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These are the best UK local authorities for clean air improvement

The numbers have been crunched and the councils ranked in terms of how easy it is for citizens to breathe. With one clear regional winner.

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Half your t-shirt is missing (and lost though emissions and pollution)

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The Solent food web is riddled with PFAS, new research finds

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The plastic that will self-destruct on command

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Fertiliser runoff is stripping life from Britain’s underwater meadows

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Scientists turn detectives on ‘invisible pollution’ from abandoned boats

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Regions with worst air pollution have least funding to tackle it

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Nobody knows how many chickens are farmed in Britain (and it matters)

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Deposit Return Scheme confirms uniform 20p charge

The organisation behind the upcoming Deposit Return Scheme (DRS) for England, Scotland and Northern Ireland has set a flat rate of 20p per container, finalising a key detail just over 18 months before the October 2027 rollout.

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Southern Water pleads guilty to polluting Kent coastline

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Plastic recovered from the coastlines is driving food-safe recycled polypropylene

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Sustainable travel means opting out of daily room cleaning

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One of humanity’s greatest climate achievements is at risk

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Britain has new rules for bins, here’s how you recycle lightbulbs