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Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?
Water

Sky-high bills and sewage at its worst in over a century: What is the future of British water?

Sewage pollution, sky-high bills and eye-watering shareholder bonuses: Britain’s water system is not fit for purpose, a new review warns
How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus
Trees

How I made friends with a great oak tree named Quercus

‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea
Climate crisis

‘It would be good to know how long we have left’: This clifftop community is falling into the sea

Top Stories

Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year
Family Days Out

Here’s a dozen fascinating trees you really should visit this year

Should taxpayers pay for solar panels to be installed on homes?
Green energy

Should taxpayers pay for solar panels to be installed on homes?

Advertising helps fund Big Issue’s mission to end poverty

Climate crisis

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How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?
uk heatwave
Homelessness

How can I help homeless people during a UK heatwave?

The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it’s eco-populism or bust
Zack Polanski
Joe Brindle

The Green Party leadership race comes at a crunch time for net zero – it’s eco-populism or bust

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal
Tamara Ullyart

The future feels bleak for Gen Zs like me. It’s time for a Green New Deal

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth
Mike Berners-Lee

A politician’s lies should be seen as abuse. Here’s how we can create a climate of truth

Green living

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How to talk about climate justice and help create a more equal world
Children playing on the playground at green-blue open space in Jakarta on 13 July 2023.
Climate justice

How to talk about climate justice and help create a more equal world

Climate anxiety: What is it and how can you cope?
Climate Change

Climate anxiety: What is it and how can you cope?

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air
Air Pollution

Air pollution: How to protect yourself from the deadly consequences of dirty air

Looking to be more sustainable? Here’s our top 10 tips to reduce your carbon emissions
airbus plane in the sky releasing carbon emissions
Carbon Footprint

Looking to be more sustainable? Here’s our top 10 tips to reduce your carbon emissions

Environment explainers

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What are 15-minute cities? The truth behind the conspiracy theory seeping into UK government
street in Oxford with loads of bicycles
15-Minute Cities

What are 15-minute cities? The truth behind the conspiracy theory seeping into UK government

Will net zero make you broke? Here’s all the support on offer to make the switch
net zero help
Net zero

Will net zero make you broke? Here’s all the support on offer to make the switch

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar
Changing river pollution to boost housebuilding has enraged the RSPB
Environment

Nutrient neutrality: Why scrapping EU pollution rules to boost housebuilding has caused uproar

Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme
Ulez sign in London
Ulez

Everything you need to know about London’s Ulez scrappage scheme

Air pollution

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Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver
Mark Heffernan

Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother
Rosamund Adoo-Kissi-Debrah stands with a statue of her daughter, Ella
Air pollution

Statue of girl killed by air pollution should be reminder of dangers of toxic air, says mother

How shuttered airports could be brought back to life to tackle UK’s housing crisis
Alma-nac's vision for Robin Hood Airport
Housing crisis

How shuttered airports could be brought back to life to tackle UK’s housing crisis

What are 15-minute cities? The truth behind the conspiracy theory seeping into UK government
street in Oxford with loads of bicycles
15-Minute Cities

What are 15-minute cities? The truth behind the conspiracy theory seeping into UK government

Plastic pollution

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Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic
Record Store Day

Would you buy a record sleeve without the vinyl inside? It’s one way to reduce plastic

Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond
Plastic recycling has a much higher cost than you realise.

Plastic recycling is failing – here’s how the world must respond

Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution
Lizzie Carr, founder of Planet Patrol, sitting on a paddle board
Water pollution

Meet the woman with a ‘radical’ solution to water pollution

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes
Pollution

Government ‘risks harm to health and environment’ by not banning disposable vapes

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