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Under Arnolds Field, tonnes of illegally dumped waste have been burning for years, spewing pollution over the area. Locals fear for their health – and despair that no one seems willing to help

For New Zealand, a country with an underwater territory 14 times its landmass, marine ecosystems present a significant opportunity to investigate carbon storage options.

Uncertainty over future of climate and economy points to ‘investment portfolio’ approach, study finds

Environmental groups say two-year grace period allowed by Ursula von der Leyen ‘rewards laggard’ manufacturers

Gas and electricity bills will rise again for millions of UK households on April 1, when the latest energy price cap takes effect. A typical household will pay £111 more per year.

In the summer of 1905, a young Canadian widow, Mina Hubbard, set out on an expedition to map the northeastern corner of Labrador, from Lake Melville up to Ungava Bay, an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. It was an unusual challenge for a former nurse who had left school at…

An ocean current 100 times stronger than the Amazon River is expected to slow as ice sheets melt, with knock-on impacts for sea level rise and ecosystems.

Congo-Brazzaville and Madagascar are combining efforts to protect their primary forests, which support rich ecosystems and rare wildlife but face increasing threats from deforestation. The countries marked the launch of their conservation drive by planting 3,000 trees in Madagascar on Monday, African Environment Day.

Every year, volunteers brave the icy Tuel Lane lock in West Yorkshire to clear leaves, litter – and pickled onions

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Australia has a huge diversity of worms on land, sand and sea such as the giant Gippsland earthworm which can stretch up to 3 metres