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Ministers to block Thames Water paying bosses bonuses out of emergency loan

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 18:46:06 +0000

Exclusive: Firm close to insolvency says using £3bn loan to pay ‘substantial’ bonuses is vital to retain senior managers

Ministers plan to use new powers to block bosses from Thames Water taking bonuses worth hundreds of thousands of pounds as the company fights for survival, the Guardian can reveal.

Britain’s biggest water company admitted this week that senior managers are in line for “substantial” bonuses linked to an emergency £3bn loan.

The Guardian view on green homes: solar panels and heat pumps should be a bare minimum | Editorial

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 17:30:32 +0000

Ministers must resist pressure to relax environmental standards in the rush for new housing

‘No one wants a building that kills birds’: why cities are turning off the lights

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 16:37:27 +0000

As avian numbers plunge, activists demand action to save birds from crashing into high-rise blocks

The wren’s legs were tucked delicately underneath its diminutive body, slumped on its side as if asleep. If it wasn’t lying on the bare concrete of a Texas street, there would be few clues that it had endured a crunching, violent death.

Echidna mothers change their pouch microbiome to protect tiny ‘pink jelly bean’ puggles, new research finds

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 15:00:35 +0000

Egg-laying monotremes have no nipples, so young rub their beaks against ‘milk patch’ to get milk from mother’s skin

RSPCA Victoria warns surging animal cruelty against horses cannot be investigated without more funding

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 15:00:33 +0000

Organisation receives $2.3m from the Victorian government but has projected operation costs of $10.8m this year

Half-yearly loss of almost $15m for NSW native forest logging shows industry future shaky, conservationists say

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 15:00:33 +0000

Former independent MP accuses division of throwing ‘good money after bad only to see our native wildlife suffer’

How 'forever chemicals' have seeped into almost everything – video

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 13:21:37 +0000

Pfas are a group of thousands of chemicals that are used for their non-stick and water-resistant properties. They are often refered to as 'forever chemicals' because they can take thousands of years to break down. Pfas are being found in so many everyday items that it's starting to feel like they are everywhere - non-stick frying pans, waterproof mascaras, stain-resistant clothing, packaging for takeaway food items. Pfas are even in our food, our drinking water and in the rain.

Trump officials want to cut limits of Pfas in drinking water – what will the impact be?

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 13:00:12 +0000

The EPA is attempting actions that violate the law, some say, and Biden administration’s progress can’t be fully undone

The Trump administration has announced it would attempt to kill some of the strong new Pfas “forever chemical” drinking water limits set in April 2024.

The US buried millions of gallons of wartime nuclear waste – Doge cuts could wreck the cleanup

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 13:00:12 +0000

Hanford made the plutonium for US atomic bombs, and its radioactive waste must be dealt with. Enter Elon Musk

In the bustling rural city of Richland, in south-eastern Washington, the signs of a nuclear past are all around.

A small museum explains its role in the Manhattan Project and its “singular mission – [to] develop the world’s first atomic bomb before the enemy might do the same”. The city’s high school sports team is still known as the Bombers, with a logo that consists of the letter R set with a mushroom cloud.

A seadragon and flushing worms: Environmental Photography award winners – in pictures

admin — Thu, 15 May 2025 11:34:29 +0000

Winning images from the 2025 Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation Environmental Photography award, selected from 10,000 images submitted globally. The contest aims to reward photographers who put their creativity to good use in raising awareness of the importance of environmental protection