European lawmakers have lamented the UK’s decision to weaken environmental rules since leaving the EU, after the Guardian revealed it is falling behind in almost…
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Where has all the honey gone? Scientists point to factors in declining yields
It’s a question that has bedeviled beekeepers across the US in recent years: where has all the honey gone? Scientists now say they have some…
View More Where has all the honey gone? Scientists point to factors in declining yieldsBan use of bee-killing pesticide in UK, business chiefs tell government
The UK government should stop ignoring the science and block a bee-killing pesticide from being used, business leaders have said. The neonicotinoid pesticide Cruiser SB…
View More Ban use of bee-killing pesticide in UK, business chiefs tell governmentBig meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28
Lobbyists from industrial agriculture companies and trade groups have turned out in record numbers at Cop28, with three times as many delegates representing the meat…
View More Big meat and dairy lobbyists turn out in record numbers at Cop28Nearly 40% of conventional baby food contains toxic pesticides, US study finds
Nearly 40% of conventional baby food products analyzed in a new US study were found to contain toxic pesticides, while none of the organic products…
View More Nearly 40% of conventional baby food contains toxic pesticides, US study findsUK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU
The UK has failed to ban 36 pesticides that are not allowed for use in the EU, as campaigners say it is becoming the “toxic…
View More UK fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EUPesticides from farming leach into world’s waterways at rate of 710 tonnes a year, UN research shows
Agricultural pesticides leach far from their original sources into the world’s waterways, according to new research which finds pesticides exceed safe levels in 13,000km of…
View More Pesticides from farming leach into world’s waterways at rate of 710 tonnes a year, UN research showsChemical cocktails harmful to wildlife found in 81% of English rivers and lakes
Chemical cocktails that are harmful to wildlife have been found in 81% of river and lake sites tested in England, a study has found. Wildlife…
View More Chemical cocktails harmful to wildlife found in 81% of English rivers and lakes‘Rimmed with fire’: rare butterfly genus named after Sauron in Lord of the Rings
Researchers have uncovered a new genus of butterfly, with distinctive orange wings and dark eyespots. It is a striking appearance that has led the international…
View More ‘Rimmed with fire’: rare butterfly genus named after Sauron in Lord of the RingsEU environmental watchdog criticises calls to stall pesticides cut
The EU’s environmental watchdog has hit back at calls to stall a 50% cut in the use and risks of synthetic pesticides and a 20%…
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