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Biggest tree planting operation of the winter takes place in Yorkshire
Yorkshire is quite literally going back to its roots – with the biggest tree planting operation ever undertaken in England going on right now. A third of Broughton Hall estate near Skipton will be returned to nature.
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The deadliest pesticide. Made in the UK, banned in the UK and exported abroad
It’s responsible for killing tens of thousands of people, and yet it continues to be shipped worldwide from Yorkshire.
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Revealed: Why UK kept exporting a deadly pesticide that kills thousands
Tens of thousands of people, like teenager Shashikala from Sri Lanka, died from poisoning by a lethal pesticide made in the UK. Hundreds of secret documents and a whistleblower raise questions about whether manufacturer Syngenta put profit before people.
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Forestry Commission admits it was wrong to allow trees to be planted on peat bogs
Our chief correspondent Alex Thomson has been investigating how the Forestry Commission used taxpayer money to plant trees on the UK’s equivalent of the Amazon rainforest.
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How bad was Donald Trump for the planet – and can Joe Biden turn things around?
When Donald Trump responded to the California wildfires by saying it would “start getting cooler”, it was a prime example of the president’s climate change scepticism that has partly defined his tenure in the White House.
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Consultancy firm who advise fossil fuel industry hired to consult on UN’s COP26
Senior civil servants involved in organising the event have told Channel 4 News that they are concerned about a possible conflict of interest at its heart.
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Calls to uphold UK food standards after Brexit
The government insists it will not sign any trade deal that would compromise UK food standards – imports of chlorinated chicken are illegal and will remain so.
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Greenpeace criticised by UK fishing industry for dumping giant boulders in North Sea to prevent “illegal” fishing
Dangerous, illegal and irresponsible – that’s how UK fishing organisations have described the actions of Greenpeace in the North Sea after campaigners dumped giant boulders in the Dogger Bank.
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Is Queen about to turn her back on the grouse shooting industry?
It’s long been under scrutiny over the potential damage it does to wildlife and the environment.
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Why global targets to save the natural world will be missed
Environmental catastrophe is not just someone else’s problem, it is happening right here in Britain too.
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Ship’s wreck containing thousands of tons of explosives in the Thames Estuary could cause Beirut-style explosion
The massive explosion which devastated a large swathe of the Lebanese capital Beirut sent shock waves through the world. But could such a tragedy ever happen here?
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What’s really happening in the English Channel?
Our Chief Correspondent Alex Thomson is in Dover.
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Five years after Cecil the lion was shot dead, trophy hunting continues
Warning: this report contains distressing images of animal cruelty. Tomorrow will mark five years since Cecil the lion was shot by an American dentist. The killing sparked an international outcry to ban lion trophy hunting. The UK government has made repeated promises to ban it, but hunters continue to import, quite legally, lion trophies into…
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Climate advisers warn of surge in carbon emissions as UK lockdown ends
The UK is falling behind on its target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, the government’s watchdog has warned.
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Revealed: Shocking conditions in PPE factories supplying UK
Investigation reveals exploitation of workers in world’s largest glove company