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enRain on the way to LA brings fears of toxic ash in wake of wildfires
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/rain-way-la-brings-fears-toxic-ash-wake-wildfires
<p>Weather will aid firefighters, but heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring the threat of poisonous runoff</p>
<p>Rain on the way to parched southern California on Saturday will aid firefighters mopping up multiple wildfires. But heavy downpours on charred hillsides could bring the threat of new troubles like toxic ash runoff.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/rain-way-la-brings-fears-toxic-ash-wake-wildfires" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 23:34:26 +0000admin98708 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgEnvironment secretary lambasts HS2’s £100m bat shelter
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/environment-secretary-lambasts-hs2-s-100m-bat-shelter
<p>Steve Reed says plans for 1km curved structure to protect bats from high-speed railway are ‘batshit crazy’</p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/environment-secretary-lambasts-hs2-s-100m-bat-shelter" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 21:13:19 +0000admin98707 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgLaunch natural history GCSE in England now, campaigners urge Labour
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/launch-natural-history-gcse-england-now-campaigners-urge-labour
<p>Environmentalists say new course could be delayed until 2030 because it is viewed as Conservative party initiative</p>
<p>Leading environmentalists have called on the government to introduce a natural history GCSE immediately, amid fears it could be postponed until 2030.</p>
<p>The previous Conservative administration had supported creating the GCSE, which would teach pupils how to observe, identify and classify plants and animals.</p>
<p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jan/25/launch-natural-history-gcse-in-england-now-campaigners-urge-labour">Continue reading...</a></p>
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 18:08:21 +0000admin98706 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgLabour risks ‘powder keg’ clash with environmentalists as it puts growth before going green
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labour-risks-powder-keg-clash-environmentalists-it-puts-growth-going-green
<p>As chancellor Rachel Reeves’ plan to expand London airports gains traction, the party is accused of back-pedalling on its green commitments</p>
<p>Labour is being warned it is hurtling towards a “powder keg” confrontation with environmentalists, green groups and a swathe of its own supporters in the next few weeks, amid its claims that “blockers” are standing in the way of economic growth.</p>
<p>A flurry of pro-growth measures have been announced by ministers in recent days as part of a government fightback against claims that the economy is stalling.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/labour-risks-powder-keg-clash-environmentalists-it-puts-growth-going-green" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 17:49:56 +0000admin98705 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgRachel Reeves has to realise she can’t plough on with the farm tax | Phillip Inman
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/rachel-reeves-has-realise-she-can-t-plough-farm-tax-phillip-inman
<p>The chancellor’s attempt to get rich landowners to pay their fair share was correct in principle. But this measure has missed the mark</p>
<p>Rachel Reeves needs to rid herself of troublesome farmers. It’s become obvious, if it wasn’t at the time of the budget, that they are not going to go away.</p>
<p>Their shouts of protest are getting louder and the petition against proposals to tax inherited farms is growing longer.</p>
<p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/jan/25/rachel-reeves-has-to-realise-she-cant-plough-on-with-the-farm-tax">Continue reading...</a></p>
Sat, 25 Jan 2025 16:00:25 +0000admin98704 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgWes Streeting heckled by climate protesters at Fabian Society address
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/wes-streeting-heckled-climate-protesters-fabian-society-address
<p>Speech calling for unity against ‘populist right’ interrupted by two women opposed to Drax power plant subsidies</p>
<p>Wes Streeting was heckled by climate protesters during a speech calling on progressives to stand up to the “populist right”.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/wes-streeting-heckled-climate-protesters-fabian-society-address" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 15:45:14 +0000admin98703 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org‘The risk of extinction is accelerating’: world’s botanic gardens raise alarm with space to protect endangered plants running out
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/risk-extinction-accelerating-world-s-botanic-gardens-raise-alarm-space-protect-endange
<p>University of Cambridge research suggests living collections have collectively reached peak capacity</p>
<p>Botanic gardens around the world are failing to conserve the rarest and most threatened species growing in their living collections because they are running out of space, according to research from the University of Cambridge.</p>
<p>Researchers analysed a century’s worth of records from 50 botanic gardens and arboreta, collectively growing half-a-million plants, to see how the world’s living plant collections have changed since 1921.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/risk-extinction-accelerating-world-s-botanic-gardens-raise-alarm-space-protect-endange" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:49:38 +0000admin98701 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgHope for Britain’s loneliest bat after second species member discovered
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hope-britain-s-loneliest-bat-after-second-species-member-discovered
<p>Greater mouse-eared bat was declared extinct in the UK but ecologists now believe population recovery is possible</p>
<p>For 21 long winters, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/2018/jun/12/the-last-bat-the-mystery-of-britains-most-solitary-animal">Britain’s loneliest bat</a> hibernated alone in a disused railway tunnel in Sussex.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/hope-britain-s-loneliest-bat-after-second-species-member-discovered" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 11:00:19 +0000admin98702 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgFairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms, new boss says
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/fairtrade-could-help-tackle-exploitation-uk-factories-and-farms-new-boss-says
<p>Ethical trade body could ‘offer solutions’ in advising government on protecting workers, says Eleanor Harrison</p>
<p>Fairtrade could help tackle exploitation in UK factories and farms – as well as those in developing countries – the incoming boss of the ethical trade body has said.</p>
<p>Eleanor Harrison, who in March takes the reins of the group behind the Fairtrade mark which appears on products in shops, has said it could “offer solutions” in advising the UK government on protecting workers.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/fairtrade-could-help-tackle-exploitation-uk-factories-and-farms-new-boss-says" target="_blank">read more</a></p>Sat, 25 Jan 2025 07:00:15 +0000admin98700 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.orgHow human activity has shaped Brazil Nut forests' past and future
https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org/breaking-wave/how-human-activity-has-shaped-brazil-nut-forests-past-and-future
<p>Researchers use genomic data to study the decline in genetic diversity in the Amazon Basin, particularly in Brazil Nut trees. The research uses genomic data to understand this keystone species' genetic health and adaptability, help reconstruct its demographic history, and assess the long-term impacts of human interaction on forest ecosystems. The findings emphasize the need for conservation strategies to consider both ecological and anthropogenic factors.</p>
Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:10:17 +0000admin98698 at https://www.worldoceanobservatory.org