Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Rachel Reeves dashes hopes of early breakthrough in UK-US trade deal

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 17:17:54 +0000

Chancellor says UK is ‘not going to rush a deal’ and rejects new US demands on agricultural products

Trump administration has set Noaa on ‘non-science trajectory’, workers warn

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:58:23 +0000

Researchers left at US climate agency say drastic cuts could leave air ‘not breathable’ and water ‘not drinkable’

The Trump administration has shunted one of the US federal government’s top scientific agencies onto a “non-science trajectory”, workers warn, that threatens to derail decades of research and leave the US with “air that’s not breathable and water that’s not drinkable”.

‘We don’t call them woolly maggots’: how wildlife campaigners put sheep at heart of rewilding plans

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:00:40 +0000

The Wildlife Trusts are in shock after acquiring 4,000 sheep in Rothbury estate deal as part of land restoration project

Woolly maggots, nature-destroyers – sheep are criticised by many conservationists for denuding Britain’s uplands of rare plants and trees.

So The Wildlife Trusts were shocked when they were compelled to buy 4,000 sheep as part of the biggest land restoration project in England.

Xi contrasts China’s clean energy promises with Trump turmoil

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:58:02 +0000

Virtual meeting of leaders also hears UN’s António Guterres proclaim ‘no group or government’ can stop green revolution

China will continue to push forward on the climate crisis, Xi Jinping has said while appearing to criticise the “protectionism” of Donald Trump’s tariff policies.

I loathe pigeons. You wouldn’t believe what they do to my downpipe | Adrian Chiles

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:22:59 +0000

These noisy, filthy, feral creatures make my life a misery. Is there really no way to get rid of them?

Pigeons. Appalling things. I looked them up on the bird charity RSPB’s website and snorted when I came across the Where to See section. The answer is, just so you know, everywhere. Perhaps not so much outside towns and cities but in urban areas you’re never far from the sight and sound of the bloody things. If, unaccountably, you’re not familiar with this species, do feel free to get in touch and come round to my place and observe them at your leisure.

Ofwat investigating ‘rip-off’ cost of water firms’ infrastructure works

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 12:00:41 +0000

Watchdog for England and Wales looking into claims refurbishment costs are ‘breathtakingly high’ compared with other countries

The water regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, is investigating claims water companies are spending many times more on refurbishment projects than operators in comparable countries, leading to much higher bills, in what campaigners have described as a “rip-off”.

New Jersey wildfire forces evacuations and reaches closed nuclear power plant

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:26:07 +0000

Stretch of major highway shut as 3,000 people moved to safety and homes left without power

A fast-moving wildfire burning in New Jersey forced thousands of people to temporarily evacuate on Tuesday, closed a stretch of a main highway and reached a shuttered nuclear power plant.

Flames from the Jones Road wildfire in Ocean county had reached buildings on the campus of the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant, according to the local Lakewood Scoop newspaper.

Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:00:39 +0000

American Lung Association’s study says almost 156 million people live in areas with unhealthy levels of soot or smog

A silent majority of the world’s people wants stronger climate action. It’s time to wake up | Mark Hertsgaard and Kyle Pope

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 10:00:38 +0000

About 89% of the public want their governments to do more to tackle the climate crisis – but don’t know they’re the majority

‘Alarming’ increase in levels of forever chemical TFA found in European wines

admin — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 08:35:50 +0000

Wines produced after 2010 showed steep rise in contamination of trifluoroacetic acid, analysis finds

Levels of a little-known forever chemical known as TFA in European wines have risen “alarmingly” in recent decades, according to analysis, prompting fears that contamination will breach a planetary boundary.