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Citizen testing reveals phosphate ‘crisis’ in English and Welsh rivers

silverguide.site – Anglers say more than a third of freshwater sites breach phosphate levels for good ecological status…
Citizen testing reveals phosphate ‘crisis’ in English and Welsh rivers
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Country diary: Miniature ‘oil’ slicks in lofty locations | Cal Flyn

silverguide.site – Killin, Perthshire: It was on the slopes of a Munro that I spotted a warning sign of this bone-dry spring – a tiny bacterial bloom with a petrol sheen…
Country diary: Miniature ‘oil’ slicks in lofty locations | Cal Flyn
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Cuts to England’s canal network could put lives at risk, experts say

silverguide.site – Ageing assets and lack of funding could mean entire towns and villages vulnerable to flooding, investigation shows…
Cuts to England’s canal network could put lives at risk, experts say
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Ten dead in ‘brutal’ attacks by Isis-linked militants on Mozambique wildlife reserve

silverguide.site – Thousands have been displaced and conservation work halted as series of killings jeopardises decades of work in Niassa, one of Africa’s biggest protected areas…
Ten dead in ‘brutal’ attacks by Isis-linked militants on Mozambique wildlife reserve
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Revealed: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors

silverguide.site – Exclusive: Funds with names such as ‘Sustainable Global Stars’ have stakes in some of the world’s biggest polluters…
Revealed: European ‘green’ investments hold billions in fossil fuel majors
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Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if burns go ahead, experts warn

silverguide.site – Fire in black sheoak forest of East Gippsland would destroy the birds’ food supply, conservationist says…
Glossy black cockatoos could be pushed towards extinction in Victoria if burns go ahead, experts warn
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Robert Macfarlane: ‘Sometimes I felt as if the river was writing me’

silverguide.site – The writer and poet on reimagining rivers as living beings, the ecological crisis near and far and why copyright laws should protect nature…
Robert Macfarlane: ‘Sometimes I felt as if the river was writing me’
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Swiss firm that captures carbon from air to cut workforce by more than 10%

silverguide.site – Downsizing at Climeworks comes amid economic uncertainty and ‘reduced momentum’ for climate tech…
Swiss firm that captures carbon from air to cut workforce by more than 10%
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Planning bill will ‘push public towards Reform’: Labour’s Chris Hinchliff on standing up for nature

silverguide.site – MP says draft law will let developers ‘pay cash to trash’ habitats and urges colleagues to back his amendments…
Planning bill will ‘push public towards Reform’: Labour’s Chris Hinchliff on standing up for nature
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Country diary: A day in the life of a man going feral | Michael White

silverguide.site – Cranbrook, Kent: Eating only wild food for three months means a diet of anything from hogweed to crayfish to roadkill fox, though the effects are transformative…
Country diary: A day in the life of a man going feral | Michael White
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Are surging shark sightings and strandings linked to South Australia’s toxic algal bloom?

silverguide.site – Some have speculated there is a link, but it’s too soon to say, one expert says, with toxicology results expected to reveal more soon…
Are surging shark sightings and strandings linked to South Australia’s toxic algal bloom?
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Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds

silverguide.site – Researchers call for investment in ‘circular solutions’ as consumption rises faster than growth in population…
Global recycling rates have fallen for eighth year running, report finds
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Weather tracker: dry spring in northern Europe sets off drought warnings

silverguide.site – Belgium and UK could experience driest spring in more than 100 years as high pressure dominates…
Weather tracker: dry spring in northern Europe sets off drought warnings
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‘Rough end to the weekend’: wintry weather on the way for south-east Australia

silverguide.site – In Melbourne, 14C was the forecast maximum for Saturday, with a high chance of showers, the BoM says…
‘Rough end to the weekend’: wintry weather on the way for south-east Australia
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Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, study finds

silverguide.site – Team in Belgium find improvement in air quality after launch of traffic measures in Brussels, Antwerp and Ghent…
Low emission zones are successful in cutting air pollution, study finds
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Country diary: Skylarks and swallows bring life to the chambered tomb | Derek Niemann

silverguide.site – West Kennet, Wiltshire: We’re surrounded by miracles here – the otherwordly skills of birds in flight, and the heavyweight construction of our ancestors…
Country diary: Skylarks and swallows bring life to the chambered tomb | Derek Niemann
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Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds

silverguide.site – About £5bn more spent than if rules for low-carbon new-builds had not been scrapped in 2016, ECIU thinktank finds…
Poor building standards add £1,000 to energy bills of new homes, analysis finds
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‘We sometimes milked 3,000 snails a day!’: the dying art of milking molluscs

silverguide.site – For 1,500 years, Mexico’s Mixtec people have extracted ink from the rare purpura snail to dye yarn. But they fear the species – and their rich tradition – may soon be lost for ever…
‘We sometimes milked 3,000 snails a day!’: the dying art of milking molluscs
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Delay farmer inheritance tax changes ‘to allow for better formulation’, say MPs

silverguide.site – Report says proposals ‘threaten to affect most vulnerable’, who would be helped by more time to seek advice…
Delay farmer inheritance tax changes ‘to allow for better formulation’, say MPs
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‘No one wants a building that kills birds’: why cities are turning off the lights

silverguide.site – Activists demand action to stop birds crashing into high-rise blocks…
‘No one wants a building that kills birds’: why cities are turning off the lights
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