China will no longer participate in the start of the world’s first and only international deal to curb emissions from the aviation industry - but it could rejoin. EMMA HOWARD of UNEARTHED reports
The development of a new cruise ship terminal on the river Thames could undermine efforts to tackle the city’s air pollution crisis. City mayor Sadiq Khan has expressed his concerns about the project, but the decision rests in the hands of the local council. JOSEPH DUTTON investigates
Farmers are currently participating in what is likely to be one of the largest deployments of insecticides in United States history as the planting season for corn and soybeans draws to a close. Professor JOHN F TOOKER asks what impact this may have on the ecosystem
The government of Hawaii - once a defender of the GM corn industry - has passed a law that forces agro-chemical companies to disclose what pesticides they spray. It has also become the first US state to ban the chlorpyrifos, which has been linked to brain damage in babies. Christopher Pala reports
Public protests at the copper smelter plant of Sterlite Industries in the town of Thoothukudi in Tamil Nadu, India, were met with police fire during the last two days, with 13 protesters killed and and hundreds injured. MRINALINI SHINDE and AMEYA BOKIL report
Brexit will result in Britain exiting the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy. It will have to decide whether subsidies to farmers should be retained, or reformed. In the second part of this groundbreaking investigation a team of investigative journalists from across Europe - publishing with THE ECOLOGIST - assess how effective the environmental mechanisms of CAP really are.
Bee-killing insecticides will face a near total ban in Europe following a vote by member states in favour of proposals by the European Commission. The UK government supported the ban, which it says it will maintain after Brexit. CATHERINE EARLY reports
While more of us are making a concerted effort to reduce our plastic consumption at home, it's not so easy when travelling. TOM LAWSON offers up his top tips to help reduce our plastic footprint while on the road
Claims by pro-pesticide groups that pesticide use has halved in the UK since 1990 are 'misleading' since they do not reflect the higher toxicity of modern products, according to campaigners. CATHERINE EARLY investigates
Sustainability in cities must mean environment, economy and equality. But all too often town planners are only concerned about parks, cafes and side walks. This can lead to gentrification rather than improved quality of life, argue WINIFRED CURRAN and TRINA HAMILTON
This week the UK government announced a consultation on introducing a tax on single-use plastics, as part of its pledge to reduce plastic waste. But earlier this month ministers stepped back from plans to introduce a charge for non-recyclable coffee cups - putting the government’s war on plastic and promise of a Green Brexit under scrutiny. JOSEPH DUTTON investigates
Campaigners have welcomed chancellor Philip Hammond’s call for ideas on financial carrots and sticks to drastically cut single-use plastics in his spring statement. However, they stressed the need for more rapid action, reports CATHERINE EARLY
Mr Justice Garnham today ruled in the High Court that judges will in future effectively oversee the government's air pollution strategy to ensure it complies with the law. This is the third victory for environmental lawyers at ClientEarth in ensuring clean air for the UK. JON BENNETT, from ClientEarth, provides the story
Is Theresa May failing to protect us from an 'invisible killer'? The European Commission last Tuesday gave Britain ten days to show how it would control air pollution with the threat of legal action in the European Court of Justice. Tim Holmes reports
Lake Ypacarai, southern Paraguay, was immortalised by the Spanish singer Julio Iglesias and his song about meeting a woman next to the blue lake. But due to pollution the lake has turned from blue to vivid green and then to murky brown. JOSEPH DUTTON investigates
