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Plastic pollution: Green light for 'historic' global treaty
Nearly 200 countries agree to start negotiations on a global treaty to tackle the plastic “crisis”. …
OneWeb: Russian ultimatum over UK satellite launch
Russia’s space agency demands guarantees OneWeb satellites won’t be used for military purposes. Click…
UK allows emergency use of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide
The UK government has authorised the emergency use of a type of pesticide almost entirely banned…
Elon Musk's Starlink arrives in Ukraine but what next?
The SpaceX founder sends Starlink dishes to Ukraine but how do they work and how might…
OneWeb pressured to call off Russian rocket launch
The part-government-owned firm OneWeb is due to send up satellites via Kazakhstan this week. …
Wildfires may slow recovery of ozone layer – study
Smoke from Australian wildfires affects the layer that shields the Earth from harmful UV rays. …
Supreme Court hears case that may derail Biden's climate plan
The justices heard an appeal from 19 mostly Republican-led states, led by coal state West Virginia. …
Climate change: UN report to show true scale of impacts
A landmark study on how global warming is altering our planet is set to be released…
Chernobyl: Radiation spike at nuclear plant seized by Russian forces
But a disaster at the defunct nuclear power plant there is “extremely unlikely”, experts say. …