Used at the right time, manure enhances soil - but applied to soil already saturated with nutrients, or just before heavy rain, or too close to a waterway, nitrates + phosphates in manure can wash into rivers, feeding algae which grow too much, blocking light + air that fish need

Nearly half the British public seems to think that illegal migrants outnumber those here legally. In fact legal migration outnumbers illegal migration by at least 10 to 1.

Free breakfast clubs are boosting attendance and improving behavior in some schools according to head teachers. There is no doubting this policy has been a huge success for Labour in its first year in government

We're all paying a 35% 'privatisation tax' on water bills. 🤬 Money that is flowing straight out of our wallets and into the pockets of banks and investors. 💸 We cannot afford privatisation one minute longer. Pubic ownership NOW.

Parliamentary researchers are to study legacy landfills. This comes after local authorities have stated they do not have the resources to manage sites. endsreport.com/article/192822…

watershed_investigations Meanwhile, a chaotic system of water extraction means businesses pumping less than 20 cubic metres a day - enough for 140 people, or about two thirds of a large tanker of water - don't even need a permit. Puts your 4 minute shower in perspective. share.google/IjGcjbqpKDx6FL…

All-electric town in Kent supplies power back to the grid. Otterpool Park’s 8.500 homes will run on solar and batteries with enough renewable energy to help keep the lights on elsewhere. Town will have about 34MW of renewable capacity. theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/a…

There are millions of families in our country in poverty, that can't feed their children. We can't allow that and allow rich people not to pay a fair amount of tax.

UK working class impoverished by right-wing coup Wages taxed at 20% - 45% marginal rates Capital gains 18% - 32% Dividends 8.75% - 39.35%. Private equity bosses at max rate of 32%. Poorest 20% pay higher proportion of income in taxes than the richest 20% leftfootforward.org/2025/08/how-we…

A lovely study so now we will be able to track pollution to individual buildings to warn the owners they are in danger of harming themselves, their family and neighbours. #AirPollution

This is long, but it's nearly 10pm, it's 29 degrees and I have sideshow Bob hair. I know it's not popular, but I'm going to keep saying it. There's no point blaming the police for arresting Palestine Action supporters, whether they're 9 or 99. Police don't want to arrest

More meteorite news: bbc.com/news/articles/…

We are now in a nationally significant water shortage, and the chalk aquifer in the south of England is dwindling meaning the situation could continue for months without sustained & significant rain theguardian.com/environment/20…

Climate impact on nuclear will ramp. 'French nuclear power production expected to be reduced on Wednesday' due to loss of cooling. reuters.com/sustainability…

Should we be putting sewage sludge (#biosolids) on land anymore? In this latest #CIWEM article, director of policy Alastair Chisholm @alastairchisholm.bsky.social dives into this issue, and says that government and the water industry need to plan for a different future. Read it here 👇 ciwem.org/news/should-we…

Great article by CIWEM highlighting the urgent need to update sewage sludge regulations in the UK and to prioritise long-term sustainable solutions⬇️

We’re currently at over 91 000 kilos of plastic removed from the ocean, which means less than 10 000 left to 100 000, which will be a really cool milestone for us. Have a wonderful Sunday evening everyone, hope this little bit of news created a gold lining on your weekend!

Let's say it again, "the economy" is entirely dependent on the environment. No economy on a dead planet, no #PublicHealth on #biodiversity-depleted islands thetimes.com/uk/politics/ar…

Pumping from this stretch of 'protected' chalk stream has more than halved water flow, depriving the river's only remaining breeding population of brown trout of habitat & oxygen - in a waterway that ought to be a thriving lifeline for wildlife. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Pleased to see moves to ban/restrict PFAS in firefighting foams (consultation below) but it is astonishingly late in the day. Also very pleased to see forever chemicals in the dictionary! Can drop those pesky single quote marks consultations.hse.gov.uk/crd-reach/pfas…