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‘It came out of real frustration’: the 90s activist network that set fires to save a burning planet

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:09 +0000

Matthew Wolfe’s Fires in the Night examines Earth Liberation Front, a US eco-anarchist movement, and its legacy of radical environmentalism

Are echoes of 1990s radical environmentalism returning louder or fading away? It’s a question posed by Fires in the Night, a new book on the history of the Earth Liberation Front (Elf), a loosely grouped band of US Pacific north-west activists that used economic sabotage and arson to protest environmental destruction.

US environmental groups urge EPA to reject new Pfas to cool datacenters

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:09 +0000

Coalition says Chemours downplayed health and climate risks in bid to fast-track the compound’s use

A coalition of 17 environmental groups is demanding the Environmental Protection Agency reject a new Pfas that chemical giant Chemours is attempting to fast track for approval for use in cooling datacenters, and would almost certainly pollute regions around the facilities.

PM urged to uphold climate pledges made as mayor and ban new North Sea oil drilling

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:01:22 +0000

Experts who helped Burnham draw up Manchester carbon neutral pledge say backtracking would send wrong message amid wildfires and heatwaves

Europe wildfires – latest updates

Leading climate scientists who created Greater Manchester’s carbon neutral by 2038 commitment are urging Andy Burnham to unequivocally reject new drilling in the North Sea.

Bill Oddie, naturalist and broadcaster, dies aged 85

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:16:37 +0000

Coming to fame in The Goodies, Oddie was later known for his wildlife expertise and presented BBC Springwatch

• Bill Oddie – a life in pictures

The writer, comedian and conservationist Bill Oddie has died aged 85. Having come to prominence with the comedy group The Goodies, Oddie later established himself as an authority on wildlife, presenting television series including the BBC’s Springwatch and Autumnwatch.

Europe live: French firefighters warn it could take ‘weeks or months’ to extinguish wildfires

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:15:58 +0000

Firefighters in France and Spain face another day battling wildfires, as another heatwave set to hit this week

Pedro Sánchez says Spain is suffering effects of climate crisis as firefighters battle wildfires in France

Uganda begins emergency food handouts after 19 die from hunger

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:00:34 +0000

Government move follows months of drought and crop failures in Karamoja, with 1.5m people facing malnutrition

Uganda has launched emergency food relief distribution after at least 19 deaths from hunger were reported in an area of prolonged drought in the east of the country.

Seven suspected new bird flu cases are ‘evidence of spread’ into Australian wildlife, experts warn

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 05:30:18 +0000

BirdLife Australia says discoveries of sick and dead local seabirds in South Australia show outbreak is ‘taking hold’

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Heathrow expansion would take thousands of jobs from other UK regions, report finds

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:29 +0000

Airports in England and Wales are likely to lose millions of passengers if third runway goes ahead, DfT economic paper shows

Expanding Heathrow airport will take thousands of jobs from other regions of the UK, including almost 10,000 from the West Midlands alone, according to an analysis of the government’s own forecasts.

‘Extraordinarily hot’: US heatwave stretches on with millions still under warnings

admin — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:04:47 +0000

Southern and central states from California to Mississippi face heat indexes above 100F amid another heat dome

At least 40 million people were under extreme heat warnings across central and southern parts of the United States on Sunday as high temperatures and severe humidity gripped large swaths of the country for a second straight day.

Ella Baron on the wildfires in France and Spain – cartoon

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:51:39 +0000