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Trump officials halt offshore wind-farm projects over ‘national security risks’

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:16:03 +0000

Interior department move affects five projects under construction in latest blow to industry targeted by Trump

The Trump administration has said it is immediately pausing all leases for offshore wind farms already under construction, in the heaviest blow yet to an industry that the administration has relentlessly targeted throughout the year.

Muddy eruption at Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone national park – video

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:45:59 +0000

Video shared by the US Geological Survey on social media shows mud spraying up and out from the Black Diamond Pool in Yellowstone national park. Other recent eruptions have mostly been audible but not visible because they happened either at night or when the camera was obscured by ice. The agency said the Black Diamond Pool was previously the site of a hydrothermal explosion, in July 2024, that sent rocks and mud flying hundreds of feet into the air and damaged a boardwalk. It prompted the closure of the area to visitors due to the damage and potential for additional hazardous activity

Fatberg weighing 100 tonnes discovered in east London sewer

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 15:33:34 +0000

Mass of congealed fat, oil and grease 100 metres in length found blocking sewers in Whitechapel area of capital

A “fatberg” weighing an estimated 100 tonnes has been discovered blocking sewers in east London, officials have said.

Man describes narrow escape after boats pulled into sinkhole on Shropshire canal

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 12:49:53 +0000

Major incident declared as 50-metre-long breach opens up in waterway previously flagged as ‘amber risk’

A man has told of his narrow escape after waking up just in time to raise the alarm as his canal boat and those of others were swallowed by a sinkhole.

Emergency services declared a major incident after the 50-metre-long crater breached the Llangollen canal in England’s West Midlands, leaving boats teetering on the edge of a steep drop or stuck at the bottom of the cavity.

‘Unashamedly capitalist’ rewilders claim ‘Moneyball’ approach could make millions – but experts sceptical

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:26:24 +0000

Rich Stockdale says model of ‘regenerative capitalism’ would maximise profits by planting trees, restoring peatlands, and installing windfarms across its estates

The founder of an investment firm buying large estates across Britain to restore woods and peatland has said it is “unashamedly and proudly” capitalist, and plans to make tens of millions of pounds in profit.

US farmers say Trump’s $12bn package not enough to undo damage from tariffs

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:26 +0000

Thousands of farms set to go bankrupt as grain farmers in particular hit by trade disruptions caused by price hikes

Donald Trump, having promised to “NEVER LET OUR FARMERS DOWN”, appeared to come through for them this month when he unveiled a $12bn aid package. Industry leaders say thousands of farms will still go bust this year.

Trump’s shuttering of the National Center for Atmospheric Research is Stalinist | Michael Mann and Bob Ward

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 11:00:25 +0000

This is the latest in the relentless purge of climate researchers who refuse to be co-opted by the fossil fuel industry

The Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin would no doubt have understood and even appreciated the latest attack by the Trump administration on climate researchers and their work.

Ministers defend ‘most ambitious animal welfare strategy in generation’ before publication – UK politics live

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:38:52 +0000

Conservatives claim government’s plan for higher welfare standards for farmed animals could undermine British agriculture

Here is a summary from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of what’s in the animal welfare strategy.

Improved welfare for companion animals by:

2025 is ‘year of the octopus’ as record numbers spotted off England’s south coast

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:01:19 +0000

Milder weather led to a bloom in the invertebrates in south Cornwall and Devon, wildlife charity says

Record numbers of sightings of one of the world’s most intelligent invertebrates over the summer have led the Wildlife Trusts to declare 2025 “the year of the octopus” in its annual review of Britain’s seas.

Hen cages and pig farrowing crates to be outlawed in England

admin — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 06:00:19 +0000

Humane slaughter requirements for farmed fish and end to puppy farming also in new package of animal welfare laws

Caged hens will be a thing of the past in England, the government has announced, as it launches a package of new animal welfare laws.