People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming results

After years of illegal mass flytipping in Gospić, fed-up residents decided to take matters into their own hands

Entire £233m budget for 2026 allocated in less than a day, leaving thousands of farmers disappointed

The number of potentially damaging environmental incidents triggered by this year’s hot and dry weather has surpassed that of 2025

New revelations found in corporate files

After a plane journey in shackles, an Iranian woman found herself in the middle of Africa in a country she did not know existed. She is one of thousands deported from the US on the back of shadowy dea...

Global push will triple toxic e-waste annually in 25 years, filling enough shipping containers to circle globe six times

Exclusive: Plastic surfaces form hotspots for interaction between plastics, microbes and agrochemicals

South East Water submits application for drought permit as key reservoir falls close to critical level

Big manufacturers planning to produce more of the forever chemicals to meet demand from datacentres

Environment Agency says talks under way about increasing prices for industrial users to try to reduce poor water management

Environment Agency says talks under way about increasing prices for industrial users to try to reduce poor water management Ministers are exploring making water more expensive for some users, in the face of severe supply shortages. Despite the UK being a famously wet country, the precarious nature of the water supply has been made particularly acute this summer, with almost three-quarters of England and all of Wales in drought and 27 million people facing restrictions on their water use. Continue reading...

Environment Agency says talks under way about increasing prices for industrial users to try to reduce poor water management

Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis

Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis

Thousands died because of this summer’s extreme hot weather – a product of the climate crisis. Anita Bazell, taken to hospital during June’s heatwave with a body temperature of 41.2C, was one of them

More than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows – but no fines issued

Thousands of heat-related deaths in record-breaking temperatures appeared to only intensify hosts’ climate denials

Energy secretary could recommend new North Sea drilling next week, as ministers also consider approval for Rosebank oilfield

Exclusive: As millions of people face hosepipe bans, many companies are not required to report, let alone cut, use of public supply

Climate crisis could increase incursions of Aedes aegypti, which can transmit Zika virus and dengue, experts say

Lack of information raises fears over environmental impact of the AI boom

Meteorologists say mean average temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisis

Head of tree collections at Kew ‘very worried about this autumn’ as hot, dry summer has caused brittleness

Meteorologists say average mean temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisis

Meteorologists say average mean temperature of 16.5C was made 130 times more likely by climate crisis

Following Aldi, supermarket chain Colruyt is now also recalling courgettes because they contain excessive levels of heptachlor, an insecticide. Anyone who has bought the courgettes is asked not to eat...

Checking for sewage spills has become as normal as checking the weather forecast, say swimmers on East Sussex beaches

Exclusive: Friends of the Earth finds greatest sewage discharge in Devon, Cornwall, Dorset and Somerset

Concern among staff that fragile artwork’s scarce ‘light hours’ given to someone with no known interest in museum

Campaigners say ‘seismic shift’ follows years of pressure to sever ties with oil and gas firm

Exclusive: Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire sites predicted to emit 4.5m tonnes a year when fully running

Hélène Duguy is taking on companies accused of failing to stop Pfas pollution in the area of France she calls home

Researchers find capacity stunted by pollution restored after introduction of ultra-low emission zone

Woodland Trust says trees struggling in drought stress, with older ‘survivors’ disproportionately affected

Extreme heat and lack of rain threatening public water supply, with ‘real trouble’ predicted if autumn stays dry

Campaigners demand greater transparency into water companies’ plans not made public due to ‘security reasons’

Rejecting North Sea drilling licences and protecting nature are just some measures Andy Burnham must implement to ready country

From rejecting drilling licences to preparing communities for heat, drought and wildfires, here’s how Burnham can ready the UK for a hotter, drier climate

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves * UK heatwave live – latest updates Just 20 staff are working on climate adaptation within a key government department tasked with protecting the environment and maintaining food security, a freedom of information request has revealed. The officials make up 0.3% of staff within the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. Continue reading...

Exclusive: England ‘desperately unprepared’ for effects of crisis including water shortages and heatwaves

Four more regions given drought status, putting 27 million people under restrictions on water use

North-west could join other parts of country in drought, and amber heat health alerts issued for much of England

The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.

Authorities warn that days of intense rain could trigger widespread flooding and landslides as storm moves north and further inland

Last month in England was the driest July since records began almost two centuries ago. How concerned should we be?