Species with leaves large enough to be seen from space is already critically endangered – and plans are afoot to protect it

Hundred-and-fifty-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, Co Down has grown sideways owing to strong winds

Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public health

Inquest under way into why President Lula’s success in curbing Amazon deforestation has not lead to success at polls

The order affecting two planned data centres follows concerns over forest clearance.

Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year

Pollution was spilled into local rivers and protected sites, documents shared with the BBC suggest.

Researchers, who looked at UK, US and Dutch data, say lifestyle choices are costing thousands of lives a year

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear

As trawlers compete with Greenland sharks for halibut and cod, conservationists and fishers clash over what to do about misunderstood species

FOI request shows wildfire risk scheme scrapped, as data highlights many fire services lack proper protective gear

Climate crisis blamed as virus that originated in Africa spreads to livestock as far north as Aberdeenshire

Scientists say such rapid melting is no longer surprising given the pace of climate change.

Cross-partisan support in Washington on issues like pesticides and food additives pose a threat to the industry’s bottom line

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

Andy Burnham has announced a crackdown, but doubts remain over authorities’ ability to take on organised crime

Study reveals that pesticide poisoning kills 11,000 people each year, with India accounting for nearly 60% of fatalities

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