Change makers

Campaigners argue for local legislation to ban filtered cigarettes.

Eco-friendly soap brand has launched shop designed to combat fast fashion.

Local referenda swept Colombia after one village succeeded in using them to stop a massive mine. Until the Colombian constitutional court took their power away.

Climate campaigners Extinction Rebellion are asking how far people are willing to go to protect our environment.

The fourth 24-hour climate change hackathon is taking place simultaneously in major cities around the world.

Surfers Against Sewage calls on Philip Hammond, the chancellor, to use tax system to tackle single-use plastic in his forthcoming Autumn Budget.

Activists blockade nuclear weapons factory AWE Burghfield as CND campaigners prepare to march on Parliament.

Mining last took place in Mathiatis - in the Troodos mountain range in Cyprus - during the military occupation by the British. But now mining is back.

The National Forest Company has launched a plan to build capacity for outdoor learning in primary schools.

Florida’s natural waterways have suffered from centuries of industrialised intervention.

Simon Roscoe Blevins, Richards Roberts and Richard Loizou will be released from prison later today.

McDonald's now claims to be a champion of animal welfare. But the food chain continues to rely on super fast growing chickens - which even in the best cases live miserable lives. PRU ELLIOTT calls for a change of policy from the multinational

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