Investors with 6 trillion euros warn EU not to weaken green rules 5/2/2025

Investors with 6.6 trillion euros in assets under management have urged the European Union not to weaken its sustainability rules, as Brussels draws up plans to cut red tape around green finance. ...more

Europe's water resources under pressure, most surface bodies polluted, EU says 5/2/2025

Most of European Union surface water bodies are polluted by chemicals, the European Commission said on Tuesday, in a report that revealed the damaged state of Europe's water resources. ...more

Senators float resolution to overturn Biden methane fee rule 5/2/2025

U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday introduced a resolution to overturn the Biden administration's proposed fee on methane emissions, one of the previous Environmental Protection Agency's final measures to force big oil and gas producers to slash emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas. ...more

Vehicle tyres found to be biggest source of nanoplastics in the high Alps 5/2/2025

Particles from vehicle tyre wear are the biggest source of nanoplastic pollution in the high Alps, a pioneering project has revealed. ...more

Levels of microplastics in human brains may be rapidly rising, study suggests 5/2/2025

The exponential rise in microplastic pollution over the past 50 years may be reflected in increasing contamination in human brains, according to a new study. ...more

Scenic loch becomes magnet for Scotland's plastic waste 4/2/2025

At the head of beautiful Loch Long in Argyll sits one of Scotland's biggest plastic problems. ...more

Cracks in Greenland Ice Sheet grow more rapidly in response to climate change, study warns 4/2/2025

The Greenland Ice Sheet is cracking open more rapidly as it responds to climate change. The warning comes in a new large-scale study of crevasses on the world's second largest body of ice. ...more

Antique 'dead' plants dug out for climate study 4/2/2025

Hundreds of thousands of "antique" plants and flowers are to be studied to measure changing levels of pollution and air quality. ...more

Drexel scientists have developed concrete that can melt snow on its own 4/2/2025

Dropping temperatures and the prospect of snow looming in the forecast have Philadelphians crunching through layers of road salt that keep ice and snow from settling on sidewalks and streets. ...more

American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally 4/2/2025

Along the long road from American icon to endangered species and back again, the bald eagle — the national bird of the United States, often seen against a clear blue sky — is having a moment. ...more