
The Environment Agency is reviewing waste tyre exports after a BBC investigation revealed that millions of tyres from the UK are being sent to furnaces in India.
05:06 AM UTC
The Environment Agency is reviewing waste tyre exports after a BBC investigation revealed that millions of tyres are being sent to furnaces in India, where they are burned, releasing toxic fumes.
05:00 AM UTC
Last summer was the second worst for common UK butterflies since 1976, with more than half of Britain’s 59 native species in long-term decline.
02:31 AM UTC
The Greens promise to force the government to spend 1% of the budget on the environment if they hold the balance of power after the election.
00:31 AM UTC
Birmingham, the second largest city in Britain, is facing a rat infestation due to 17,000 tonnes of uncollected trash piling up on the streets. Residents report that the rats have grown to the size of small cats and are invading homes and destroying cars.
23:01 PM UTC
Wildlife groups in the UK are concerned about the government's plan to streamline environmental regulations in order to boost economic growth and housing development.
18:53 PM UTC
The Silver fire in eastern California threatens the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to the world's oldest tree, Methuselah, a 5,000-year-old bristlecone pine.
17:50 PM UTC
A volcano in southwest Iceland erupted, spewing lava and smoke, prompting evacuations in nearby towns.
12:32 PM UTC
A volcanic eruption near Grindavik, Iceland, has led to the closure of the Blue Lagoon, a popular tourist destination.
11:00 AM UTC
A 25-year conservation program in Ecuador has led to cleaner water and abundant wildlife in the mountains, including deer, pumas, and Andean bears.
17:19 PM UTC
Birmingham declares major incident due to bin strike, causing health risks with 17,000 tonnes of uncollected waste.
12:00 PM UTC
The Trump administration's proposed cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) threaten the progress made in cleaning up the Hudson River, an environmental success story.
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