👤 Pippa Neill Environment reporter

2026-10-07 · The Guardian · Environment

Bendy elm still standing against all odds crowned UK tree of the year

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2026-09-03 · The Guardian · Environment

Almost half of world’s farmers poisoned by pesticides every year, experts find

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2026-10-21 · The Guardian · Environment

Firefighters voice growing concerns over water supplies to tackle UK wildfires

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2026-10-19 · The Guardian · Health

Burnham urged to launch inquiry into unequal health impacts of air pollution

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2026-10-14 · The Guardian · Environment

Plan unveiled to increase share of land farmed organically in England to 10%

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2026-10-09 · The Guardian · Science

How a plant selfie in Colombian jungle led to ‘jaw dropping’ giant waterlily find

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2026-09-03 · The Guardian

🔮 Dr Sheila Willis, the head of international programmes at Pesticide Action Network UK, said: “Now that the scale of suffering has been revealed, farmers must be supported to access safer alternatives to protect their health and that of their families.” The study did not consider the impact of pesticide exposure on the estimated 84 million children working in agriculture and did not look at the long-term health impacts, with acute pesticide poisoning defined in the study as any illness or health effect experienced a short time after exposure. assertive

2026-09-21 · The Guardian

🔮 Wildlife in England and Wales will be affected by the current drought for years to come, the government has said. assertive

2026-09-28 · The Guardian

🔮 We had been speaking on and off for a while over her growing concern that her garden could be affected by pollution from a nearby chemical plant. assertive

2026-10-03 · The Guardian

🔮 The tongue may go blue and even protrude from the mouth. assertive

2026-10-04 · The Guardian

🔮 In the third national climate adaptation programme, published in July 2023, the Conservative government, then headed by Rishi Sunak, said it would run a wildfire risk programme in England from 2023 to 2027 so land management would be adapted for the risk. assertive

2026-10-06 · The Guardian

🔮 Drax’s planned datacentre could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each year by burning 4.9m tonnes of wood annually, an analysis has shown. mixed

2026-10-07 · The Guardian

🔮 “When you look at this astonishing and bizarre tree, there’s no doubt about what it has endured,” said May Chemais, ancient tree inventory lead for the Woodland Trust, the charity that runs the annual competition. assertive

2026-10-08 · The Guardian

🔮 “In doing that, he will send out a message that he speaks the truth, however comfortable or uncomfortable,” said Berners-Lee. assertive

2026-10-09 · The Guardian

🔮 “It was so emotional I shed a tear, it was one of those moments that will remain with me for life,” Magdalena said. assertive

2026-10-14 · The Guardian

🔮 The government has set an ambition to increase the share of English land farmed organically to 10% by 2036, but concerns remain over how the transition will be funded. assertive

2026-10-19 · The Guardian

🔮 Mums for Lungs said the decision in 2023 by Burnham, the then mayor of Greater Manchester, to scrap plans for a clean air zone raised important questions about whether sufficient action was being taken to drive down pollution levels. assertive

2026-10-21 · The Guardian

🔮 “In summers like this year, we would normally ask for more resources, but those resources aren’t always available and we’re having to wait longer for additional resources or we’re having to find other ways to deal with the fire,” said Dave Swallow, the NFCC’s deputy lead on wildfires. assertive