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Scottish households urged to cut water use as climate crisis limits supplies

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:00:03 +0000

Scottish Water boss says average Scot uses 40% more water than people in Yorkshire partly due to mistaken belief water is abundant in Scotland

Scottish households are being urged to cut back heavily on their water use and instead treat it as a precious resource due to the growing threat to supplies from climate heating.

Alex Plant, the chief executive of Scottish Water, said the average Scot used 40% more water than consumers in Yorkshire, partly because there was a widespread but mistaken assumption that water was abundant in Scotland.

Trump officials axed an online portal for its key climate report. Read it in full here

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 13:00:01 +0000

Guardian makes legally mandated gold standard report widely available after administration deleted website

The future of the US government’s premier climate crisis report is perilously uncertain after the Trump administration deleted the website that housed the periodic, legally mandated assessments that have been produced by scientists over the past two decades.

With the world in crisis, many say end globalisation. I say that would be a mistake | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 12:47:24 +0000

Terms like ‘deglobalisation’ have become commonplace, but what we need is true multilateralism. Erecting walls won’t bring us peace and prosperity

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva is the president of Brazil

The year 2025 should be a time of celebration, marking eight decades of the United Nations’ existence. But it risks going down in history as the year when the international order built since 1945 collapsed.

Doctor who lost job over Texas flood post says sorry for ‘regrettable comment’

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:59:46 +0000

Dr Christina Propst apologizes after Blue Fish Pediatrics said she was ‘no longer an employee’ because of post

New Mexico sues US air force over Pfas pollution from military base

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 11:00:42 +0000

High levels of Pfas stemming from the base have tainted water, damaged crops and poisoned cows in the area

The state of New Mexico is suing the US air force over its refusal to comply with orders to address extremely high levels of Pfas pollution stemming from its base, which has tainted drinking water for tens of thousands of people, damaged crops and poisoned dairy cows.

Labour housing plans could destroy 215,000 hectares of nature in England, analysis shows

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 10:44:21 +0000

Critics say change in biodiversity protections would harm environmental recovery and make scheme ineffective

Plans to weaken environmental regulations for small housebuilders would allow developers in England to build on an area the size of the Yorkshire Dales in the next 10 years without replacing the nature they destroy, according to analysis.

Labour wants to remove the requirement for small housebuilders – those whose sites are under a hectare (2.5 acres) – to replace the nature they destroy under existing rules known as biodiversity net gain.

Climate anxiety meant I could no longer work as a pilot. But I love flying – and I know we can transform aviation | George Hibberd

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:30:40 +0000

There’s no shortage of ideas for how to make air travel greener. But it has to start within the industry – and with workers

George Hibberd appears alongside fellow pilot Todd Smith in the Guardian documentary Guilt Trip

Guilt Trip: pilots torn between flight and the fight for the planet - documentary

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:28:03 +0000

Commercial pilots George Hibberd and Todd Smith grapple with the reality of their dream jobs, torn between childhood ambitions of flying and the impact of their industry on the world beneath them. From the cockpit, they witness first-hand the climate crisis unfolding below and decide to take drastic measures. As part of Safe Landing, a community of aviation workers who want the industry to do better for the climate, they begin to transform their eco-anxiety and guilt into action.

Democrats and climate groups ‘too polite’ in fight against ‘malevolent’ fossil fuel giants, says key senator

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 09:00:15 +0000

Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island gives 300th climate speech on the US Senate floor

The Democratic party and the climate movement have been “too cautious and polite” and should instead be denouncing the fossil fuel industry’s “huge denial operation”, the US senator Sheldon Whitehouse said.

UK government abandons energy ‘zonal pricing’ plan

admin — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 08:04:19 +0000

Proposal to vary electricity charges in England, Wales and Scotland based on supply and demand dropped in favour of ‘fair and affordable’ single price

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