Environment Journal

Our latest long read looks at lead pollution as a form of air pollution — including residual emissions from before the ban on leaded petrol, and private aviation. environmentjournal.online/pollution/heav…

The UK Government has announced that non-statutory inquiry into the death of seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola is to be established, more than 12 years after he died during flooding at his family home in Surrey. #surrey #flooding environmentjournal.online/pollution/inqu…

Everybody's talking about AI’s drain on resources. Nobody is looking at chemical pollution from the superconductors, microchips and cooling systems needed to power 21st Century technology’s biggest environmental gamble. So we did. #pfas #datacentre environmentjournal.online/pollution/hidd…

The #Netherlands has begun transforming synthetic turf sports pitches into renewable #energy powerhouses. A single football field equipped with heat-collection tech can supply green energy to up to 300 homes for a year. environmentjournal.online/headlines/pitc…

Output at work begins to plummet when temperatures hit the mid-30s. With Britain’s thermometers rocketing again, what chance is there of meeting your deadline? #heatwave #climatechange environmentjournal.online/headlines/prod…

New research suggests #microplastics could alter underground microbial ecosystems in sewers, increasing methane emissions. environmentjournal.online/pollution/are-…

£150m will be used to promote West Midlands #nature recovery projects. @WestMids_CA environmentjournal.online/headlines/west…

Two significant shifts in tidal patterns could be underway. One of which has the potential to irreversibly change Europe's climate. #AMOC #oceans #Arctic #globalwarming environmentjournal.online/editors-pick/p…

Heat highways and pumps. Could a Manchester energy map set a new UK precedent? @OrdnanceSurvey @MHI_Group @WhichUK #energy environmentjournal.online/editors-pick/h…

Our latest long read from @ianMpackham looks at the risk of unintended consequences from conservation efforts on the Akamas Peninsula, Cyprus. #conservation #environment #biodiversity #cyprus environmentjournal.online/headlines/can-…

#AI is worth more than UK #farmland and water network (combined)... Companies that have never turned a profit are considered more valuable than the basis of our entire food chain. Britain isn’t broken, the economic system is. environmentjournal.online/headlines/ai-i…

90% of UK businesses ‘already dealing with tangible #climate fallout’. Almost half of those are losing more than 6% of their annual turnover due to extreme weather and other climate events. #ClimateResilience #business environmentjournal.online/headlines/90-o…

A new report from @UNICEF has revealed the scale of the climate crisis facing the world’s children, with almost all children now exposed to at least one climate-related hazard and 1.1 billion facing three or more overlapping threats. #ClimateRefugees environmentjournal.online/headlines/no-s…

What would you like to see included in a new Natural History GCSE? @educationgovuk wants to hear from the public in a new consultation. #nature #conservation #biodiversity #education environmentjournal.online/headlines/cons…

Please don't throw grenades, tank shells, bullets... Unusual and dangerous items are causing problems with recycling centre operations, according to @DevonCC. #munitions #weapons #war #ammunition #recycling #reuse #circularity environmentjournal.online/waste-recyclin…

What practical realities face local authorities trying to improve and expand EV infrastructure? We take a closer look at street-level challenges. #ev #transport #travel environmentjournal.online/headlines/elec…

Building solar parks on previously drained, rewetted peatlands can support a wider range of bird species than continuing intensive grassland farming, new research suggests. #energy #renewables #solar environmentjournal.online/headlines/sola…

A dramatic surge in common octopus populations off the southwest coast of England has been linked to warming seas and wider environmental changes, according to new research by the Marine Biological Association (MBA). #oceans #marinelife #octopus environmentjournal.online/headlines/octo…

Campaigners are urging the UK Government to investigate babies’ exposure to chemicals found in plastic products, warning regulation has failed to keep pace with evidence about potential risks. #microplastics #plastics #parenting environmentjournal.online/pollution/the-…

Shrinking snow seasons are amplifying the #climate impact of #wildfires. environmentjournal.online/headlines/shri…