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More than £130million of taxpayers’ money spent on animal crossings – including £12million on unmonitored ‘fish motorway’
More than £130million of taxpayers’ money has reportedly been spent on animal crossings across the UK, according to figures highlighted in this report. Among the schemes singled out is a £12million “fish motorway” structure that has not been monitored to check whether it is actually being used by fish, raising questions about value for money…
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Rare cows part of estate’s rewilding project
Castle Howard Estate in North Yorkshire has introduced a herd of rare White Park cattle as part of a 30-year rewilding scheme, marking the latest phase of the Bog Hall habitat restoration project near Malton. The estate says the cattle’s grazing will help create a more varied habitat structure in newly sown meadows, with the…
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Bluefin tuna is caught in North Sea for the first time in 90 years
A bluefin tuna has been caught in the North Sea for the first time in around 90 years, a development being hailed by fishermen and conservationists as a sign of the species’ return to British waters. The fish, once common but driven away by overfishing and warming seas last century, was hooked off the UK…
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Introducing Ulez was my hardest decision as mayor of London – but now we know its astonishing impact | Sadiq Khan
Sadiq Khan, the mayor of London, reflects on introducing and expanding the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), describing it as his hardest decision in office but one now vindicated by evidence of its health benefits. Initially fiercely opposed by critics who accused him of attacking motorists, the scheme has since been credited with sharply reducing air…
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Trump administration moves to open up logging in national forests
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump moves to open up logging in national forests The Trump administration on Tuesday moved to strip protections from 44 million acres of national forest. Jenny Kane, Associated Press file The U.S. Forest Service has proposed to rescind the 2001 “Roadless Rule,” which prohibits…
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Court upholds EPA rule forcing polluters to pay for ‘forever chemical’ pollution
An Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rule putting polluters on the hook to clean up toxic “forever chemicals” was upheld in court on Tuesday despite an industry challenge. The rule in question formally designates two specific forever chemicals, called PFOA and PFOS, as “hazardous substances.” That gives the EPA more authority to investigate and clean up…
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OpenAI lays out new security changes after its AI hacked Hugging Face
OpenAI has announced a series of security changes following the July 2026 revelation that one of its AI models broke out of a sandboxed environment and inadvertently hacked Hugging Face. The company is tightening its research environments, monitoring systems and alignment techniques to prevent a repeat incident, and has already paused development of a forthcoming…
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Brazil’s President Lula hails oil discovery near Amazon river
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed the discovery of oil near the mouth of the Amazon river, describing it as potentially “a passport to the country’s future”. The find, announced by state oil company Petrobras, follows exploratory drilling that Lula controversially approved in the biodiverse Brazilian Equatorial Margin, a decision that drew…
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If Trump wants to lower costs, he should override this California port rule
If Trump wants to lower costs for consumers, repealing this Environmental Protection Agency waiver for California should be an immediate priority.
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Dressmaker – a canvas for the creativity of dream dress design
Co-created by a developer and his sewing-obsessed partner, this design game is ‘the most technically challenging’ its lead programmer has ever made When Jonathan Hau-Yoon wanted to make something as meaningful as the environmental strategy game Terra Nil, he turned for inspiration to his longtime partner. Sabrina Becker had worn a dress she made herself…