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Trump administration dashes hopes of anti-pollution plan for JD Vance’s home town

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:31 +0000

The $1.6bn Biden-era plan for a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio, is indefinitely on hold

A Biden-era plan to implement a gas-powered blast furnace at a steel mill in Ohio, which would have eliminated tons of greenhouse gases from the local environment year over year and created more than a thousand jobs, has been put on hold indefinitely by the Trump administration.

Republicans complain to Canada over wildfire smoke despite supporting planet-heating bill

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 10:00:30 +0000

Lawmakers send letter railing against ‘suffocating’ smoke days after voting for Trump plan likely to boost pollution

A group of Republican lawmakers has complained that smoke from Canadian wildfires is ruining summer for Americans, just days after voting for a major bill that will cause more of the planet-heating pollution that is worsening wildfires.

UK air pollution falling but danger levels still breached too often, say scientists

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 09:00:53 +0000

NO2 and PM2.5 levels down significantly since 2015 but climate crisis may be driving rise in harmful surface ozone

The UK’s air pollution has dropped since 2015, scientists have found, but they have warned that dangerous levels are still reached too often.

Researchers found that nitrogen dioxide (NO2), which is mainly produced by traffic, fell by 35% on average at monitoring sites. Fine particles called PM2.5, which are small enough to get deep into lungs and are caused by burning wood and driving cars with internal combustion engines, dropped by 30%.

Torres Strait community leaders in ‘deepest pain imaginable’ as federal court dismisses landmark climate case

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:02:49 +0000

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heating

Reform-run councils once known for green policies expected to scrap climate pledges

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:00:48 +0000

Former Durham county council climate lead calls motion to rescind climate emergency declaration ‘reprehensible’

Two councils that have been recognised for their work to cut emissions but are now under the control of Reform UK are expected to scrap climate pledges this week.

Durham county council’s deputy leader, the former GB News presenter Darren Grimes, has proposed a motion to rescind a 2019 declaration of a climate emergency, in what it is believed would be a UK first.

Could giving this pod of dolphins the same legal rights as humans help keep them safe?

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 02:00:44 +0000

With a bottlenose population threatened by fishing gear, boats and pollution, campaigners on South Korea’s Jeju island are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable cetaceans

It is a beautiful sunny day on the island of Jeju in South Korea and as the boat cuts through the water all seems calm and clear. Then they start to appear – one telltale fin and then another. Soon, a pod of eight or nine dolphins can be seen moving through the sea, seemingly following the path of the boat.

Buyers of new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:30:38 +0000

Grant offering up to 10% off may benefit some cheaper Chinese models but leave Tesla fans paying full price

Buyers of new electric cars priced at less than £37,000 will be able to get a discount of up to 10% under a new UK government scheme, a move that may benefit some cheaper Chinese models but leave Tesla fans still having to pay the full price.

The Department for Transport has reintroduced a grant, which had been scrapped in June 2022, to encourage more drivers to switch from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles.

Texas camp leader waited over an hour after flood warning to evacuate

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:30:26 +0000

Camp Mystic leader, who died trying to save small children, waited over an hour after alert before starting evacuation

The Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disasters

Trump officials address ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories while spreading misinformation, experts say

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:07:49 +0000

EPA’s move comes as it slashes climate research funding and cuts weather forecasting and scientific agencies’ staff

Trump officials’ recent attempt to dispel concerns about “chemtrails” has perplexed and angered some experts who say the administration has itself promoted the conspiracy theory while also spreading climate misinformation.

UK’s clean electricity growing too slowly to meet climate targets, report says

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:56:16 +0000

UK’s energy system operator forecasts emissions a third over target by 2035, in second official warning in a month

Britain is expected to fall short of the progress needed to meet its climate targets over the next decade because it is not growing its supply of clean electricity quickly enough, according to the government’s energy system operator.