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Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease

silverguide.site – Company will halt production of controversial paraquat weed killer by end of June as it faces thousands of lawsuits…
Syngenta says it will stop making pesticide linked to Parkinson’s disease
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Ocean heating and overfishing need to be tackled together | Letter

silverguide.site – Letters: Fish populations are tied directly to food security, coastal livelihoods and ecosystem stability, writes Saad Kassis-Mohamed of the WeCare Foundation…
Ocean heating and overfishing need to be tackled together | Letter
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Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert

silverguide.site – Olivier De Schutter says new economic agenda needed to tackle crises of rising inequality and ecological collapse…
Global economy must stop pandering to ‘frivolous desires of ultra-rich’, says UN expert
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Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs

silverguide.site – Researchers hope restoring the original song will improve breeding prospects for birds released into the wild…
Wild-born birds recruited to teach critically endangered regent honeyeaters their lost songs
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Australia just experienced its wettest summer in nearly a decade – and the eighth-hottest on record

silverguide.site – South Australia saw most of the season’s wildest swings with January heatwaves followed by wet weather in February…
Australia just experienced its wettest summer in nearly a decade – and the eighth-hottest on record
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Country diary: To the old quarry, for a Triassic quest | Jennifer Jones

silverguide.site – Storeton Wood, Wirral: Two centuries ago, this area teemed with workmen busying building Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed here…
Country diary: To the old quarry, for a Triassic quest | Jennifer Jones
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Ferries emit ‘more sulphur pollution than cars’ in several EU capitals

silverguide.site – Dublin, Helsinki, Stockholm and Tallinn among port cities more choked by sulphur oxides from ferries, analysis shows…
Ferries emit ‘more sulphur pollution than cars’ in several EU capitals
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UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries

silverguide.site – Exclusive: Schemes worth hundreds of millions of pounds to protect biodiversity and oceans likely to be substantially reduced…
UK slashes climate aid programmes for developing countries
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Weather tracker: February temperature records broken in France and Spain

silverguide.site – Warmth was result of high pressure developing across central Europe, which brought southerly winds…
Weather tracker: February temperature records broken in France and Spain
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‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out?

silverguide.site – Insect taxonomist Art Borkent has described and named more than 300 species of midges but fears his field of science is dying out, despite millions of insects, fungi and other organisms waiting to be discovered…
‘I love midges because I know what their hearts look like’: is the passion for taxonomy in danger of dying out?
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Country diary: Taking the long view of the farm and these fells | Andrea Meanwell

silverguide.site – Tebay, Cumbria: At this in-between moment where it’s both winter and spring, I’m reminded that nothing is permanent in farming…
Country diary: Taking the long view of the farm and these fells | Andrea Meanwell
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Record-breaking rain across inland Australia like ‘weather whiplash’, BoM says

silverguide.site – Some areas receive more rainfall in a week than in all of last year, having only a few weeks ago sweltered through temperatures up to 50C…
Record-breaking rain across inland Australia like ‘weather whiplash’, BoM says
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Disbelief as crocodile captured in Newcastle creek thousands of kilometres from natural habitat

silverguide.site – The small freshwater crocodile was first spotted by a group of teenagers in Ironbark Creek in the Australian city on Saturday…
Disbelief as crocodile captured in Newcastle creek thousands of kilometres from natural habitat
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‘Big energy users’: how will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?

silverguide.site – There’s a growing expectation that if you build a datacentre, you must meet your own energy needs. But there are other key policy questions that need answering…
‘Big energy users’: how will datacentres affect Australia’s power prices, water supply and emissions?
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Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests

silverguide.site – Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence…
Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests
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From white goods to ‘driver Tizer’: volunteers pick up slack in England’s fly-tipping crisis

silverguide.site – Litter picking groups struggle to stem tide of rubbish after reported incidents rose 10% in last year…
From white goods to ‘driver Tizer’: volunteers pick up slack in England’s fly-tipping crisis
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A rounded response on boulders’ origins | Brief letters

silverguide.site – Brief letters: Stone lifting | A good result | Gorton and Denton lessons | Metres v millions…
A rounded response on boulders’ origins | Brief letters
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Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters

silverguide.site – EPA rolls back rules as chemical firms claim provisions in RMP protection system too expensive to implement…
Trump officials move to kill system that protects US from chemical disasters
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How extreme weather is leaving thousands of homes uninsurable

silverguide.site – In this week’s newsletter: The climate crisis is making insurance unaffordable for many – and it should worry all of us, even if we think we’re safe from floods, wildfires and hurricanes…
How extreme weather is leaving thousands of homes uninsurable
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Country diary: A wet walk is worth it for the spoonbills | Elizabeth-Jane Burnett

silverguide.site – Isley Marsh, Devon: The birdlife is mostly staying still in the downpour, not least these large, striking waders that we’re lucky to have here…
Country diary: A wet walk is worth it for the spoonbills | Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
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