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Regulators overlooking toxic Pfas found around Lancashire chemicals plant
Exclusive: Environment Agency not testing for ‘forever chemical’ made by factory despite evidence of emissions
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Why is the EA overlooking “a giant chunk of toxic material” linked to harm to sexual function, fertility + child development when investigating forever chemicals pollution near a chemical plant in Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire?
Our new article, out now:
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Our new article, out now:
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Firefighting foam, one of the key sources of PFAS pollution in Lake Zug, was historically made with PFOS + PFOA. Both these varieties of PFAS are now internationally banned due to links to cancers, ulcerative colitis, liver, thyroid+ kidney disorders.
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Chemical industry pollution - fishers/taxpayers paying the price www.swissinfo.ch/eng/various/...
Swiss authorities impose ban on sale of PFAS-tainted fish
Pike and perch from Lake Zug in central Switzerland are too contaminated by PFAS, so-called "forever chemicals". Their sale or distribution as food is forbidden with immediate effect.
www.swissinfo.ch
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Firefighting foam, one of the key sources of PFAS pollution in Lake Zug, was historically made with PFOS + PFOA. Both these varieties of PFAS are now internationally banned due to links to cancers, ulcerative colitis, liver, thyroid+ kidney disorders.
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Sadly both these varieties are frequently found in wild creatures in England.
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Otters among UK wildlife carrying toxic ‘forever chemicals’, analysis shows
Some wildlife species have accumulated many times more than safe amount of PFAS in their tissue and organs
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November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Sadly both these varieties are frequently found in wild creatures in England.
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Exxon CEO Darren Woods at #COP30 #Belem trying to flog a new carbon emissions accounting framework—another gambit to make the rules
Listen to this instead: @amywestervelt.bsky.social in conversation with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social, Kert Davies @climateintegrity.org & @krekberg.bsky.social
Listen to this instead: @amywestervelt.bsky.social in conversation with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social, Kert Davies @climateintegrity.org & @krekberg.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Exxon CEO Darren Woods at #COP30 #Belem trying to flog a new carbon emissions accounting framework—another gambit to make the rules
Listen to this instead: @amywestervelt.bsky.social in conversation with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social, Kert Davies @climateintegrity.org & @krekberg.bsky.social
Listen to this instead: @amywestervelt.bsky.social in conversation with @geoffdembicki.bsky.social, Kert Davies @climateintegrity.org & @krekberg.bsky.social
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Breathing Room for Freshwater
->The Nature Conservancy | #freshwater | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->The Nature Conservancy | #freshwater | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Breathing Room for Freshwater
And that’s not all. Much of the watershed around Cedar Rapids, and throughout Iowa, suffers from high nitrate levels, which have been linked to health issues. Oxbows naturally filter out those excess nutrients, ultimately providing safer water for drinking for...
www.nature.org
November 15, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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"No matter your age or interest, climate change is something that links us all. The Government can't turn a blind eye or get away with weak ambition. It's costing the state billions in fines and it'll cost people in ways that can't be quantified in euros."
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Thousands attend rally calling for climate action policy
Thousands of people gathered in Dublin today to demand that the Government delivers a "just climate action policy" and an end to fossil fuel power.
www.rte.ie
November 15, 2025 at 9:03 PM
"No matter your age or interest, climate change is something that links us all. The Government can't turn a blind eye or get away with weak ambition. It's costing the state billions in fines and it'll cost people in ways that can't be quantified in euros."
www.rte.ie/news/ireland...
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Bis dahin haben wir immerhin die A100 fertig gestellt...
November 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Bis dahin haben wir immerhin die A100 fertig gestellt...
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Mexico Finally Bans Fishing Of Threatened Atlantic Sharks
Mexico Finally Bans Fishing Of Threatened Atlantic Sharks
After years of delay, Mexico has finally banned the capture and retention of several threatened shark species, bringing long-overdue national action in line with international conservation promises.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Mexico Finally Bans Fishing Of Threatened Atlantic Sharks
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Harmful algal bloom (HAB) spread across 20,000 km2 & resulted in the deaths of millions of marine animals, from at least 550 species
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
November 15, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Harmful algal bloom (HAB) spread across 20,000 km2 & resulted in the deaths of millions of marine animals, from at least 550 species
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
Scientists found a novel, significant brevotoxin-producing algal species, Karenia cristata, in the multispecies Karenia HAB—1st time brevetoxins have been found in 🇦🇺
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Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Norway on track to be first to go all-electric
Nine in 10 new cars in the country are now battery-powered, and it aims to hit 100% later this year.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 15, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Norway is the world leader when it comes to the take up of electric cars, which last year accounted for nine out of 10 new vehicles sold in the country. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Onboarding of another batch of new straw builders roday, via re:think resources energiekonsens Bremen.
November 15, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Onboarding of another batch of new straw builders roday, via re:think resources energiekonsens Bremen.
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“Climate change is already biting.” The outgoing Broads Authority chief, Dr John Packman, warns floods, saltwater and rising seas are reshaping Norfolk's iconic waterways and we must adapt fast.
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Outgoing Broads boss: the unstoppable rise of the waters
Outgoing Broads Authority chief executive John Packman warns climate change is “already biting” as rising seas threaten Norfolk’s wetlands
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November 15, 2025 at 6:42 PM
“Climate change is already biting.” The outgoing Broads Authority chief, Dr John Packman, warns floods, saltwater and rising seas are reshaping Norfolk's iconic waterways and we must adapt fast.
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I love how this story gives a nice little 101 on hydrothermal vents. I don't think I knew there were cold ones. And guess what, they've got life. Tons of life! From the news team at @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
Life Finds a Way, Even on Inactive Hydrothermal Vents - bioGraphic
In the darkness of the deep sea, animals flourish on hydrothermal vents that have gone cold.
www.biographic.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I love how this story gives a nice little 101 on hydrothermal vents. I don't think I knew there were cold ones. And guess what, they've got life. Tons of life! From the news team at @biographic.bsky.social: www.biographic.com/life-finds-a...
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Rare Earth is back on air🎉 & today's episode is available here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... We started by discussing the new sea anemone that spends its life as a crab's hat (see below), but the focus was COP30... what has COP ever done for us, what's happening now in Brazil, and what comes next?
November 14, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Rare Earth is back on air🎉 & today's episode is available here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... We started by discussing the new sea anemone that spends its life as a crab's hat (see below), but the focus was COP30... what has COP ever done for us, what's happening now in Brazil, and what comes next?
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The Recharge in Nature project has seen 16 hectares of hay meadow restored across the Lake District, the equivalent to 23 football pitches.
Read the full story 👉 www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/aboutus/medi...
Read the full story 👉 www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/aboutus/medi...
November 11, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The Recharge in Nature project has seen 16 hectares of hay meadow restored across the Lake District, the equivalent to 23 football pitches.
Read the full story 👉 www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/aboutus/medi...
Read the full story 👉 www.lakedistrict.gov.uk/aboutus/medi...
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SOSSwifts has received donations so can offer 10 free Swift Community Sets for prominent elevations of public buildings. We also have some free nest boxes for you to install adjacent to existing Swifts’ nest, we want to create Swift streets @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
November 14, 2025 at 4:58 PM
SOSSwifts has received donations so can offer 10 free Swift Community Sets for prominent elevations of public buildings. We also have some free nest boxes for you to install adjacent to existing Swifts’ nest, we want to create Swift streets @suffolkbirdgroup.bsky.social @suffolkwildlife.bsky.social
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Pressure on B.C.’s most at-risk forests appears to be intensifying. The province’s efforts to temporarily pause logging in rare forests through old-growth deferrals have failed....
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How logging has sent B.C. forests into freefall | The Narwhal
A Sierra Club BC report reveals a gap between B.C.’s forestry promises, including old-growth deferrals, and reality
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November 15, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Pressure on B.C.’s most at-risk forests appears to be intensifying. The province’s efforts to temporarily pause logging in rare forests through old-growth deferrals have failed....
thenarwhal.ca/bc-forests-l...
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A Proposed Alabama Data Center Faces New Hurdles: A 'Road to Nowhere' and the Birmingham Darter
->Inside Climate News | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Inside Climate News | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
A Proposed Alabama Data Center Faces New Hurdles: A 'Road to Nowhere' and the Birmingham Darter
BESSEMER, Ala.—When Yale biologist Thomas Near and members of his research team visited the Yellowhammer State in October, the state’s famous Dreamland BBQ wasn’t the only thing on the agenda, though it was high on the list. During their trip,...
insideclimatenews.org
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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🚨 SHOCKING 🚨
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
November 15, 2025 at 12:47 PM
🚨 SHOCKING 🚨
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
A HUGE illegal waste dump has appeared between the A34 and River Cherwell, linked to organised crime.
Every rainfall risks toxins washing into the river.
We’re calling on the Environment Agency & Cherwell Council to act NOW.
Our rivers cannot wait. 👇👇
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How climate once fueled earthquakes at the cradle of humankind
->Earth.com | #climate | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->Earth.com | #climate | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
How climate once fueled earthquakes at the cradle of humankind
In northern Kenya, there’s a massive desert lake called Lake Turkana. Scientists know it as something else entirely: one of the most important places on Earth for understanding where we come from. Its dry basin is filled with fossil clues...
www.earth.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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The atmospheric CO₂ growth rate was off the chart in 2024!
November 14, 2025 at 7:00 PM
The atmospheric CO₂ growth rate was off the chart in 2024!
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The atmospheric CO₂ growth rate was off the chart in 2024!
November 15, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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NEW: Tesco has suspended its deal with a Scottish salmon farm after allegations of 'unlawful and cruel' treatment of fish
Tesco suspends Scottish salmon farm after video of 'unlawful and cruel' treatment
www.thenational.scot
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
NEW: Tesco has suspended its deal with a Scottish salmon farm after allegations of 'unlawful and cruel' treatment of fish
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Why Indigenous activists say COP30 is still failing the Amazon
->edie | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
->edie | More from Lil Dr Glen EcoChat at BigEarthData.ai
Why Indigenous activists say COP30 is still failing the Amazon
On Friday (14 November), about 100 Indigenous protesters blocked the main entrance to the UN climate conference on the edge of the Brazilian Amazon for 90 minutes at dawn, forming a human chain that forces COP30 in Belem to pause...
www.edie.net
November 15, 2025 at 1:32 PM