A Clean Ethiopia Must Also Be a Lead-Safe Ethiopia
How a lead-focused exhibition is helping build awareness and action around an invisible environmental health threat. A traditional eyeliner sample tested at a lead-focused exhibition in Ethiopia regis...
Pure Earth Mexico and FONART Sign Strategic Partnership to Promote Lead-Free Pottery in Mexico
A historic collaboration to protect the health of pottery-making communities, preserve craft heritage, and promote lead-free production.  The agreement establishes a joint nationwi...
Bendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the year
Hundred-and-fifty-year-old Wych elm in Newcastle, Co Down has grown sideways owing to strong windsThe “astonishing and bizarre” Bendy Tree in Northern Ireland has been crowned the winner of this y...
Indonesia accused of ‘gross negligence’ in wildfires lawsuit as haze tests region
NGOs in Indonesian Borneo file class action lawsuit calling for government to better manage annual fires and The Indonesian government has been accused of “gross negligence” in a class action laws...
Next UK banknotes to feature barn owls, bumblebees, puffins and hedgehogs
Four native species selected after consultation, but which one adorns which note is yet to be decidedBees, barn owls, puffins and hedgehogs have been picked to feature on the next generation of bankno...
Britons kept in dark about scale of climate crisis, say viewers of ‘first-of-its-kind’ emergency briefing
Nine out of 10 people felt motivated to act after watching film outlining threats to food security, economy and public healthThe British government must be honest about the scale of the threat posed b...
July 2026 was worst on record for wildfires in England, data shows
Devastating blaze near Sizewell B nuclear power station in Suffolk among a record 624 wildfires in July this yearThis July was the worst on record for wildfires in England, provisional data shows, wit...
As monarch butterflies migrate for the fall, meet the Chicago woman trying to protect them
Claudia Galeno-Sánchez has turned her home into a sanctuary for the insects by planting native milkweed and wildflowers – and sharing her experienceAlong the concrete streets of Chicago’s Pilsen ...
MoD has objected to four windfarms in past year over radar interference fears
Complaints risks putting defence ministry on collision course with Department for Energy Security and Net ZeroThe Ministry of Defence has objected to at least four planned windfarms in the past year o...
Scientists discover 180,000 giant tortoises on one Seychelles island
Free-roaming Aldabra population far exceeds human population of Seychelles after decades-long recovery programmeA survey of the world’s largest free-roaming giant tortoise population has discovered ...
How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find
Species with leaves large enough to be seen from space is already critically endangered – and plans are afoot to protect itA chance social media encounter has led to the race-against-time discovery ...
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