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Civic leaders representing 20 million people sign letter calling for clean air plan

City leaders across England and Wales have teamed up to demand that Theresa May take immediate action to fight air pollution, which scientists say causes at least 40,000 premature deaths a year in the UK.

A total of 17 mayors and civic leaders, representing 20 million people throughout the country, have signed a letter that calls for a national action plan to clean up the nation’s air to be implemented as a matter of urgency. They include the London mayor, Sadiq Khan, as well as mayors Andy Burnham (Greater Manchester), Steve Rotheram (Liverpool city region), and Dan Jarvis (Sheffield), along with leaders from authorities around the country including Cardiff, Leeds, Newcastle and Southampton.

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Parts of drought-ravaged eastern Australia receive more rain in two days than in previous months combined

The drought has not broken, but farmers on parched properties across New South Wales and Queensland are seeing something they’ve not for many months: rain.

In Dubbo on the NSW Western Plains, farmer Glen Bloink could not contain his excitement at the first downpour in months.

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No animals were killed in the making of this program. In-vitro meat, cultured meat, clean meat...whatever you call it, will it happen, and would you eat it? This episode first aired in 2017.

A new technique is helping turn dogs at one Kenyan port into super-sniffers.

Scott Morrison's new chief of staff was deputy CEO for the Minerals Council, the country's main coal lobby group, for 6.5 years.

The post Former coal industry boss is Scott Morrison’s chief of staff appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dinosaurs may have their DNA to thank for why they stuck around so long on Earth.

One of the world’s most endangered birds has lost its sense of direction. So a team of humans are flying aircraft over 1,000km with a flock of birds behind them.

How a species of screw pine unique to Lord Howe Island has evolved its own rainwater harvesting system that allows it to grow tall. Matthew Biddick, PhD Researcher, Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

You're a kilometre into an intricate network of caves and the water is rising fast … what next?

Award winning radio Producer Mike Ladd takes a drive into the Mallee to discover its magic.

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Ministers consider doubling existing 5p levy and imposing it on even the smallest stores

Ministers have been considering rolling out the plastic bag levy to all shops and doubling it to 10p.

The prime minister was reportedly planning to announce the proposals next week as part of a series of measures designed to encourage the reuse of carrier bags and reduce the UK’s reliance on plastics, which are harmful to the environment.

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Scientists have found evidence that confirms turtles once lived without shells.

Few records were broken in 1976, but that famous summer is still remembered as the longest and driest heatwave

It went down in meteorological, social and cultural history as the long, hot summer of 1976. For those of us who lived through it, the three-month drought and associated heatwave conjure up memories of endless summer days, with blue skies and glorious heat.

Oddly, perhaps, few temperature records were broken that year – August 1990 and 2003 recorded higher peak readings. One difference, though, was that some of the hottest days were in June and July: 35.6C in Southampton, on 28 June, was the highest ever recorded in the UK for the month of June, while the highest overall temperature in summer 1976 was 35.9C in Cheltenham, on 3 July.

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Live sheep export licence cancelled, more drought funding announced, waiting lists grow for Q Fever vaccine.

Compliance in the final round of Mexico's cap-and-trade simulation dropped as unexpected "shocks" were introduced into the market, according to the final results published this week from the months-long exercise to prepare emitters for the country's real carbon market.

Yes, Antarctica has (and needs) a fire department. Megan Branson spent three seasons there as a fire-fighter/paramedic.

EUAs recovered from a brief dip below €20 on Friday to extend the previous session’s 10-year high, with another week of curtailed auctions looming and correction risks mounting.

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