Tag: Pollution
UK rivers are too polluted to swim in – but European countries offer solutions
What can be done about the UK’s deteriorating waters? For answers, look to European countries that have cleared up theirs
Conservation Environment Politics Society
What went right this week: Paris’ ‘cycling city’ plan, plus more positive news
Paris pedalled toward a greener future, a breast cancer vaccine trial launched, and delegates met for COP26, plus much more
Conservation Environment Health Innovation Politics Society
Meet the plastic-hunting ‘pirates’ of Cornwall
The pirates’ bounty is melted down to make sea kayaks, which are then used to collect more rubbish
Conservation Environment Positive People Society
Hope 100: Four projects cleaning up ocean plastic
From an environmental campaign group to an all-female sailing expedition investigating plastic pollution, four projects pioneering the respo...
Environment Science Society Technology
Researchers have turned plastic water bottles into prosthetic limbs
The new product could provide low-cost alternative prostheses for amputees in developing countries, as well as help tackle plastic pollution...
Environment Science Technology
From pollution-munching fungi to tech that tags fishing nets: five plastic-busting projects
The winners of a £1m grant fund that is designed to tackle plastic pollution have been revealed
Environment Innovation
