Experts Say Healey's Cuts Put Green Heating Targets at Risk
More than £3bn was cut from the energy budget to help fund defence. Experts warn the heat pump goal is now hard to reach.
Category: Environment
Eight of Nine English Water Firms Rated Poor or Needing Improvement
A joint regulators' report rated most water companies in England as poor or requiring improvement. The environment secretary summoned industry bosses to Whitehall.
Report: PFAS at Former RAF Upper Heyford Worst in the UK
Testing for a developer found unacceptable levels of forever chemicals at an Oxfordshire base earmarked for 9,000 homes. About 1,300 homes are already built there.
Analysis: £2.1bn of UK Climate Finance Was Relabelled Funding
Carbon Brief says the UK reached its £11.6bn climate finance goal only by counting existing spending, and would otherwise have missed it by nearly £1bn.
Warm Home Loans Open for Heat Pumps, Batteries, Solar
Households can apply for loans of £7,500 to £35,000 for low-carbon upgrades, offered through energy suppliers and partner lenders.
Heat Pump Installers Brace for Boiler Grant Cut
Firms fitting heat pumps say a slashed boiler upgrade scheme would hit jobs, apprentices and manufacturers. The government will not comment on budget speculation.
Ministers Met 137 Firms on AI Datacentres, No Green Groups
An investigation by Spotlight on Corruption says UK datacentre policy was shaped without meetings with environmental organisations.
Oxfam: Richest Gain Twice Over From Climate Crisis
A new Oxfam study says the wealthiest investors profit from polluting industries and from the market that repairs the damage.
Storm Boelo Leaves 22,600 Properties Without Power
Clean-up is under way after Storm Boelo, with two men killed by falling trees and a new yellow wind warning issued for the west coast.
Tyne Nurdle Spill: Just 28% Recovered, Impact Unclear
Months after about a billion plastic pellets entered the River Tyne, scientists and charities say key questions about their spread and effects remain open.
Council Detectives Sift Fly-Tips for Clues Near Grimsby
Enforcement officers in North East Lincolnshire dig through a motorway-side dump for names and addresses, while Hull crews say fly-tipping is rising.
Warrington Farm Puts Storm Boelo Bill at £50,000
Sisters running Bates Farm in Risley say the storm wrecked a marquee and gazebos and cancelled a pumpkin-picking day. They are racing to reopen on Monday.
Storm Boelo Fells Trees and Cuts Power Across North West
Fallen trees, power cuts and cancelled events were reported from Lancashire to Merseyside as the storm crossed the region.
Isle of Man Biosphere Report Flags Seabirds and Sewage
A report on the island's first ten years as a UNESCO Biosphere lists recoveries and setbacks ahead of next summer's status review.
Warrington Halloween Event Cancels Two Nights Over Storms
Halloweenville at Partridge Lakes called off Friday and Saturday after Storm Austen felled trees, with Storm Boelo still to come. The owner says it was the hardest decision.