Pollution

Gove backs ‘all-in’ drinks deposit return scheme

Environment secretary Michael Gove outlined his personal support for an ‘all-in’ Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) today (July 16), which would cover drinks containers of all sizes and materials including aluminium cans, glass and plastic bottles, and paper cartons.

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Could genetically modified food save the planet?

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UK’s biomass demand is destroying US forests, campaigners say

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Government rejects MPs’ proposals to tackle fast fashion

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Study gives damning verdict on shipping industry pollution

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Climate change taking its toll on human health, report finds

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‘Significant’ levels of formaldehyde intensifying indoor air pollution

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‘Unacceptable’ that majority of dirty diesels still on EU roads

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Air pollution, COVID-19 and death: The perils of bypassing peer review

There have been several studies in recent days linking exposure to air pollution with coronavirus mortality. However, these have not yet been peer-reviewed which throws their hasty conclusions into doubt, write academics Paul Villeneuve and Mark Goldberg.