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Report lists top ten countries at risk of water shortages
Ecologist
29th June, 2010
Sub-Saharan African countries top list of those with most vulnerable water supplies as report warns of 'looming crisis' in both Asia and Africa from pollution and depletion of natural water resources more...Scientists use shellfish to assess toxic impact of BP gulf oil spill
Ecologist
26th May, 2010
Concerns rise that smaller animals will absorb toxic compounds and pass them along the marine food chain causing lasting damage to fisheries and marine ecosystems more...Industry threats to relocate over carbon targets exposed as 'misleading'
Ecologist
22nd May, 2010
Heavy industry has pleaded for special treatment since the European Emissions Trading System was set up, but a new report suggests their complaints were exaggerated more...A beginner's guide to fishing
Robert MacDougall-Davis
18th May, 2010
Few sports bring you as close to nature as angling. Here's how, why and where to get started more...US Cancer Institute issues stark warning on environmental cancer risk
Ecologist
17th May, 2010
A leading US research body has said the range of confirmed or suspected carcinogens to which we are exposed on a daily basis is cause for serious concern, but UK campaign groups refuse to change their views more...Beyond plastic bags: stopping plastic pollution at source
David Hawkins
22nd April, 2010
Plastic Pollution Coalition is a new campaign calling for an outright ban on single-use plastic products. Will you support them? more...What is the health impact of air pollution?
Andrew Marszal
20th April, 2010
After the Clean Air Acts banished the smogs of the 50s and 60s, many thought that air pollution problems had disappeared. They were wrong more...Water companies, not farmers, to blame for river pollution
Ecologist
15th April, 2010
Household sewage waste rather than farm slurry should be the target of tough pollution measures to reduce phosphorus levels in English rivers, says study more...Ships told to go slow to cut carbon emissions
Ecologist
25th March, 2010
'Slow-steaming' could reduce shipping emissions by 30 per cent, says a report submitted to the UN, but toxic lubricants remain a serious problem more...Human waste could be fertiliser and power source
Ecologist
24th March, 2010
Many of the substances that make wastewater a pollutant can also be useful as fertilisers for agriculture and in generating gases for small power stations, says report more...How to check the air quality in your area
Laura Sevier
23rd February, 2010
You might not know it, but the UK has some of the worst air quality hotspots in Europe. Follow these tips to find the cleanest air you possibly can more...Legal costs review may not help environmental cases
Ecologist
18th January, 2010
Major judicial report may not help NGOs and individuals challenge environmental damage in courts without facing prohibitive financial risk more...
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Particles from car brakes harm lungs
Ecologist
23rd November, 2009
Findings highlight the importance of reducing brake particle emissions as well as exhaust to safeguard human health more...Using lichen as indicators of air quality
Henry Unwin
13th October, 2009
Curious about the air quality in your area? Lichen are nature's own indicators of polluted or pure air. Take part in a national survey that will help give scientists a greater insight into England's air quality more...Oil giant Total pleads guilty in Buncefield case
Ecologist
13th November, 2009
Oil company admits guilt and expresses ‘regret’ over safety breaches after oil depot explosion that caused injuries and environmental damage more...Environment Agency demands tougher fines for polluters
Ecologist
6th November, 2009
Agency calls on courts to hand out stronger penalties for waste and pollution criminals more...Political 'buck-passing' on air pollution risks lives
Tom Levitt
4th November, 2009
Attempts to halt and reverse a decade of worsening air quality in London are being held up by political indecision more...Does shipping have a green future?
Chris Carroll
27th October, 2009
The aviation industry has its climate change plans, car manufacturers are working on 'eco' alternatives, and rail is considered top of the class, but what has the transport mode that delivers 90 per cent of goods to the UK done to improve upon its environmental credentials? more...Can salmon farming be sustainable?
Emma Bocking
20th October, 2009
Salmon farming is renowned for its local environmental pollution, but now some fish farmers are starting to look at fish waste as an untapped resource more...Chemical spillage wipes out fish in River Trent
Ecologist
15th October, 2009
Environment Agency officials searching for culprit as cyanide spill kills thousands of fish more...Cyclists and pedestrians: how to avoid traffic pollution
Ecologist
13th October, 2009
New research on the distribution of air pollution has found that existing government monitoring may be inadaquate more...UK likely to miss landfill targets
Ecologist
28th September, 2009
Badly thought out waste policy could land the UK with a £0.5 billion fine more...Green Intelligence: Creating environments that protect human health
Stephanie Wallis
14th September, 2009
We live in an increasingly chemical world. Anyone wanting more information about the dangers will welcome this book by John Wargo more...Hell for leather
Jim Wickens
1st June, 2008
Must-have handbags? shoes to die for? From cheap trinkets to luxury car interiors, Jim Wickens discovers the startling facts behind what we buy into when we buy leather goods. more...UK Government 'misleading' public on air pollution
Ecologist
2nd September, 2009
UK ranked amongst the worst polluters in Europe for airborne particles and nitrogen dioxide more...