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England’s waterways polluted with ‘chemical cocktails’ that poison wildlife

E&T

The Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL) looked at the prevalence of five chemical cocktails known to have toxic impacts for wildlife which include PFAS forever chemicals, pesticides and pharmaceuticals. A range of five known toxic chemical cocktails was looked for in Environment Agency data.

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UK to loosen restrictions to register new chemical products

E&T

Richard Benwell, chief executive of Wildlife and Countryside Link, said the new scheme would “be a misguided step in the wrong direction” and accused the government of “falling behind, leaving UK wildlife and consumers exposed to more toxic chemicals than our European neighbours”. The UK will be lagging badly behind the EU.”

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View from India: Hunt for solutions to save the tiger

E&T

An ongoing scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC), Project Tiger is India’s commitment towards saving the wildlife and restoring the population of tigers. This is a genetic resource bank of wildlife. Key challenges include human-wildlife conflict, poaching and climate change.

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UK government ‘failing to keep promises’ on environmental protection

E&T

The Wildlife Trusts said the government has “a pattern of missing legislative deadlines” that undermines the UK’s ability to restore nature. The body, which is formed from 46 UK wildlife conservation charities, identified a raft of missing policies that have still not been implemented by the government despite being promised.

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Rishi Sunak urged not to ‘back track’ on sustainable farming reforms

E&T

Wildlife and Countryside Link (WCL), which represents 67 environmental organisations, has said that ‘Environmental Land Management’ (ELM) scheme funding should be maintained at current levels, with increases expected from 2025. Any further delay would leave farmers uncertain about the future and leave the environment susceptible.

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New plastic pollution recycling program launched in NT to protect marine wildlife

AU Manufacturing

Marine debris is wreaking havoc on environments and wildlife in northern Australia, including the culturally significant turtle,” said Dr Nina Wootton, marine researcher at the University of Adelaide’s Gillanders Aquatic Ecology Lab in the School of Biological Sciences.

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Quebec environmental group seeks court injunction against Northvolt EV battery plant

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The group’s lawyer presented a number of documents, including one she described as an assessment from a government biologist who said the information provided by Northvolt was insufficient to evaluate the impact on wildlife on the site. The provincial Environment Department issued the authorization to begin construction on Jan.