A new study from the Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology (Kent) has found that increasing the width of riparian reserves in oil palm plantations can support local biodiversity. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Durham County Council has decided not to take action against Banks Mining over a planning breach at the UK’s newest coal mine, report MAT HOPE and RUSSELL SCOTT
Whale sharks roam less than previously thought and require greater protection from local and regional threats, a new study published in the Marine Ecology Progress Series finds. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Friends of the Earth has launched a legal challenge in the High Court arguing that the government's National Policy Statement for Heathrow Airport fails to address climate change. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
Major landowners - responsible for 700km2 of potential Eurasian lynx habitat in the Kielder Forest region - have approved access for lynx during the planned Lynx UK Trust trial reintroduction of the apex predator. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
This is what it’s like living in and around the proposed site for a new gold mine as a Canadian exploration outfit, Dalradian, tests the quality of the riches beneath the earth, writes MAT HOPE
Polling reveals that 80 percent of Conservative councillors believe that fracking companies should be required to submit a planning application before drilling. MARIANNE BROOKER reports
The BBC's have Philip Foster, a climate science denier and UKIP supporter, on to debate a scientist about whether or not humans have caused climate change immediately drew ire, writes MAT HOPE
Mining is booming in Northern Ireland. Five companies currently hold 10 mineral prospecting licences for different location across the country. EMILY MACINTOSH reports
The Institute of Economic Affairs has long kept the identity of its funders secret. The oil company BP still gives the climate denying charity cash, it has been confirmed. LAWERENCE CARTER and ALICE ROSS investigate
The Institute of Economic Affairs offered a potential US agribusiness donor the chance to influence a report on 'green Brexit'. ALICE ROSS and LAWRENCE CARTER report
The Institute of Economic Affairs' Shanker Singham took visitors from Oklahoma into the heart of government. ALICE ROSS and LAWRENECE CARTER investigate
Whistleblower Shahmir Sanni claims that think tanks and campaign groups held regular meeting at 55 Tufton Street — to “agree on a single set of right-wing talking points” and “securing more exposure to the public”, writes CHLOE FARAND
The Mammals on Roads survey plays a vital role in the ongoing conservation of British wildlife. Find out how you can help the People's Trust for Endangered Species. BRENDAN MONTAGUE reports.
The UK government’s decision this week to allow fracking undermines its commitments to tackle climate change and reduce fossil fuel use. It came just days before the government’s own data showed renewable electricity hit a record high last year. JOSEPH DUTTON reports
Neonicotinoid chemicals used as chemicals came under European Union restrictions five years ago - but our cities' bees are still being bombarded, writes BRENDAN MONTAGUE
The public backlash against single use plastics is not the only consideration for businesses. Client Earth, the environmental lawyers, have just published Risk unwrapped: Plastic pollution as material business risk.
Friends of the Earth Scotland conducted an analysis of Scotland’s road pollution, and found 10 streets continued to breach European limits, writes MAT HOPE for DESMOG.UK
The Balkans are determined to stay in the coal era - even while most countries in Europe are making plans for a future without coal, argues MARINA KELAVA.
Since 2015, palm oil company Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) has destroyed at least several hundred hectares of forests that are the vital habitat for chimpanzees and other endemic species, and are the primary source of livelihoods for communities in rural Sinoe County, Liberia, writes PATRICK DAVIS
