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Hundreds of birds, fish and other wildlife dying from plague of algae blooms amid nationwide drought
Hundreds of birds, fish and other wildlife are reported to have died as a result of widespread algae blooms occurring amid a nationwide drought. The blooms, which are linked to prolonged dry conditions, appear to be affecting waterways and killing wildlife in significant numbers, raising concerns about the broader ecological impact of the drought. The…
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Wildlife presenter Anneka Svenska is told to go on a ‘thinking skills course’ after police confronted her over a social media post
Wildlife TV presenter Anneka Svenska has been visited by police and told to attend a “thinking skills” course after a complaint was made about a post she shared on social media. The case has drawn attention as another example of UK police devoting resources to investigating online speech, a practice that has become a source…
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Planned Amazon data center could become the biggest climate polluter in the U.S.
Amazon is planning a data centre in Pecos County, Texas, supported by an on-site natural-gas power plant that could become the United States’ largest single source of climate pollution. The proposal highlights the growing tension between technology companies’ expanding AI infrastructure and their public climate commitments, as data centres require increasingly large amounts of electricity.…
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Data Centres, Pollution and Debt Fears Grip Britain and America
US voters turn on data centres as a UK whistleblower alleges hidden water pollution; Britain faces debt warnings, Severance’s surge and fresh questions over a Royal Navy-linked murder suspect.
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Couple turning inherited farm into nature site
Jessie and Joe Roper have returned from Manchester to take over Greenbank Farm near Cockermouth after Jessie’s father died suddenly in 2023, and are converting its 80 acres into a long-term nature recovery site. They decided against selling the farm but concluded that conventional full-time farming was not for them; the project is intended to…
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Hundreds of tourists are falling sick after visiting some of the best beaches in the country, new figures show
New figures indicate that hundreds of tourists have become ill after visiting some of the country’s most popular beaches. The report raises concerns about public health and the safety of recreational water at destinations that attract large numbers of visitors. The article links the illnesses to beach visits and presents the figures as evidence of…
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Water companies are polluting our countryside even MORE than they admit – and the Environment Agency is doing nothing to stop them, whistleblower reveals
The article reports a whistleblower’s allegation that water companies are causing more pollution in the countryside than is reflected in their public reporting. It also alleges that the Environment Agency has failed to take effective action, raising concerns about regulatory oversight and the reliability of official pollution data. The report presents these claims as evidence…
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How can landscape recover after devastating fires?
Recent fires across the UK have destroyed habitats in nature reserves, farmland and countryside, threatening plants, insects, birds and mammals and undoing years of conservation work. Restoration is possible, but conservationists warn that recovery can take years or decades and will require careful intervention as hotter, drier conditions increase fire risks. At Portway Hill in…
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Ex-White House official nominated as DOI watchdog
President Trump has nominated Dennis Kirk, a former White House personnel official and contributor to the conservative Project 2025 policy plan, to become inspector general at the Department of the Interior. The role is intended to independently investigate misconduct and waste within the department, so the nomination has prompted scrutiny over whether the office can…
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How the transportation bill can protect communities, wildlife and taxpayers
The article itself was not available because access to the page was denied, so its arguments and supporting evidence cannot be verified. Based on the title, it appears to be an opinion piece advocating changes to a US transportation reauthorisation bill to safeguard communities, wildlife and public money. The page provides no substantive text, figures,…