A new report by the Airport Commission has said that new runaways at Gatwick or Heathrow are needed to expand the UK’s airport capacity by 2030....
A number of environmental organisations have appealed to the European Court of Justice to defend the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides, imposed by the European Union because...
Air pollution from China’s coal plants was responsible for over 250,000 premature deaths in 2011, while also harming hundreds of thousands of Chinese children, according to...
An alliance of over 100 organisations, including major businesses, investors, charities and trade associations, has urged the UK government to listen to the recommendations of the...
China is inadequately prepared in the fight against the impacts of climate change because of a lack of planning and public awareness, the government admitted on...
A number of famous figures, including designer Vivienne Westwood, fine artists the Chapman brothers and musician Jarvis Cocker, have designed environmentally-themed Christmas cards for a new...
MPs have voted against closing a legal loophole that allows coal-fired power stations to continue emitting carbon unabated throughout their lifespan. The amendment, tabled by a...
It is 29 years to the day since a gas leak at the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal, India, killed thousands and impacted countless others....
Thirteen environmental charities have expressed concern that the EU-wide pesticide ban to protect bees, which came into force on Sunday, might not be monitored effectively in...
Burning coal kills around 1,600 people a year, according to statistics that appear in a report by the Health and Environment Alliance (HEAL). Published in partnership...
Around 4.5 million people in Britain are members or supporters of environmental groups, a new report has revealed. It adds that the majority of charitable funds...
The US Department of Defence has issued an Arctic Strategy, which outlines how it plans to turn the vulnerable area into a “secure and stable region...
As crucial UN climate talks in Warsaw reach their 10th and penultimate day, hundreds of environmental activists have announced they are walking out of the negotiations...
A Russian court has granted bail to nine Greenpeace activists who were arrested back in October in a protest against drilling in the Arctic. This brings...
UN delegates began the second week of crucial climate talks in Warsaw on Monday, just as the World Coal Association controversial conference got underway down the...