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The Environmental Justice Foundation has documented gross human rights violations and serious illegal fishing offences aboard the Taiwanese Fuh Sheng 11. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Shale gas company Cuadrilla has been given the green light to carry out fracking at a second well at its site at Preston New Road, Lancashire. CATHERINE EARLY reports

Climate science denial campaign group the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) has apparently been left with a hole in its finances after a major donor did not renew its funding, writes MAT HOPE

Farm subsidies will be based on environmental and animal welfare improvements, rather than the total amount of land farmed, government confirms in new legislation. CATHERINE EARLY reports

As the deadline looms for a final Brexit agreement between the EU and the UK, the Leave and Remain camps are readying for a second campaign over the nature of the UK’s future relationship with the union, writes CHLOE FARAND

One of the Tufton Street groups, the Institute of Economic Affairs, recently hit headlines after undercover reporters filmed its director general appearing to suggest funders could get access to government ministers through the think tank, writes MAT HOPE

Bridge International Academies faces a string of allegations over schools in Kenya, Liberia and Uganda. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Global fish consumption has nearly doubled in the last 50 years. But the industrialisation of the fishing industry is taking a heavy toll on small-scale fishing communities. ELYSE MILLS writes about the rise of a global ‘fisheries justice’ movement

Santander has been forced to distance itself from a climate science denial conference after its logo was published on the event’s website without the bank’s knowledge, writes CHLOE FARAND

New research shows dolphins learning to walk on water from one another. Could this passing fad teach us more about cultural behaviours in dolphin communities? MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Diplomats from around the world have gathered in Thailand's capital this week for an additional round of UN climate negotiations. The Bangkok Summit will establish the Rules for the Paris Agreement. ARTHUR WYNS reports from the negotiations

Council-run pension funds are investing billions in overseas fracking industries, new data from 350.org, Platform and Friends of the Earth has shown. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

The Green Party promises “fiercer resistance” to projects such as fracking and the HS2 rail link as it unveils its new leadership team.

Rio Tinto's QMM ilmenite mine in Madagascar has breached a legal buffer zone, exposing local people to “unacceptably high” environmental risks, a new study by the Andrew Lees Trust has found. YVONNE ORENGO and STEVEN EMERMAN report

There is a painful truth about disease in the UK countryside. These diseases among farm animals cause death and financial loss on a huge scale. Chris Pitt, deputy director of policy, communications and campaigns at the League Against Cruel Sports, explains.

“Squishies” – soft foam toys which have become a craze due to their squeeziness and scent – have been banned in Denmark after government tests found high levels of harmful substances.

French environment minister Nicolas Hulot resigned live on national radio in a surprise move that will come as a blow to President Emmanuel Macron’s green credentials, writes CHLOE FARAND

Poorly regulated and dangerous acid stimulation could be used to increase fossil fuel production. A new report from Friends of the Earth calls for a ban. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Mayor of Malton Paul Andrews has started private legal proceedings against the government by applying for a Judicial Review to challenge a recent Written Ministerial Statement on fracking. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Thousands of volunteers have participated in a nationwide whale and dolphin watch in the UK, revealing striking biodiversity. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Mountain hare numbers on moorlands in the eastern Highlands have declined to less than one percent of their initial levels, according to a newly published long-term scientific study. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

The boa constrictor and reticulated python are among the pets that have grown to huge sizes once released by their owners. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports

A group of medics and activists shut down Volkswagen's UK headquarters, turning it into an emergency diesel pollution clinic. MARIANNE BROOKER reports

Governmental action on climate justice could take a number of forms: ethical investment, community-owned energy systems, cutting subsidies, and litigating against carbon-heavy corporations. MARIANNE BROOKER reports