Helena Horton Environment reporter

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18 09 2024 | 18:34

UK faces another autumn and winter of flooding, Met Office warns

Flooding around the town of Upton upon Severn in Worcestershire during Storm Henk in January. Photograph: David Davies/PA The UK faces another autumn and winter of destructive floods, the Met Office…

13 09 2024 | 08:06

‘Citizen scientists’ to check UK rivers for sewage and pollution

An angler fishes on the River Derwent near Bakewell. The government has announced it will take measures to force water bosses to clean up waterways in England and Wales. Photograph: Christopher…

24 08 2024 | 07:01

Excess memes and ‘reply all’ emails are bad for climate, researcher warns

A meme that you once sent to a friend may be being stored indefinitely on a cloud server, using up energy. Photograph: Namco When “I can has cheezburger?” became one of the first internet memes to…

05 08 2024 | 10:53

Almost quarter of big fashion brands have no decarbonisation plan, report finds

Environmental pollution on river banks near a textile industrial area in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/In Pictures/Getty Images Almost a quarter of the world’s biggest fashion…

20 07 2024 | 09:21

Labour lifts Tories’ ‘absurd’ ban on onshore windfarms

The de facto ban on new onshore windfarms has been dropped by the Labour government, to the delight of environmentalists and energy experts. The ban was caused by two footnotes to the National…

02 05 2024 | 19:25

Mosquito-borne diseases spreading in Europe due to climate crisis, says expert

Mosquito-borne diseases are spreading across the globe, and particularly in Europe, due to climate breakdown, an expert has said. The insects spread illnesses such as malaria and dengue fever, the…

30 11 2022 | 13:06

Lack of investment could leave 600,000 English properties at risk of flooding

Number of homes at high risk likely to almost double by 2055, warns report by infrastructure commission In England more than 600,000 properties face flooding in the future without investment in…