The Northern Eco
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Posts from North Yorkshire and the North East of England with news about the environment. Mostly added by sarah-hartley@bsky.social
The @saveourswale.bsky.social campaigners have worked so hard for this! Great to be able to share their good news this morning thenortherneco.substack.com/p/good-news-... @sascampaigns.bsky.social
Good news for River Swale's bathing water campaign
Save Our Swale's application for Designated Bathing Water Status (DBWS) has progressed
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February 13, 2026 at 7:21 AM
The @saveourswale.bsky.social campaigners have worked so hard for this! Great to be able to share their good news this morning thenortherneco.substack.com/p/good-news-... @sascampaigns.bsky.social
Converted from coal to biomass in 2018, Lynemouth burns up to 1.5 million tonnes of wood every year. The UK’s 2nd biggest such power station also sources wood from Drax’s pellet mills in British Columbia. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/stop-burni... @stopburningtrees.bsky.social
Stop burning trees say climate campaigners
Climate campaigners condemn new Government subsidies for tree burning at Lynemouth Power Station in Northumberland
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February 12, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Converted from coal to biomass in 2018, Lynemouth burns up to 1.5 million tonnes of wood every year. The UK’s 2nd biggest such power station also sources wood from Drax’s pellet mills in British Columbia. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/stop-burni... @stopburningtrees.bsky.social
No-one wants solar panels on land near them but we all need the clean electricity that will be produced. Unlikely that the language used here helps anyone consider the issue calmly but it seems the debate is now boiling over as decision day gets closer. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/barking-ma...
“Barking mad” to build solar farms on good agricultural land
So says a North Yorkshire councillor during talks on plans for a huge green energy development
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February 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
No-one wants solar panels on land near them but we all need the clean electricity that will be produced. Unlikely that the language used here helps anyone consider the issue calmly but it seems the debate is now boiling over as decision day gets closer. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/barking-ma...
To those people who say that younger people don't get involved in politics - here you go. They do! And they want environmental action thenortherneco.substack.com/p/youth-camp...
Youth campaigners take action over pesticide use
The fight to prevent local authorities using glyphosate in public spaces moves on thanks to young nature campaigners mobilising action
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February 9, 2026 at 3:23 PM
To those people who say that younger people don't get involved in politics - here you go. They do! And they want environmental action thenortherneco.substack.com/p/youth-camp...
Why not do this on all hospitals? A major plan for this large North Yorkshire hospital passes the 1st hurdle with permission thenortherneco.substack.com/p/hospitals-...
Hospital's permission for 1,000 solar panels
Scarborough Hospital solar plan 'could save more than 72,638kg CO2 a year'
thenortherneco.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Why not do this on all hospitals? A major plan for this large North Yorkshire hospital passes the 1st hurdle with permission thenortherneco.substack.com/p/hospitals-...
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Companies either weather climate risk now or pay for it later reut.rs/4qVrV4p
Companies either weather climate risk now or pay for it later
Last year, extreme weather didn’t just shatter records; it wiped more than $320 billion from the global economy, a sum larger than the annual GDP of countries like Finland and Chile.
reut.rs
February 3, 2026 at 4:15 PM
Companies either weather climate risk now or pay for it later reut.rs/4qVrV4p
If you haven't caught up with it yet - our edition 167 is out and includes @raptorpersuk.bsky.social, @highseasalliance.bsky.social and more. We'd love for you to join us! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/from-sky-d...
February 4, 2026 at 11:07 AM
If you haven't caught up with it yet - our edition 167 is out and includes @raptorpersuk.bsky.social, @highseasalliance.bsky.social and more. We'd love for you to join us! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/from-sky-d...
From April, average household water bills in Yorkshire are set to rise by 5.6 per cent - around £2.80 a month. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/yorkshire-... @saveourswale.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social
Yorkshire Water under fire for above-inflation price increase
“Higher bills, polluted rivers, failing customer service"
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February 2, 2026 at 4:09 PM
From April, average household water bills in Yorkshire are set to rise by 5.6 per cent - around £2.80 a month. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/yorkshire-... @saveourswale.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social
20 youth groups from across the UK have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging immediate action to protect the ocean by ratifying the High Seas Treaty. #oceans #highseas thenortherneco.substack.com/p/youth-voic...
Youth voices call on UK government to ratify the High Seas Treaty
A network of 16-35-year-olds from across the UK are urging action on their future ocean inheritance
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February 2, 2026 at 8:28 AM
20 youth groups from across the UK have written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer, urging immediate action to protect the ocean by ratifying the High Seas Treaty. #oceans #highseas thenortherneco.substack.com/p/youth-voic...
The new fund could expand to include other extreme weather events such as the wildfires which devastated a large area last year thenortherneco.substack.com/p/fund-plann...
Fund planned for North Yorkshire businesses affected by extreme weather
More than £43,000 of a previous fund for flood victims remains unspent.
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January 30, 2026 at 4:22 PM
The new fund could expand to include other extreme weather events such as the wildfires which devastated a large area last year thenortherneco.substack.com/p/fund-plann...
Trial due to start tomorrow for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/28/t...
Trial due to start for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier
The trial begins at York Magistrates’ Court on Thursday 29th January 2026 for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall, accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier on a grouse moor in the Yorkshire Dales …
raptorpersecutionuk.org
January 29, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Trial due to start tomorrow for gamekeeper Racster Dingwall accused of conspiracy to kill a Hen Harrier raptorpersecutionuk.org/2026/01/28/t...
Just hours after campaigners accuse the local authorities of being undemocratic, the Government steps in and postpones the decision #fracking #gas thenortherneco.substack.com/p/government...
Government calls in North Yorkshire 'fracking' decision
Government delays decision on controversial gas rig plan near Scarborough
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January 29, 2026 at 2:39 PM
Just hours after campaigners accuse the local authorities of being undemocratic, the Government steps in and postpones the decision #fracking #gas thenortherneco.substack.com/p/government...
Officers accused of undermining democracy with their advice to elected representatives which means protestors might not be seen or heard thenortherneco.substack.com/p/councillor...
Councillors advised to swerve fracking protesters with early arrival
Concerns have been raised about a council ‘undermining democracy’ ahead of a major planning meeting to decide on proposals for a gas drilling rig near Scarborough
thenortherneco.substack.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:41 AM
Officers accused of undermining democracy with their advice to elected representatives which means protestors might not be seen or heard thenortherneco.substack.com/p/councillor...
Good to see another council considering a ban - meeting tomorrow (Thurs)
www.bordertelegraph.com/news/2579936...
www.bordertelegraph.com/news/2579936...
Borders council asked to ban use of controversial weedkiller
Scottish Borders Council is being asked to ban its use of a controversial weedkiller.
www.bordertelegraph.com
January 28, 2026 at 12:05 PM
Good to see another council considering a ban - meeting tomorrow (Thurs)
www.bordertelegraph.com/news/2579936...
www.bordertelegraph.com/news/2579936...
📣 An exciting day today at The Northern Eco - a new writer for this new year! @tom-s-bray.bsky.social joins the team to bring subscribers a monthly look at reducing carbon emissions.
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'Turning ambition and hope linked to climate action into real steps'
Plus all the eco news from North Yorkshire and the North East
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January 27, 2026 at 9:47 AM
📣 An exciting day today at The Northern Eco - a new writer for this new year! @tom-s-bray.bsky.social joins the team to bring subscribers a monthly look at reducing carbon emissions.
thenortherneco.substack.com/p/turning-am...
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Activists hack central Leeds billboard to expose Drax pollution
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
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January 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Activists hack central Leeds billboard to expose Drax pollution
www.thecanary.co/uk/news/2026...
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Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Analysis: UK newspaper editorial opposition to climate action overtakes support for first time - Carbon Brief
Nearly 100 UK newspaper editorials opposed climate action in 2025, a record figure that reveals the backlash against net-zero in the right-leaning press
www.carbonbrief.org
January 26, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Two things to learn from this.
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
1. The rightwing newspapers are lobby groups whose purpose is to advance the class interest of their proprietors.
2. Lobbyists for the rich and powerful lose their jobs if they are not prepared to lie.
www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-uk-...
Exciting news - we've a new writer joining us tomorrow! open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...
'Turning ambition and hope linked to climate action into real steps'
Plus all the eco news from North Yorkshire and the North East
open.substack.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:51 AM
Exciting news - we've a new writer joining us tomorrow! open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...
Some positive news! Around the UK home owners are seeing the sense of installing solar panels and these figures reveal the locations of those roof panels in a league table. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/revealed-t...
Revealed: The true extent of high solar panel uptake in the region
The latest survey has North Yorkshire, County Durham and Northumberland topping the league table
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January 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Some positive news! Around the UK home owners are seeing the sense of installing solar panels and these figures reveal the locations of those roof panels in a league table. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/revealed-t...
Struggled to find an expression to represent the lack of enthusiasm campaigners have for the government’s latest plans on the water industry - finally settled for damp squib. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/calls-for-... @saveourswale.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social. @cleanilkley.bsky.social
Calls for public ownership of water, now!
Water campaigners react to the ‘once-in-a-generation’ reforms
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January 21, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Struggled to find an expression to represent the lack of enthusiasm campaigners have for the government’s latest plans on the water industry - finally settled for damp squib. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/calls-for-... @saveourswale.bsky.social, @sascampaigns.bsky.social. @cleanilkley.bsky.social
Couldn't agree with this more! Sincerely wish it hadn't become a way for people to remember loved ones - there have to be better ways......(that goes for floaty lanterns too!) We can all protect nature by keeping balloons indoors only
Walked onto fell. Large balloon with tie attached wrapped around fencing post, could easily have killed a bird or animal. Now safely home in bin. Please don't release them, they land somewhere! Beautiful part of the world, keep plastic away @thenortherneco.bsky.social @durhamwildlife.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 12:29 PM
Couldn't agree with this more! Sincerely wish it hadn't become a way for people to remember loved ones - there have to be better ways......(that goes for floaty lanterns too!) We can all protect nature by keeping balloons indoors only
Edition number 165 is out! We're starting with some good news for nature in #NorthYorkshire thenortherneco.substack.com/p/good-news-...
Good news for endangered fungi
Plus the latest on solar plans, wind power and the big fracking debate gets a D day
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January 20, 2026 at 9:07 AM
Edition number 165 is out! We're starting with some good news for nature in #NorthYorkshire thenortherneco.substack.com/p/good-news-...
☀️ SOLAR POWER BOOST FOR A NORTH YORKSHIRE SCHOOL☀️
🔋 360+ solar panels
⚡ 165kWp generating capacity
🏫 Installed on both flat and sloped roofs
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#SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction #SchoolsGoGreen #NorthYorkshire #Scarborough #CleanEnergy #NetZero
🔋 360+ solar panels
⚡ 165kWp generating capacity
🏫 Installed on both flat and sloped roofs
thenortherneco.substack.com/p/hundreds-o...
#SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction #SchoolsGoGreen #NorthYorkshire #Scarborough #CleanEnergy #NetZero
Hundreds of solar panels to be installed at a school
It's the solution which so many people say they want to see and now Scarborough is to install 360 panels on a school building
thenortherneco.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
☀️ SOLAR POWER BOOST FOR A NORTH YORKSHIRE SCHOOL☀️
🔋 360+ solar panels
⚡ 165kWp generating capacity
🏫 Installed on both flat and sloped roofs
thenortherneco.substack.com/p/hundreds-o...
#SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction #SchoolsGoGreen #NorthYorkshire #Scarborough #CleanEnergy #NetZero
🔋 360+ solar panels
⚡ 165kWp generating capacity
🏫 Installed on both flat and sloped roofs
thenortherneco.substack.com/p/hundreds-o...
#SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #ClimateAction #SchoolsGoGreen #NorthYorkshire #Scarborough #CleanEnergy #NetZero
The latest findings from this reputable source will feed into the calls for the UK government to ban #glyphosate - you can support our campaign on the ban at our website. Details in story. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/deeply-con... @paneurope.bsky.social
'Deeply concerning': New study finds toxic pesticides in playgrounds
Cancer-linked pesticide found in eight out of thirteen children’s playgrounds
thenortherneco.substack.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:18 AM
The latest findings from this reputable source will feed into the calls for the UK government to ban #glyphosate - you can support our campaign on the ban at our website. Details in story. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/deeply-con... @paneurope.bsky.social
Interesting challenge on glyphosate! @paneurope.bsky.social, @sianberry.bsky.social uk.news.yahoo.com/councillor-p...?
Councillor pitches for glyphosate to be phased out by Cumberland Council
A call will be made this week for Cumberland Council to find an alternative way to control weeds than the controversial glyphosate weedkiller.
uk.news.yahoo.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Interesting challenge on glyphosate! @paneurope.bsky.social, @sianberry.bsky.social uk.news.yahoo.com/councillor-p...?