Environment

"The Texas Senate passed a bill Thursday that leading business interests fear would lead to an age of expensive power and rolling blackouts.

Bananas are the world’s most consumed fruit – and the fourth most important food crop globally, after wheat, rice and maize. About 80% of bananas grown globally are for local consumption, and more than 400 million people rely on the fruit for 15% to 27% of their daily calories.

The sweeping landscapes of the Pennines inspired the Brontë sisters, and now those lands are being protected as one of England’s biggest nature reserves.

A legal campaign group is planning a judicial review against the UK government’s new planning bill, arguing it will result in a weakening of environmental protections which were fought for and created over decades.

People are being asked for their views on a draft document outlining measures to support nature recovery.

You’ll likely have heard of No Mow May – conservation charity Plantlife’s campaign to get people to put their mower away throughout the month of May and let their lawns grow long to benefit wildlife. However, did you know that butterflies and moths need long grass throughout the spring and summer? This year, we are asking people to take No Mow May to the next level and join more than 3,000 people who have already pledged to grow their grass long from April to September.

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Natural hydrogen is generated through chemical and radioactive processes in the Earth’s crust, and could be an important future clean chemical feedstock and energy resource. This Review examines the processes of geological hydrogen generation, migration, accumulation and preservation that enable the development of exploitable reserves.

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Less than 1% of UK biosecurity budget goes on tackling invasive species, figures show

England’s peatlands have been mapped for the first time to aid their recovery as the data reveals 80% to be dry and degraded.

Tests to determine the quality of Jersey's seawater will begin on Tuesday.

Every year, from April to July, thousands of puffins fly across the Atlantic and return to the same spot in Yorkshire.

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With limited additional waste oil available, the industry in the U.S. is relying on purpose-grown soy and corn to drive near-term growth. “Purpose-grown crops could constitute the majority of the supply within six to 10 years,” estimated Adam Klauber, who oversees sustainability and digital supply chains at World Energy, an SAF producer.

The number and diversity of insects is declining worldwide. Some studies suggest that their biomass has almost halved since the 1970s. Among the main reasons for this are habitat loss—for example through agriculture or urbanization—and climate change.

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Water quality monitors near England's largest lake which were deemed ineffective by campaigners have now been moved.

The Great Bustard Group is using drones to help find Great Bustard nests at Salisbury Plain.

The UK’s loudest amphibian – the natterjack toad – has made a “remarkable comeback” in the South Downs National Park following a conservation project to provide suitable habitats for the noisy creature.

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Because relentless bad news breeds cynicism, which is demoralizing and self-defeating. In this community there's already plenty of that to go round. The full story is slightly more complex.

Through collaboration, Adani is developing hydrogen fuel cell battery-operated trucks for cargo transport.

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Shell reported a malfunction April 25, and the company was later issued a notice of violation. Residents are still looking for answers.

Thousands of tyres have been pulled from a river in a major clean-up to help the environment and wildlife.

Midsummer butterflies are on the wing in early May after a sunny spring prompted one of the most advanced seasons for Britain’s Lepidoptera on record.

A new survey carried out for The Wildlife Trusts has revealed that more than half of those responding said connecting to nature by listening to bird song, hearing bees buzz, and seeing and smelling wildflowers was beneficial to their health and wellbeing.

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According to the RSPB, there is a surge in bird migration during the spring, when summer visitors like swifts and cuckoos arrive to eat and breed.

Sungrow Hydrogen has started production at China’s largest dual-tech green hydrogen project combining PEM and alkaline electrolyzers, while HNO International has partnered with Zhuhai Topower to pilot its modular hydrogen platform in China.

PUTRAJAYA: Malaysia has taken significant steps towards a clean energy future by introducing the Mobile Hydrogen Refuelling Station (MHRS) development project to drive innovation in the hydrogen-based mobility sector, it was revealed.

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Green Gravity's renewable-powered technology stores energy by lifting heavy objects up a mineshaft.... It calculates it can store two gigawatt-hours of energy from the sites surrounding Mount Isa.

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Record fossil fuel production kept planet-heating methane emissions near historic highs last year, the International Energy Agency said Wednesday, warning of a surge in massive leaks from oil and gas facilities.

GERMANY: The Land of Bayern has awarded Siemens Mobility a contract to supply three Mireo Plus H hydrogen multiple-units to replace diesel trains on Südostbayernbahn services.

Awarding €154.6 million in grants, the Clean Hydrogen Joint Undertaking aims to accelerate development and deployment of hydrogen technologies across Europe.

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In recent decades a growing number of lawsuits have been launched by states, cities and other government entities to hold fossil fuel companies financially liable for the climate harm caused by the greenhouse gas emissions their products produce.