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As the EU explores a ban on forever chemicals, the UK announces a plan to make a plan of what to maybe do about PFAS. How many people are being exposed to harmful chemicals while the government dithers?
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The EU is working on a blanket ban of ‘forever chemicals’. Why isn't Britain? | Pippa Neill
I met people living with dangerous levels of Pfas, including in their food. The government is failing them, says environmental journalist Pippa Neill
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:53 PM
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BREAKING: Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler resigns after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein
Goldman Sachs’ top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler has resigned after emails revealed she had a close relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
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February 13, 2026 at 2:06 AM
BREAKING: Goldman Sachs' top lawyer Kathy Ruemmler to resign after emails show close ties to Jeffrey Epstein.
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27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit 😡
180,000+ people already said: #HandsOffNature ✊
Join us in telling EU leaders that we will not sacrifice our future for corporate profits
👉 www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
180,000+ people already said: #HandsOffNature ✊
Join us in telling EU leaders that we will not sacrifice our future for corporate profits
👉 www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
February 12, 2026 at 11:28 AM
27 EU leaders. In a castle. Deciding which protections to cut for polluter profit 😡
180,000+ people already said: #HandsOffNature ✊
Join us in telling EU leaders that we will not sacrifice our future for corporate profits
👉 www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
180,000+ people already said: #HandsOffNature ✊
Join us in telling EU leaders that we will not sacrifice our future for corporate profits
👉 www.environmentalpillar.ie/hands-off-na...
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BREAKING: A U.S. aircraft carrier is being sent from the Caribbean to the Middle East, an AP source says, as tensions with Iran escalate. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss military movements.
Second US aircraft carrier is being sent to the Middle East, AP source says
The world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, has been ordered to sail from the Caribbean Sea to the Middle East.
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February 13, 2026 at 5:01 AM
BREAKING: A U.S. aircraft carrier is being sent from the Caribbean to the Middle East, an AP source says, as tensions with Iran escalate. The source spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity to discuss military movements.
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I'm holding a flash sale for annual subscriptions to my newsletter Proximities! Also, new rates for students.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:44 PM
I'm holding a flash sale for annual subscriptions to my newsletter Proximities! Also, new rates for students.
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Today in Proximities:
- Sudanese children “wasting away as we watch”
- 53 people, including 2 babies, drown off coast of Libya
- Hong Kong leader says Lai deserved sentence for "evil deeds"
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/sudan-liby...
- Sudanese children “wasting away as we watch”
- 53 people, including 2 babies, drown off coast of Libya
- Hong Kong leader says Lai deserved sentence for "evil deeds"
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/sudan-liby...
Sudan, Libya, Hong Kong
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
February 10, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Today in Proximities:
- Sudanese children “wasting away as we watch”
- 53 people, including 2 babies, drown off coast of Libya
- Hong Kong leader says Lai deserved sentence for "evil deeds"
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/sudan-liby...
- Sudanese children “wasting away as we watch”
- 53 people, including 2 babies, drown off coast of Libya
- Hong Kong leader says Lai deserved sentence for "evil deeds"
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/sudan-liby...
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Good morning! Taxing the wealth of the richest 1% of Americans down to the median wealth of the next-richest 9% ($5.2 million per household) would free up $48 trillion. Redistributing that to the poorest 50% of Americans would give *68 million households* an average of *$700k per household*.
February 8, 2026 at 4:45 PM
Good morning! Taxing the wealth of the richest 1% of Americans down to the median wealth of the next-richest 9% ($5.2 million per household) would free up $48 trillion. Redistributing that to the poorest 50% of Americans would give *68 million households* an average of *$700k per household*.
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A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted.
Drone attack by paramilitary group in Sudan kills 24, including 8 children, doctors' group says
A drone attack by the Rapid Support Forces hits a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan, killing at least 24 people, including eight children.
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 11:42 AM
A drone attack by a notorious paramilitary group hit a vehicle carrying displaced families in central Sudan Saturday, killing at least 24 people, including eight children, a doctors’ group said, a day after a World Food Program aid convoy was targeted.
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Sharks on brink of extinction caught in tangle nets in protected Irish waters
"That the Irish Government still allows this form of destructive fishing throughout Irish coastal waters is an absolute disgrace"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
"That the Irish Government still allows this form of destructive fishing throughout Irish coastal waters is an absolute disgrace"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
Sharks on brink of extinction caught in tangle nets in protected Irish waters
Seals also among the animals killed as by-catch of growing crayfishing industry
www.irishtimes.com
February 7, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Sharks on brink of extinction caught in tangle nets in protected Irish waters
"That the Irish Government still allows this form of destructive fishing throughout Irish coastal waters is an absolute disgrace"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
"That the Irish Government still allows this form of destructive fishing throughout Irish coastal waters is an absolute disgrace"
www.irishtimes.com/environment/...
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Today in Proximities:
- Leaders urge restraint after fresh violence in Ethiopia
- Pakistan says killed almost 200 Baloch separatists
- Iranian authorities say foreigners arrested over protests
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/ethiopia-p...
- Leaders urge restraint after fresh violence in Ethiopia
- Pakistan says killed almost 200 Baloch separatists
- Iranian authorities say foreigners arrested over protests
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/ethiopia-p...
Ethiopia, Pakistan, Iran
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
February 2, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Today in Proximities:
- Leaders urge restraint after fresh violence in Ethiopia
- Pakistan says killed almost 200 Baloch separatists
- Iranian authorities say foreigners arrested over protests
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/ethiopia-p...
- Leaders urge restraint after fresh violence in Ethiopia
- Pakistan says killed almost 200 Baloch separatists
- Iranian authorities say foreigners arrested over protests
As always, you can read it in under two mins
www.proximities.news/p/ethiopia-p...
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Today in Proximities:
- Israel kills Lebanese TV presenter in targeted strike
- Nigerian army officers accused of plotting coup
- Bangladeshis duped into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-ni...
- Israel kills Lebanese TV presenter in targeted strike
- Nigerian army officers accused of plotting coup
- Bangladeshis duped into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-ni...
Lebanon, Nigeria, Bangladesh
Today's three stories you should know
www.proximities.news
January 27, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Today in Proximities:
- Israel kills Lebanese TV presenter in targeted strike
- Nigerian army officers accused of plotting coup
- Bangladeshis duped into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-ni...
- Israel kills Lebanese TV presenter in targeted strike
- Nigerian army officers accused of plotting coup
- Bangladeshis duped into fighting for Russia in Ukraine
As always, you can read it in under two mins.
www.proximities.news/p/lebanon-ni...
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A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill of about 40 million gallons of sewage a day is turning part of the river gray upriver of Washington, D.C.
Massive sewage spill flowing into Potomac River upstream from Washington
A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill of about 40 million gallons of sewage a day is turning part of the river gray upriver of Washington, D.C.
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January 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM
A massive pipe rupture has sent sewage spilling into the Potomac River. The spill of about 40 million gallons of sewage a day is turning part of the river gray upriver of Washington, D.C.
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In November of this year (2026) Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, will be one light-day away from Earth. The first ever spacecraft to reach this historic milestone. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is currently exploring interstellar space 15.8 billion miles away. #Aerospace #Voyager1
January 16, 2026 at 9:59 PM
In November of this year (2026) Voyager 1, NASA’s deep-space probe, will be one light-day away from Earth. The first ever spacecraft to reach this historic milestone. Launched in 1977, Voyager 1 is currently exploring interstellar space 15.8 billion miles away. #Aerospace #Voyager1
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You have until 5.30 today to write in to the government consultation on these fees. They're trying to price people out of protecting our land and water.
While on the other hand they're trying to give corporations an entirely new secret court to sue Ireland through CETA
While on the other hand they're trying to give corporations an entirely new secret court to sue Ireland through CETA
Dept wants to put limits on recoverable costs, leaving people facing six-figure bills even when they win. That would be the end of public-interest environmental litigation, favouring wealthy and commercial interests, and undermining environmental protection. www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/comm...
When councils won’t act, communities turn to nature to get justice
Environmental law has become the last line of defence against unauthorised quarrying, writes Eugene Farrell
www.irishexaminer.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:23 AM
You have until 5.30 today to write in to the government consultation on these fees. They're trying to price people out of protecting our land and water.
While on the other hand they're trying to give corporations an entirely new secret court to sue Ireland through CETA
While on the other hand they're trying to give corporations an entirely new secret court to sue Ireland through CETA
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From Ireland to Gaza, starvation has been normalised - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/ireland-gaza-starvation-has-been-normalised
From Ireland to Gaza, starvation has been normalised
Almost two centuries separate the famines, but the atrocity inflicted on the Irish people in the 1800s is echoed today in the denial of aid to Palestinians
www.middleeasteye.net
January 12, 2026 at 8:25 AM
From Ireland to Gaza, starvation has been normalised - https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/ireland-gaza-starvation-has-been-normalised
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Can you identify UK bumblebees and/or butterflies to a species level in the field?
Or do you have strong botanical survey skills (equivalent to FISC Level 4 or higher) with the ability to recognise broad and priority habitats?
See great opportunity below & please share!
Or do you have strong botanical survey skills (equivalent to FISC Level 4 or higher) with the ability to recognise broad and priority habitats?
See great opportunity below & please share!
🦋🌿Hiring 12 x Botanists or Entomologists for 2026 field surveys in England!
4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.
Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.
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4-month, full-time roles from late April to early September.
Field sites in Yorkshire, Devon, Warwickshire, Kent/Sussex, Lincolnshire/Cambridge, Essex/Suffolk.
Apply now: ceh.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/CEH_Ca... 🧪
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Can you identify UK bumblebees and/or butterflies to a species level in the field?
Or do you have strong botanical survey skills (equivalent to FISC Level 4 or higher) with the ability to recognise broad and priority habitats?
See great opportunity below & please share!
Or do you have strong botanical survey skills (equivalent to FISC Level 4 or higher) with the ability to recognise broad and priority habitats?
See great opportunity below & please share!
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One of the country's best known Irish traditional singers Seán Ó Sé has died. Mr Ó Sé would have been 90 on Friday
Renowned Irish traditional singer Seán Ó Sé dies, aged 89
One of the country's best known Irish traditional singers Seán Ó Sé has died.
www.rte.ie
January 13, 2026 at 9:16 PM
One of the country's best known Irish traditional singers Seán Ó Sé has died. Mr Ó Sé would have been 90 on Friday
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Iran's forward base ship IRIS Makran reached Cape Town for a week-long BRICS navy training exercise alongside South Africa, China and Russia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAdC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAdC...
Chinese and Iranian warships arrive in South Africa for BRICS naval exercises
YouTube video by africanews
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Iran's forward base ship IRIS Makran reached Cape Town for a week-long BRICS navy training exercise alongside South Africa, China and Russia.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAdC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAdC...
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Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N.’s bedrock climate treaty, and 65 other treaties and agreements.
Trump Pulls Out of Global Climate Treaty
The action could make it more difficult for a future administration to rejoin the Paris climate accord, the agreement among most nations to fight climate change.
nyti.ms
January 8, 2026 at 1:00 AM
Breaking News: President Trump said the U.S. would withdraw from the U.N.’s bedrock climate treaty, and 65 other treaties and agreements.
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Together with @investigate-europe.eu, we mapped landfill locations - current, historic & illegal - across Europe. You can explore on the map which are in flood risk zones, near rivers, coasts, or in UK drinking water protection zones, here:
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January 7, 2026 at 12:16 PM
Together with @investigate-europe.eu, we mapped landfill locations - current, historic & illegal - across Europe. You can explore on the map which are in flood risk zones, near rivers, coasts, or in UK drinking water protection zones, here:
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We're honoured to have been picked by @climatecentreuk.bsky.social as one of their 5 most influential climate figures of 2025! Big thanks to Climate Centre & to everyone who's read our articles 🙏
January 7, 2026 at 4:31 PM
We're honoured to have been picked by @climatecentreuk.bsky.social as one of their 5 most influential climate figures of 2025! Big thanks to Climate Centre & to everyone who's read our articles 🙏
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A tanker truck carrying anhydrous ammonia has leaked hazardous gas in a city in Oklahoma. Here's what to know.
What to know about a chemical leak in Oklahoma
A tanker truck carrying anhydrous ammonia has leaked hazardous gas in a city in Oklahoma. The leak happened Wednesday night when the truck was parked outside a hotel in Weatherford, about 70 miles west of Oklahoma City.
bit.ly
November 14, 2025 at 1:00 AM
A tanker truck carrying anhydrous ammonia has leaked hazardous gas in a city in Oklahoma. Here's what to know.
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Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 8th lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 510,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,730,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,690,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,990,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 510,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,730,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,690,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,990,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
October 20, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Monday ice update - #Arctic sea ice extent is currently the 8th lowest on record (JAXA data)
• about 510,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,730,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,690,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,990,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
• about 510,000 km² below the 2010s mean
• about 1,730,000 km² below the 2000s mean
• about 2,690,000 km² below the 1990s mean
• about 2,990,000 km² below the 1980s mean
More: zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-i...
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View & share their #SOS videos:
All the #FreedomFlotilla & Thousand Madleen boats were pirated in the early hours of October 8. These messages by participants on board from different countries ask you to call on governments to end complicity in the genocide.
freedomflotilla.org/2025/10/08/b...
All the #FreedomFlotilla & Thousand Madleen boats were pirated in the early hours of October 8. These messages by participants on board from different countries ask you to call on governments to end complicity in the genocide.
freedomflotilla.org/2025/10/08/b...
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
View & share their #SOS videos:
All the #FreedomFlotilla & Thousand Madleen boats were pirated in the early hours of October 8. These messages by participants on board from different countries ask you to call on governments to end complicity in the genocide.
freedomflotilla.org/2025/10/08/b...
All the #FreedomFlotilla & Thousand Madleen boats were pirated in the early hours of October 8. These messages by participants on board from different countries ask you to call on governments to end complicity in the genocide.
freedomflotilla.org/2025/10/08/b...