Some of America's last roadless forests could lose federal protections under a proposed rollback of a regulation established in 2021. Ecologists who study wilderness explain what's at stake for wildlife, clean water and healthy ecosystems.
https://t.co/lXiTlx8NL2
Short-haul flights increasing in Europe; night trains face cutbacks. A report by T&E and Back-on-Track Europe highlights what needs to be done: cut VAT & track access charges to make tickets more affordable; improve cross-border working https://t.co/hwznvCScRw
Networks of fungi in the Earth’s soils stretch a billion times the distance to the sun, a new study concludes. They take up over 3 billion tons of CO2 equivalent a year, but are largely neglected.
https://t.co/hu8kBUDNzC
A big sigh of relief - after much uncertainty, the Natural History GCSE has finally been given the green light by the Government.
It is arguably *the* most impactful opportunity we have to teach my generation how to protect, restore and reconnect our ecosystems for the future.
Incredible - dramatic improvements in air quality in London are linked to a measurable impact on Londoners' health:
9.3% drop in heart-related emergency admissions
5.1% drop in hospital admissions of all illnesses and health conditions
Cleaning up our air protects our future.
@uecna_eu I think calling it merely annoyance underplays what it does to people. If framed as annoyance, the comeback is ‘get over it’ or ‘ignore it’ - annoyance is wrong word
A major new report from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), published 10th June 2026, has found that people get annoyed at much lower noise levels than previously thought. It backs up what residents have been saying for years.
https://t.co/UP68tStFCZ
"The older I get, the more I understand why people disappear into gardening, baking, reading, and long walks. Not because life got boring. Because peace became valuable.” ~Unknown
Deep sea mining will poison marine life and the humans who eat marine life
As mining will release toxic sediments and dissolved metals that could be transported through ocean currents over hundreds of kilometres – far beyond mining zone – for several years
https://t.co/KpacszxHdX
@WCL_News@BEAG_Tweets They also deserve to enjoy it quietly, aviation exemptions allow skydive companies to fly where and when they want, causing endless noise and air pollution. Can you help?
A patch of ocean south-east of Greenland is the only place on Earth that is cooling, and it could be a sign that the warm water "conveyor belt" in the Atlantic is slowing down https://t.co/WOs1tbTZoX
The record-breaking freight train of warmth that has crossed the undersea Pacific since April is now arriving on the shores of Peru, forming El Niño Costero.
That has caused summer-like temperatures in Lima, despite it being the start of winter, shares @hombredeltiempo 🧵
Did you know that less than 1% of the plants in our tropical rainforests have been thoroughly tested for their medicinal properties? Yet, we've already destroyed over half of the world's tropical forests since the 1960s.