Contrary to free market-thinkers and trickle-down economists, corporations have shown themselves incapable of effectively managing essential services.  The issue of nationalising Britain’s utilities n...

The latest major scandal to hit the company follows widespread criticism of plans to change the board of directors to help secure a bailout. A burst water main owned by Thames Water has been leaking 7...

Just when you thought the US President couldn’t be any more negligent towards the environment. The US Department of Transportation has announced plans to reduce fuel efficiency requirements for privat...

While scientists continue to debate whether the planet’s overall warming rate is accelerating, a new study takes a different approach by zooming in on the regional level to identify where warming has ...

When looking for lessons in how to make every litre of H20 count, you could do far worse than the Arabian Peninsula’s desert states.  I don’t blame people for thinking that water scarcity is a problem...

The Iris Awards recognise extraordinary young people taking a leadership role in climate change mitigation, ecological solutions and more.  The international award has already provided more than £925,...

The fashion industry is linked to almost a third of the world’s farmland, according to a new report that warns the environmental impact of clothing depends as much on how materials are produced as wha...

The Earthshot Prize has announced its 15 finalists for 2026, highlighting environmental solutions from across the world as the global awards programme enters its sixth year. Founded by Prince William ...

Good luck to attendees at the Third International Symposium on Marine Plastic Pollution in Reykjavík next month. They’re going to need it.  In August 2025, Environment Journal ran an editorial which s...

PFAS is the latest in a long line of public and environmental health panics, and a particularly insidious one. But these invisible, ‘indestructible’ toxic compounds might have met their match. Birming...

Scientists from the US and China are urging the United Nations to introduce mandatory global reporting on plastics, arguing that countries cannot tackle pollution effectively without knowing how much ...

Collaborative research has led to a list of population centres on course to suffer most from heatwaves by the end of this century. But the problems isn’t baked in (yet). Britain is now counting the co...

Plans to expand Heathrow Airport with a third runway are incompatible with the UK’s legally binding climate targets, according to new analysis by climate scientists at the University of Manchester’s T...

The industry has ceased operations ahead of schedule for a second year running, showing current management approaches don’t work and must be reformed.  According to the Scientific Committee on Antarct...

As VAT reductions, the cost of living crisis and climate concerns persuade more of us to stay local for our holidays, authorities responsible for everywhere from big cities to tidal islands are having...

Water companies must commit to better planning and investment if the UK is to cope with prolonged dry spells and drought conditions in the future.  Throughout June, July and August the average tempera...

Nepal’s Foreign Minister has claimed that the tragic recent events in the country have been caused by the environmental irresponsibility of other nations and has called for compensation to be paid by ...

Renewable and environmental projects are being funded by the same investment vehicles profiteering from war, the ecological crisis and global warming. The hypocrisy is mind-blowing. Your favourite fes...

The multi-award winning music icon sits down with Environment Journal to talk about his plans to plant 1 million coconut trees across his Philippine homeland, alongside 400 million intercropping speci...

Chemicals banned or restricted as long ago as the 1970s are still being detected across European ecosystems, highlighting the long-term environmental legacy of substances once widely used in consumer ...

The UK’s market regulator has confirmed the price of heat and power will rise again this autumn.  It’s bad news for budget-stretched households, as Ofgem announced its forthcoming energy price cap thi...

British zoos and aquariums are falling short of their conservation missions, according to new research, with fewer than one in ten captive vertebrates native to the UK, and only a small fraction consi...

The Conservatives have just unveiled their future energy roadmap, positioning this as a viable rival to Labour’s net zero-by-2050 policy. But are they really reading the room.  You can’t help but susp...

Community groups, charities, public organisations and more are encouraged to apply.  Grants of between £2000 and £25,000 are now available for nature restoration projects in northwest Scotland. Resour...

The vast underground fungal system is responsible for distributing nutrients and water, and storing carbon. But the habitats it thrives in are vanishing.  It’s hard to overstate the importance of our ...

Southern Europe is once again battling the worst summertime symptoms of our climate emergency. We hear from experts on the ground about impacts, hopes and long term solutions.  By late-July 2026, 150,...

A two-decade review of climate communication finds established institutions still dominate online discussion, while climate sceptics have gained disproportionate visibility Social media has broadened ...

The Prime Minister is convening the UK’s urgent response committee on Wednesday 12th August.  According to a spokesperson for No 10, the government is acutely aware that this week’s fifth heatwave is ...

The spectacular phenomena will see parts of the UK lose up to 95% of sunlight from around 6.10PM.  Today, Wednesday 13th August, is the last chance many Britons will have to see a partial solar eclips...

Irresponsible management of our seas and oceans poses a grave threat to marine species and our society. We must overhaul our entire approach to these vital habitats, and time is running out.  Healthy ...

Electricity grid operators across Europe are preparing for a temporary drop in solar power generation during Wednesday’s solar eclipse, while UK households are being encouraged to reduce their electri...

An international environmental film festival that celebrates the connection between land and sea is set to return to the North East of Scotland this September, with a programme spanning rewilding poli...

As climate sceptics look increasingly out of tune with the reality of UK weather, the business world is doubling down on decarbonisation as cost of inactivity continues to climb. Conducted by the We M...

Knowledge exchange between British Water and the Australian Water Association will cover reuse, circularity, and nature-based solutions.  The Memorandum of Action was confirmed at Ozwater’26 early sum...

Hundreds of thousands of workers are needed to drive hundreds of major transport and energy projects across the country. Making sure they’re industry ready is essential.  Across the UK, a growing numb...

On its way to becoming law in 1973, the Endangered Species Act passed the U.S. Senate without a single no vote. The rare bipartisan consensus – that species facing extinction deserved federal protecti...

The new Prime Minister is picking up an ineffective decarbonisation legacy, despite significant national progress on emissions.  Conducted in June, weeks before Andy Burnham became leader of the Labou...

A standout at this year’s ADEPT local government awards, Hertfordshire County Council has turned a bus shelter into an accessible community asset with significant biodiversity benefits.  One of the gr...

Corals living near areas of intensive human activity accumulate chemicals from pollution and show signs of depleted energy reserves, according to new research that highlights another way coastal devel...

The Government have announced that non-statutory inquiry into the death of seven-year-old Zane Gbangbola is to be established, more than 12 years after he died during flooding at his family home in Su...

Everybody is talking about AI’s huge drain on resources. Nobody is looking at chemical pollution from the superconductors, microchips and cooling systems needed to power 21st Century technology’s bigg...

The Netherlands has begun transforming synthetic turf sports pitches into renewable energy powerhouses, whereby a single football field equipped with heat-collection technology can supply green energy...

Output at work begins to plummet when temperatures hit the mid-30s. With Britain’s thermometers rocketing again, what chance is there of meeting your deadline?  It’s mid-morning in South Manchester an...

Microplastics flowing through urban sewer systems may be doing more than polluting waterways, with new research suggesting they could also alter underground microbial ecosystems in ways that increase ...

The West Midlands has launched a £150 million fundraising initiative aimed at attracting private and public investment into projects designed to restore nature, improve biodiversity and expand access ...

For a moment, forget rainforest wildfires and 40C London summers. Two of the most profound climate change symptoms may be quietly unfolding below the waterline.   There’s a ‘cold blob’ in the North At...

Despite large scale government funding and a concerted marketing effort by industry, most Britons remain sceptical about investing in boiler alternatives. So what about city-scale circular energy syst...

In the rush to protect endangered species there is a risk of potentially disastrous unintended consequences, as I discovered on a recent trip to Cyprus’ Akamas Peninsula. The last decades have seen so...

Companies that have never turned a profit are considered more valuable than the basis of our entire food chain. Britain isn’t broken, the economic system is.  Down 2.37% on Tuesday’s price, shares in ...