Items Tagged 'Pollution'

• We are declaring a planetary emergency
• Cutting road transport pollution could help plants grow
• Secret report exposes 'toxic cocktail' found in sewage spread on farmland
• MCS calls for ban of 'forever chemicals’ lurking in bathroom cabinets
• Protecting UK’s conservation sites from nitrogen pollution
• Plea to clean our seas as National Trust reveals strangest items to wash up on its shores
• Local authorities get £2.2 million boost to tackle air pollution
• Scientists warn of increasing threats posed by invasive alien species
• Surface clean-up technology won't solve ocean plastic problem
• Legally binding targets to help “build back greener”
• National Trust responds to Government proposals to underpin environmental commitments with legally binding targets
• Lockdown did not reduce “most harmful” type of air pollution in Scotland
• No ‘one size fits all’ solution to protecting conservation sites from pollutants
• New Report from WWF Says Addressing Abandoned Fishing Gear Must be Central in the Fight Against Plastic Pollution
• War on plastic is distracting from more urgent threats to environment, experts warn
• New research shows trees on poultry farms are providing havens for wildlife
• New research reveals widespread contamination of English rivers with pesticides commonly used as flea treatments
• Scientists awarded £2.6million to examine environmental impacts of biodegradable plastics
• Researchers develop new system for measuring ship-generated underwater noise
• Posidonia marine seagrass can catch and remove plastics from the sea
• Litter provides habitat for diverse animal communities in rivers, study finds
• Hidden pollution from shipping threatens sustainable ocean efforts
• ‘Canary in the mine’ Warning following new discovery of the effects of pollutants on fertility
• Researchers design new citizen science project to study the impact of air quality on honey bees
• Measures to reduce harm from storm overflows to be made law
• The watchdog that lost its bite
• Chemical Pollution Causes Fish Declines
• Water companies are main cause of microplastic pollution in UK’s rivers
• Stressful city life affects birds' genes
• 10p plastic bag charge introduced in England
• New education award empowers young people to tackle plastic pollution
• Public concern on human health impact of plastic pollution
• Is global plastic pollution nearing an irreversible tipping point?
• UK must slash its global footprint by 75% this decade
• Light pollution has complex effects on animal vision
• Progress made but too many water companies still falling short
• Environmental inequality must not be ignored
• The Royal Parks urges visitors to take litter home to protect the wildlife
• English waters among the least healthy in Europe, and climate change will make this worse - Conservationists launch roadmap for restoring waters and wildlife
• New report reveals pollution is biggest threat to wildlife on our waterways  
• WDC joins with BRITA to send plastic pollution warning
• Medical drugs harmful to invertebrates present in British waterways
• Catastrophic consequences for our ocean when climate change and plastic pollution crises combine
• EIA study reveals a 10 billion tonne plastic pollution bomb ticking away in every corner of the planet
• Water industry calls for a wave of bathing rivers as part of a new national plan to improve the health of English rivers
• Time to fix our broken water sector report: Thames21 responds
• Funding to tackle marine litter
• Comprehensive assessment on marine litter and plastic pollution confirms need for urgent global action
• The deadly effects of sewage pollution on nature
• New global policy centre launched during COP26 to tackle the world’s plastic pollution problem
• Nature recovery for Thames, but river at high risk from sewage and climate change, report finds
• Message in a bottle project highlights problem of ocean plastic to COP26 delegates
• Water companies could face legal action after investigation launched into sewage treatment works
• Environment Agency and Ofwat investigation into sewage treatment works
• Great British Beach Clean results: UK
• The Stench of the Sewage Scandal Grows Stronger
• UK Plastics Pact cuts plastic packaging by 10% and doubles recycled content
• A plastic free future…
• Ground-breaking Scottish project to reduce marine animal entanglement in creel fishing gear
• ‘Chemical cocktail’ of sewage, slurry and plastic polluting English rivers puts public health and nature at risk
• Plastic pollution’s deadly ticking clock – a dire emergency for people and the planet
• Geovation launches environmental challenge to tackle coastal pollution
• MPS told a ‘joined up’ approach is needed to solve the plastic waste problem
• Humpback whale freed from rope entanglement by passing orcas
• Increased water pollution from farms will become common under climate change
• Dog faeces and urine could be harming nature reserves, according to new study
• Solent plastic pollution hub launched for Hampshire litter pickers
• Public tells government to ban polluting single-use plastics now
• Deadly wildfires, noise pollution, and disruptive timing of life cycles: UN report identifies looming environmental threats
• Research Centre will battle “disastrous” plastics pollution in agriculture and food
• UK exporting thousands of tonnes of toxic banned pesticides, investigation reveals
• Leading UK marine scientists welcome move towards global plastics pact ahead of major UN meeting
• New Campaign Goes to War on Wipes
• Historic day in the campaign to beat plastic pollution: Nations commit to develop a legally binding agreement
• UK backs ambitious global action to tackle plastic pollution
• Delivering on the Environment Act: new targets announced and ambitious plans for nature recovery
• Rhetoric masks meagre nature recovery plans – The Wildlife Trusts say Government targets must aim higher
• Losing the cover of darkness
• Giving Gloucester a solution to pollution
• Published - Government’s proposed new restrictions on use of lead ammunition over all environments in Britain
• Night skies outlook is bright, our Star Count results suggest
• Politicians come together to bring an end to toxic lead pollution
• Scientists offer solutions to global phosphorus crisis that threatens food and water security
• New study reveals impact of plastic on small mammals, as four out of seven species identified as ‘plastic positive’
• Lack of research, weak regulation and a mix of over 150 pesticides - all the ingredients needed for a harmful cocktail of chemicals used in our countryside
• The Big Plastic Count Results Report is out
• One-stop policy shop opens with solutions to end plastic pollution
• Government sets out plan to reduce water pollution
• Government set out new plans to supposedly reduce water pollution
• Research shows potentially dangerous levels of medical drugs for wildlife in British rivers
• The Silent Killer of UK Rivers: new study shows English rivers exhibiting increased chemical stress and declining invertebrate diversity
• Rewrite the future on World Clean Air Day 2022
• Strawberries were smaller when bees ingested pesticides
• Sixty years later, book that launched environmental movement exposes Government’s inaction on pesticides
• Chemical pollution's animal impacts
• Plastics causing multi-organ damage in seabirds
• UK leads the way on ending plastic pollution
• Plastic ingestion widespread in Welsh seabird, study suggests
• Wildlife volunteers stood down after raw sewage pumped into sea off Margate
• Volunteers pick up 64,000 wet wipes out of the Thames over five-year period
• WildFish has started a court action seeking to force the withdrawal and redrafting of the Government’s Sewage Overflows Plan
• New research will improve the quality of UK rivers
• New SoilPlastic App for citizens, students and farmers
• More nurdles found than ever before – The 2022 Great Global Nurdle Hunt Results
• £2 m water quality project to protect river ecosystems
• The elephant in the room
• Artificial habitats to bring water quality benefits at Whitby
• Legal case to stop sewage pollution: High Court grants hearing
• Coffey: Water companies – ‘Show us your improvement plans’
• Wildlife warning: More than 330 species contaminated with ‘forever chemicals’
• New disease caused solely by plastics discovered in seabirds
• A mixture of trees purifies urban air best
• How can the UK restore its Wild Isles?
• The Natural History Museum is asking for the public’s help with a major new community science project ‘Nature Overheard’ this Earth Day
• National Survey finds microplastics pollution around Britain’s coastline up to 100 times worse than previously recorded
• First International Day of Zero Waste bolsters actions to address global pollution crisis
• New plan for cleaner and more plentiful water
• Nurdles washed up at Kimmeridge Bay
• Study finds increased use of pesticides and fertiliser is driving bird population declines across UK and Europe
• Plastic-eating fungi thriving in manmade ‘plastisphere’ offer exciting possibilities for tackling global waste
• Toxic chemical cocktails found at over 1,600 river and groundwater sites across England
• New Glenarm nursery set to release 800 million oysters to boost biodiversity and clean up local waters
• Celebration to spotlight magical and mysterious wildlife of UK seas
• New Forest fungi to help clean up environmental pollution
• World’s most threatened seabirds visit remote plastic pollution hotspots, study finds
• ‘Polluters must pay’ says Environment Secretary, as unlimited penalties unveiled
• Plastic pollution is higher in some lakes than oceans
• Could specially engineered wetlands help clean up the UK's polluted waterways?
• Pick up your butts! Cigarettes top plastic litter in rivers
• Wildlife Trusts launch new fight to save rare streams
• Rivers contain hidden sinks and sources of microplastics
• New study finds that sewage release is worse for rivers than agriculture
• Bee-killing pesticides found at wildlife-threatening levels in rivers around the country
• Big River Watch Weekend: A first look at the data
• Thames21 unveils ‘first-of-its-kind’ online tool to tackle road runoff pollution and help London’s rivers
• UN’s highest environmental honour celebrates innovative solutions to beat plastic pollution
• A call for toxic pesticides in pet medicines to be banned
• Hedgehogs trapped in netting sparks warning
• Roaming seabirds need ocean-wide protection
• Microplastics are carried in clouds and could be affecting the weather
• 2023 Water Quality Report Launch
• Public say litter emergency is worsening
• Extremely rare moss rediscovered near Edinburgh
• Storm overflows monitoring hits 100% target
• Newly-released figures from Defra reveal huge scale of an issue blighting rural communities in England
• British gulls contribute to plastic pollution in European wetlands
• First Scotland-wide drugs and microplastics test of rivers launched
• New reports explore approaches to biodiversity monitoring
• How unhealthy are our rivers? Dive into the latest State of Our Rivers Report
• Taking action to protect rivers
• Freshwater? Reviving England’s polluted rivers
• New multi-million pound action plan launched to protect the River Wye
• The Wildlife Trusts say River Wye Action Plan is welcome but must go further to “restore the river to full health”
• UK-wide ban on wet wipes containing plastic to be put into law
• DRS delay will lead to 25 billion bottles and cans being littered, buried or burned
• UK helps secure progress towards new legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution
• Plastic items make up majority of litter in Scotland’s rivers and waterways
• Huge increase in fish kills linked to sewage pollution
• Hair and blood of UK politicians and environmentalists polluted by harmful chemicals
• Air pollution harms pollinators more than pests, study finds
• Thousands of birds and fish threatened by mining for clean energy transition
• New study reveals pharmaceuticals are polluting England's National Parks
• Volunteers find less litter in this year’s UK-wide Plasticblitz
• Pollution hotspots methodology
• Pollution revealed as the greatest threat to healthy soils
• Landmark legislation to crack down on bosses for polluting water
• Uncollected waste and open burning are leading causes of plastic pollution crisis
• Scientists say we have enough evidence to agree global action on microplastics
• Welsh government gives thumbs up to beavers in Wales
• Hampstead Heath ponds where dogs swim contaminated with pesticides
• Calls to ban ‘forever chemicals’ after worrying levels in sewage discharges
• Thames21’s response to the government’s launch of an Independent Commission to review the water industry
• Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5C lost
• Report uncovers environmental crisis in the Medina Estuary on the Isle of Wight
• Great British Beach Clean 2024: The results
• Bee killing pesticides polluting the vast majority of English rivers
• Broads Authority declares a Biodiversity Emergency
• New food security report out today shows Government must fast-track nature-friendly farming
• OEP finds there have been failures to comply with environmental law in relation to regulatory oversight of untreated sewage discharges
• Nature charities call for Water Restoration Fund to be formalised in Water (Special Measures) Bill
• Floating reedbed launched in Wanstead Park to help improve water quality
• Impact of nitrogen pollution on butterflies and moths revealed in new study
• Bird mortality rates rising due to pet treatment chemicals found in nests
• Environment Agency secures record commitments from water sector
• Comment: Plans for a third runway at Heathrow Airport
• Kent Wildlife Trust’s response to announcement around the Lower Thames Crossing
• Norfolk councillors demand action on chalk stream crisis
• Water (Special Measures) Act becomes law
• UK sets out biodiversity commitments to protect nature
• Study highlights how population density and location shape litter levels facing UK communities
• North Sea oil tanker collision - a huge threat to wildlife
• A day in the life taking care of Yorkshire’s water
• Plastic pollution causing dementia-like signs in seabird chicks
• North Sea nurdles – a threat to wildlife
• New ‘River Rescue Kit’ empowers campaigners to tackle sewage pollution
• Nature boost: Government launches first action plan on pesticides in a decade
• More ambition needed to reduce pesticides, say The Wildlife Trusts
• Litter Picking by a River
• The Devastating Human Impact on Biodiversity
• Unpacking the 2024 Annual Sewage Spill Data
• New YouGov survey shows most people unaware of ‘forever chemicals’
• Chemical pollution increases more than 100-fold after sewage discharges
• Anglers help fund research into tackling algal blooms on the Broads
• International Dark Sky Week 2025 invites the world to discover and protect the night
• The State of the World’s Seaweeds: Our algal allies are under threat
• Cornwall’s Coral Beds Facing Threat from Pollution
• Concerns over Bathing Water reforms as season starts
• Hampshire rivers given legal rights in landmark Council decision
• ‘Grave concern’ at Natural Resources Wales plan to reduce responses to pollution incidents
• Environment Agency scientists seek new ways to save mussel power
• New research highlights opportunities to transform UK marine monitoring
• UK Youth for Nature
• A day in the life of a beach clean organiser
• Communities hold the key to tackling plastic pollution, say researchers
• Stop unsustainable fishing, development, farm pollution, plastic and noise from blighting UK seas, say The Wildlife Trusts
• World Environment Day 2025 mobilizes commitment, action to end plastic pollution globally
• Government's new law sees unfair bonuses banned for six water companies with immediate effect
• Positive news for wildlife-friendly farming, but Defra spending settlement still leaves challenges for nature recovery
• Government to invest over £100m in water company fines to local environmental projects
• Plastic pollution and global warming are combining forces to disrupt ocean life, say Bangor University scientists
• Microplastics are everywhere – but our methods to track them are all over the place
• Are sewage spills and coastal winds contributing to airborne microplastics?
• Ofwat to be abolished in biggest overhaul of water since privatisation
• Thames21’s response to the Independent Water Commission report led by Sir Jon Cunliffe
• New scheme aims to tackle farm plastic pollution in rivers
• Road pollution 'stressing' ocean life with complex chemical cocktails, new study finds
• First mass wet wipe removal from a UK river launched to clean London’s ‘Wet Wipe Island’
• Talks on global plastic pollution treaty adjourn without consensus
• Scaling investment into nature is critical to achieving government’s growth ambitions
• Wildfire chemical toxic to humans lingers longer in clouds
• Huge impacts of UK pig and poultry farming revealed for first time
• Global review identifies opportunities to improve monitoring of juvenile fish habitats
• Research reveals 24 most important landscapes for freshwater wildlife
• New policy proposal for Wilder River Banks is key to reversing river decline
• New research calls for global action on micro and nanoplastics in the atmosphere
• Huge project to map England’s longest river will inspire new vision for all
• Scilly Isles cameras give glimpse of ‘natural’ UK waters
• South Downs National Park strengthens commitment to water as new report is published
• The Rivers Trust joins Campaign for National Parks in highlighting threats to iconic waterways
• Five million wet wipes dug out in clean-up of London’s ‘Wet Wipe Island’
• First evidence that plastic nanoparticles can accumulate in the edible parts of vegetables
• Water policy is getting a long-overdue shakeup. Small waters could deliver big wins, fast
• Decisive Supreme Court judgment upholds essential wildlife laws
• We urge UK Government to end ‘waste colonialism’ by banning plastic waste exports
• Great British Beach Clean 2025: The results
• Big River Watch September 2025 results: citizen science, nature connection, and action for our rivers
• New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections