From BBC 7 hours ago ShareSave ShareSave Sellafield The UK’s largest nuclear site could continue leaking radioactive water until the 2050s, MPs have warned, while its clean-up operations struggle to progress quickly enough. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) criticised the…

From BBC 31 minutes ago ShareSave Mark Poynting and Jonah Fisher BBC Climate & Science ShareSave Getty The water sector in England and Wales is failing and needs stronger regulation to better protect billpayers and the environment, according to the…

Dig down about a mile or two in parts of the United States and you’ll start to see the remains of an ancient ocean. The shells of long dead sea creatures are compressed into white limestone, surrounding brine aquifers with…

From BBC 9 hours ago ShareSave Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News ShareSave WWF The UK’s saltmarshes are vital “sinks” that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the…

For more than a century, Covington, Virginia has had one dominating feature: its paper mill. Smokestacks tower over the community of 5,500, many of whom work there. But according to a new report, the mill spews more nitrogen oxide, methane,…

From BBC 6 hours ago ShareSave Jo Lonsdale BBC North East and Cumbria Investigations ShareSave John Wright After years of absence, golden eagles are beginning to venture back into England from the south of Scotland, leading to hopes they might…