For more info. on our endorsement by the SES, see this video by Vanessa O'Brien (mountaineer, explorer, astronaut and submariner) x.com/vobonline/stat… Vanessa O'Brien Scientific Exploration Society Dr Dusan Materic (Matt) #microplastic #scientificexpedition #citizenscience

A third of the Arctic’s vast carbon sink now a source of emissions, study reveals. By my colleague ⁦Patrick Greenfield⁩ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Wow, so sewagemap.co.uk is now live for all English water companies. And I think it's fair to say England is looking rather sh*tty today... An important platform... well done Alex Lipp for making this happen.

LEGAL CASES OF 2025: During the next year, decisions will be made on a number of key environmental lawsuits across Europe, as Catherine Early explains ⬇️ endseurope.com/article/190338…

Crt of Appeal to hear appeals against harsh sentences of Just Stop Oil activists' peaceful protest today/tomorrow. Lawyers say outcome will set precedent. By me for The Ecologist #ClimateEmergency bit.ly/40Pxt62

IPEN published two reports on chemical exposure to workers due to plastics: stoppoisonplastic.org/blog/portfolio… Together the findings show that all workers experienced chemical exposures, with plastic waste and recycling workers exposed to more chemicals than the other workers.

The The Telegraph excels itself today with the claim that Natural England is ‘ideologically wedded to concept of conservation’. This is our job, & we do it as a matter of legal requirement. Would be odd for a conservation organisation to do anything else. telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/02/1…

We're intervening in a Supreme Court case today, this time in *support* of Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Gov against developers in a key case for the future of river rules & the Habitats Regulations. For development & nature recovery to work together environmental assessment can't be reduced to a tick box.

.Community Fibre please can you update on the network outage? I still have no service. Can’t get hold of you via phone, live chat or Facebook, can’t set up account to see live updates. I’ve already lost 2/3 of a day’s work - when will this be sorted please?!

I was lucky enough to see Weathergirl Soho Theatre this week, a play about #ClimateEmergency set in California. Even more topical than when on at the Edinburgh Fringe, given the devastating wildfires in LA, and ominous, given the cuts to NOAA. Go see!

Having served two full terms at Chair of Natural England, I’m delighted to say I will be staying for a third term. I’m looking forward to working with everyone in driving greater ambitions for Nature’s recovery in England. It’s not easy, but it is vital gov.uk/government/new…

.Agroforestry Research Trust is trying to save its world-famous forest garden after being given notice by buying the land. Meanwhile Dartington Trust says 'eviction was not on the agenda'. By me, for The Ecologist bit.ly/3RqZeMs #agroforestry #ClimateAction #FoodSecurity #Gardening

📢NEW WATER BILL could shake up how England & Wales manage water. Tackling pollution, climate risks, and who owns water companies. Here’s what’s inside the draft law:

Thanks watershed_investigations! Last week I reported that 250+ (!!) outfall points on major roads are discharging highly toxic pollution into waterways within striking distance of protected sites. We discuss this and more on this free to view ENDS TV episode ➡️ ends-report.wavecast.io/dead-in-the-wa…

FACTCHECK: Almost all the headlines on Tony Blair / net-zero are *wildly* inaccurate REALITY: 1️⃣Net-zero is *only way* to stop warming 2️⃣Blair calls for tech to "turbocharge our path to net-zero" 3️⃣He categorically *does not* say "net-zero is doomed to fail" 🧵 1/6

Maybe worth listening to this podcast I did in 2022 on the drought then- the situation is currently v similar to the spring of that drought year. I actually lost my voice in this bc the hot dry weather triggered my asthma… theguardian.com/news/audio/202…

Happy 99th birthday to the man who gave voice to the wild. 🎉 Sir David Attenborough, thank you for a lifetime dedicated to the natural world, and for sharing its story with wisdom, wonder, and grace. You've inspired generations to fall in love with nature.

"Water companies are 'woefully underprepared' for drought and the plan for many is 'simply praying for rain'." Yep, that's what 35 years of privatisation has got you. theguardian.com/environment/20…

We need to examine how we account for water, who’s using it, how they’re getting it, and from where. Demand is higher than ever, but no major water supply infrastructure has been built in 30 years. The system hasn’t kept pace. Check out my investigation in The Guardian 1/3

The car’s out of the bag 🤯 Live at the #EnergyTechSummit, Greg Jackson launches Britain’s first EV vehicle-to-grid bundle with BYD. Power Pack Bundle gives a car lease, two-way charger, and a smart tariff for £299/m with 100% FREE smart charging - saving £1,000/yr on fuel vs