All news on the topic: Environment
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Anthropic turns to Musk’s controversial Memphis data centre for AI computing power
The self-appointed good guys of AI are now drawing energy from one of the world’s most controversial data centres.
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Just 20 Defra staff are working on climate adaptation as UK faces worsening extremes
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.
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European goods reach Russia through India despite sanctions
Russian defense and security firms are using supply chains in India to import thousands of security-linked goods originally made in Europe, new data tracking the scale of the trade shows.
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Woman fights £45m Hereford bypass plan threatening ancient oak tree
It was a sapling around the time King Henry VIII was writing love letters to Anne Boleyn.
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Hidden rise of Britain’s mega-dairies exposed as thousands of cows remain permanently confined indoors
In a quiet corner of the rolling Somerset countryside lies a farm. It is almost completely hidden from public view – a private road leads up to the facility, dominated by several vast steel-framed buildings and conical feed silos.
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Gardening has become King Charles’ sanctuary during cancer battle, royal sources claim
King Charles is said to be drawing strength from a lifelong passion for gardening as he continues his cancer treatment, with those close to royal circles describing his devotion to nature as one of the key forces helping sustain him through the most challenging period of his reign.
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E. coli levels in River Thames hit 58 times safe limit after sewage spill during maintenance
Testing conducted by Fulham Reach Boat Club in Hammersmith with River Action on Wednesday morning, following heavy rainfall the previous night, recorded 58,000 E. coli per 100ml of river water.
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’Money really does grow on trees’: pensioners find £5,000 seed haul in garden
A couple who purchased a very rare tree have discovered it has produced seeds that could be worth over £5,000, making it their magic money tree.
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Waste mafia rakes in millions as Britain’s shores drown in toxic rubbish
Criminal groups demand hundreds for waste removal, promising proper disposal – only to dump it wherever possible. Specialists state that fines do not deter them; instead, they consider these fines a "legitimate business expense."
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Map reveals councils reducing bin collections despite rising council tax
Around one in 10 councils across the UK are reducing one or more bin collection services, even though council tax is set to increase.
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Shippers are accused of contributing to forest destruction driven by the beef industry
Shippers are accused of contributing to forest destruction driven by the beef industry.
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Mass detentions in West Africa for illegal mining activities
A sweeping Interpol-led operation targeting illegal mining in West Africa has led to the arrest of 200 people and the seizure of substances worth $100,000.
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UK farmland contaminated by ’forever chemicals’ linked to cancers
Levels of PFAS chemicals found in sludge destined for British land would not be considered safe for allotments
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Italian police accused of forcing female activists to remove underwear and perform squats
Climate activists say they were subjected to degrading treatment during questioning in Brescia on Monday.
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Significant update on eco activist’s dirty protest in Rishi Sunak’s duck pond
An eco yob who staged a dirty protest in former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s duck pond will face no further action, it has been confirmed.
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Colombia: Son of Cali cartel boss involved in shark fin trafficking to Hong Kong
This is the story of the largest seizure of its kind ever made in Colombian territory, where a shipment of more than 3,400 shark fins, intended to be trafficked to Hong Kong...
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Blood and Ore: Mexican cartel violence silences mining opponents
The abduction of a Mexican community activist who campaigned against an iron ore mine owned by New York-listed Ternium has shone a light on how local cartels benefit from the presence of mining companies in the region.
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Government suffers defeat in High Court over climate plans
The government has been defeated in court - for a second time - for not doing enough to meet its targets for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Antarctic sea ice whipped into stunning shapes by strong wind in amazing image
The stunning photo was taken by Copernicus, part of the European Union's space programme that observes the Earth, and showed the impact of katabatic winds in the area
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'My street looks like a landfill site with rubbish everywhere - I've had enough'
Luke Horton says his street in Huddersfield stinks and although he has complained to Kirklees Council repeatedly, there are times refuse collectors can't access the road
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Watch moment mayor crushes dumped car with tank in warning to fly-tippers
Mayor Jacek Pauli crushed the tiny Peugeot 206 by rolling over it in a British-made Alvis light tank as he warned flytippers against dumping vehicles in the pristine Skarszewy forests in Poland
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Locals horrified at mountain of rubbish by holiday park as 'pile keeps growing'
The site, near Brynrefail in Gwynedd, Wales, is owned by Lyons Holiday Parks who took it over in summer 2022, which was shortly before the rubbish started appearing
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Seaweed 'spreading across Arctic Ocean due to climate change'
Seaweed is spreading across the Arctic Ocean due to climate change, with the extra sunlight boosting some marine life while others suffer from the additional exposure
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Anger as Britain’s ‘tallest’ magnolia tree is suddenly slashed to the ground
The plant, based in a suburb of Poole, Dorset was believed to be the UK's tallest magnolia tree and attracted tourists from all over the UK but it has been chopped down
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Boiling tap water 'can get rid of nearly all of harmful substance'
Researchers found that simply boiling and filtering tap water could reduce nearly 90 per cent. The plastics can cause metabolic disorders such as diabetes if not treated
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