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Site investigated over medical waste dumping claims
The Environment Agency is leading an investigation into the site off Mill Lane, near Wadborough.
Shetland spaceport project secures £30m of UK government investment
The funding will be used to build two more launchpads.
Wildlife and access boost planned for city park
Coventry City Council will use developers' money to make the improvements to Longford Nature Park.
Gaps in evidence on vaccinating badgers against TB, researchers say
Researchers want increased monitoring of the vaccination's impact on the disease and a review of the evidence.
Public asked to have their say on proposed new renewable energy company
The proposed plans aim to reduce the cost of energy in the long-term, but won't be able to set bills.
Public asked to have their say on proposed new renewable energy company
The proposed plans aim to reduce the cost of energy in the long-term, but won't be able to set bills.
Study to reveal more about Guernsey's wild ferrets
A conservation group has been spending a year studying wild ferrets after securing government funds.
Pioneering fossil hunter recognised with blue plaque
Dorothea Bate discovered the dwarf elephant and the myotragus, an extinct goat-like antelope.
Hot summer helps group clear 'buckets' of lake litter
The hot summer has meant lakes and rivers across the country have been running low.
Turtle doves released in bid to stop extinction
Conservationists release more than two dozen turtle doves in the South Downs National Park.
Turning cooler with wet and windy weather forecast for UK this week
Weekend warmth gives way to rain and strong winds for many into the start of the new week.
The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'
Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
The volunteers risking their lives to defuse Indonesia's wildfire 'carbon bombs'
Peat fires in Borneo are releasing ancient stores of carbon - and sending a toxic smog across South East Asia.
Litter pick collects 50 bags of rubbish from river
A litter picking group gathers every month to remove rubbish from the River Wear in Durham.
How the hair of a museum bear is helping tackle wildlife crime
Hayden Leigh, a forensic science graduate, is studying the hair of Boris the bear.
RSPB marks 50 years at wildlife-rich reserve
Reserve manager Helen Deavin says the site helps rare species not just survive, but thrive.
Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
Aviation faces hotter, stormier skies – and passengers might have to accept more disruption
Are people going to have to increasingly accept more delays and diversions as the effects of climate change intensify?
Flourishing green communities are changing lives
Four projects have been nominated in the environmental category in Devon's Make a Difference Awards.
Trump signs order to remove endangered species protection for grey wolves
The US president says the move will help ranchers, but conservationists say it could derail efforts to recover populations.