Amid the flow of torrid news, some welcome action against Thames Water and other companies for sewage leaks bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

FOE supports the call for a Social Tariff to help vulnerable households with fuel costs but we need to combat one of the root causes - poorly insulated homes. We need an ambitious and fair Warm Homes Plan that goes further and faster than current plans.independent.co.uk/business/energ…

Environmental campaigners have taken the European Commission to court, reports Reuters, and are “seeking to force Brussels to upgrade its emissions rules for 2030 and, in a second case, scrap rules that label some planes as climate-friendly investments”. reuters.com/business/envir…

The production plants for plastics emit toxic air pollutants; air pollution is known to worsen neurocognitive & behavioral outcomes in children and to contribute to cognitive decline & dementias such as those associated with Parkinson & Alzheimer disease psychiatrictimes.com/view/the-plast…

This is very disappointing and, at the end of the day, it's a false economy... ...because nature friendly farming boosts the economy, reduces flood risk, supports food production, and is good for the nation's health theguardian.com/environment/ar…

Europe’s farming lobbies recognise need to eat less meat in shared vision report - Dialogue with green groups results in agreement on ‘urgent, ambitious and feasible’ reforms in agriculture Story by Ajit Niranjan theguardian.com/environment/ar…

In 2019, artist Eliza Evans got a surprise letter from a fracking company. Instead of just saying no, Evans turned it into the “largest land-art project ever,” dividing her land into 8,000+ tiny pieces. Evans made our #Grist50 list: grist.org/fix/grist-50/2…

Toxic air is harming our communities, hitting ethnic minorities & low-income groups hardest. It's time for change! Join Enact Equality's fight for #CleanAir & #RacialJustice by signing our petition here: enactequality.co.uk/clean-air #racialequity #environmentaljustice #cleanairforall

Home to the world’s first #coal-fired power station, opened in London in 1882, the UK 🇬🇧 is set to be the first G7 country to stop using coal to generate electricity, one year earlier than first set out by the previous Conservative government in 2015 ft.com/content/516418…

#Ecocide proposal represents “first steps towards transforming the world’s response to climate breakdown & environmental destruction by making ecocide a punishable criminal offence" 🌏 Read the full The Guardian story HERE: theguardian.com/law/article/20… #StopEcocide

A new study shows that #butterflies, #bumblebees & #hoverflies can be equally effective #pollinators. Read about it here: jeffollerton.co.uk/2024/09/13/but… #ecology #biodiversity #botany #entomology #bees Butterfly Conservation 🦋 Steven Falk Dave Goulson hoverflylagoons Bumblebee Conservation Trust

We won! Planning permission for the UK's first deep coal mine in 30 years has been quashed. The court agreed with Friends of the Earth and @slacctt that lifetime emissions of the Whitehaven mine (mostly from burning coal) weren't properly considered and approval was unlawful 👇

Cumbria coal mine plan quashed at the High Court. Mr Justice Holgate said: "The assumption that the proposed mine would not produce a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions, or would be a net zero mine, is legally flawed."..

The extraordinary streak of record monthly temperatures continued in August, reports World Meteorological Organization spokesperson Claire Nullis. The year to date has been the hottest year on record worldwide, and Europe has had its hottest summer on record.

Great news- UK to appoint nature envoy for first time. theguardian.com/environment/20…

The government must end ongoing gamble with human and nature health and realign with EU standards on pesticides and chemicals ://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/sep/19/revealed-far-higher-pesticide-residues-allowed-on-food-since-brexit

“This is at odds both with the manifesto commitments to no new fossil fuel projects on which Labour was elected, and recent landmark legal judgments which have quashed planning permission for oil and coal projects” - Magnus Gallie, Friends of the Earth bylinetimes.com/2024/10/01/new…

A developer wants to destroy one of the last remaining riverside meadows beside the Roding in London. 11 acres of rapidly rewilding meadow, a haven for nature in an urban area, where kingfishers nest, kestrels & bats take flight & all manner of insects, butterflies & amphibians

Fantastic news and a tribute to the tireless efforts of the Chagossians, @philippesands and others who took their case to the #ICJ. It is heartening to see justice prevail in the end. bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…