Environment
BCP Council urges residents to join the Big Butterfly Count
According to the charity, about 80% of UK butterfly species have declined over the past 50 years due to factors including habitat loss, pollution and climate change.Species that can be recorded during the survey include the Peacock, Holly Blue,...
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How do scientists know if climate change made a heat wave, extreme storm or wildfire worse?
When a devastating heat wave, hurricane, flood or wildfire strikes, people often want to know: How much did human-caused climate change influence this event, if at all?For many years, scientists could answer that question only...
Environment
The US has acknowledged Bears Ears and Grand Staircase as sacred for over a century, but keeps stripping away protections
President Donald Trump signed proclamations on July 13, 2026, cutting the size of Utah’s Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante national monuments by roughly 90% – meaning nearly 3 million acres will lose monument status...
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More than half of Earth’s migratory bird species are declining – here’s how we can still save them
Every year, billions of migratory birds connect the world’s continents, oceans and ecosystems as they undertake epic journeys between their foraging habitats and their breeding grounds.A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus) leaves its breeding grasslands of North...
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Most sewage spills in England may be illegal, new research suggests
It is not the first time the Environment Agency's enforcement regime has been called into question. In 2024, the Office for Environmental Protection (OEP), an independent public body, ruled that the EA was not applying legislation properly as to...
Environment
The National Climate Assessment is broken – appointing Matthew Wielicki to lead it won’t help
In early July 2026, the Trump administration quietly tapped Matthew Wielicki to lead the U.S. Global Change Research Program. The move places a podcaster known for downplaying the threats of climate change – and importantly,...
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5 lessons from 20 years of climate surveys: Political party matters, but it doesn’t explain everything
Why would a young Republican back solar power but reject a carbon tax? Why would two Democrats agree that climate change is real but split over a policy that would charge households more if they...
Environment
Parts of the UK are on the brink of drought
Summer so far has been exceptionally hot and dry across much of the UK, with three widespread heatwaves and the longest run of dry days in central England since 1995. England, Wales and eastern Scotland have been the...
Environment
Most Americans support conservation – here’s how the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative got politicians from both parties on board too
In a time of political polarization, it’s easy to forget that the vast majority of Americans of all backgrounds and beliefs – 80% or more, depending on the poll – value environmental conservation. However, this...
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Peru’s ex-president has 15-year jail sentence overturned
Peru's constitutional court has overturned a 15-year jail sentence handed to the country's former president after he was found...
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