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Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:05:59 +0000

Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered cars

The Trump administration on Monday announced it was slashing clean car rules that had been aimed at reducing planet-heating emissions and boosting electric vehicles.

The move, which was criticized by environmentalists, relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gasoline-powered cars and light trucks for model years 2022 through 2031.

‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’: How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:54:50 +0000

People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’; last week they received the alarming results

Last February, I got a call from a woman called Sam Hammond. We had been speaking on and off for a while over her growing concern that her garden could be affected by pollution from a nearby chemical plant.

Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:53:52 +0000

EU to push members to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 10%+ surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war

Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:00:33 +0000

Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argue

Recent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on decades of efforts by libertarian donor networks, fossil fuel companies and conservative thinktanks to reshape university governance and increase outside influence, according to a new study.

Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:33 +0000

The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coast

Concerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a Kelvin wave that could raise sea levels along the California coastline by up to a foot, as scientists say El Niño is supercharging the threat of storm surges and flooding in the coming months.

The endangered native ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides – a photo essay

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:25 +0000

Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them. The ponies wander the village and townsfolk care for them together

On the slopes of Beinn Sciathan, a rocky outcrop in the Outer Hebrides, white and grey ponies roam freely. Eriskay ponies, one of the rarest native breeds in the world, are critically endangered.

‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery

admin — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 05:48:50 +0000

Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’

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Dog dies trying to protect northern California couple from bear attack

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 22:22:38 +0000

Couple was seriously injured after attack on 19 September and are mourning the death of their French bulldog

A bear attack last weekend has left a California couple seriously injured and mourning the death of their French bulldog, who tried to protect them from the animal.

In the early hours of 19 September, Jeff Wilson, who lives in rural northern California, let his dog Cassie go outside, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

Most of UK’s essential food supply grown in drought-risk areas, report warns

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:24:27 +0000

Keys crops such as cereals, potatoes, sugar and oils grown in areas with moderate to very high risk

The vast majority of the UK’s essential foods, including cereals, potatoes, sugar and oil, are grown in areas of England rated as having a moderate to very high risk of drought.

A very high proportion – 81% – of England’s fresh produce is concentrated in parts of the country that are already experiencing water stress, according to the analysis by the nature-focused investment fund Rebalance Earth.

Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages

admin — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 16:01:14 +0000

At least one person killed and about 110,500 households still without power from North Carolina to New England

A strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east coast over the weekend, bringing power outages, flooding, damaging winds and hazardous ocean conditions.