Around 140 million pieces of space debris larger than one millimetre are orbiting Earth as a new generation of lunar...
Thames water’s battle with Burnham begins
Image: Yau Ming Low/ShutterstockThames Water’s lenders are preparing a legal challenge if incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham moves to nationalise...
House builder fined £300k for sewage spill
Duncan Andison / Shutterstock.comTaylor Wimpey UK has been fined £300,000 after construction debris blocked a sewer and sent raw sewage...
Net Hero Podcast – Will a glass of water power our future?
When I was a kid, fusion belonged in science fiction. It was the power of the Sun, the dream energy...
UK must move beyond recycling to accelerate circular economy
A new report commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is urging the UK to shift...
Water companies who pollute face £500k fines
Water companies that repeatedly break environmental rules could face penalties of up to £500,000 under a major expansion of the...
Fishy tales could set back Hinkley even more
EDF has already spent £700 million protecting fish at Hinkley Point C, including a £50 million “fish disco” – but...
South West Water guilty of sewage pollution
South West Water has pleaded guilty to a string of pollution offences across Devon and Cornwall, including hundreds of illegal...
Water and energy policies key to AI growth
A new report has warned that the UK’s ambitions to become a global artificial intelligence leader could be undermined unless...
Super El Niño on its way
A powerful El Niño could develop this summer, raising the risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and crop disruption across...