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.on Aug.... Hydrogen sulphide is extremely flammable and highly toxic to humans, even at low

Appeal judges are considering a legal fight centred on a landfill site which locals say gives off noxious gases and stinks.A woman who lives near Walleys Quarry in Silverdale, Staffordshire took legal action against the Environment Agency on behalf of her five-year-old son and won a fight in the High Court in September. Environment Agency bosses have mounted a challenge in the Court of Appeal. Three appeal judges are considering the case at a hearing in London due to end on Wednesday. Rebecca Cu

AITOLIKO, Greece( REUTERS)-Divers have reported a rare sighting of hundreds of endangered seahorses in a polluted lagoon in western Greece and warn they could be lost if the area is not cleaned up." We see hundreds here and if they remain we have hope," said diver Vasilis Mentogiannis, an expert in underwater surveys who has led efforts to protect the seahorses.... " I don't think there is a similar situation to this anywhere else in Greece." A protected species threatened by overfishing and po

Lawyers for Mathew Richards argued there is a" public health emergency" in the vicinity of Walleys Quarry, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire.At a hearing last month, the High Court in London heard that Mathew was a vulnerable child who had been born prematurely with a chronic lung disease. The five-year-old's doctor told the court that as emissions from the landfill site were preventing his recovery and lung development, he was at risk of developing a chronic lung disease that would reduce his

Tiny, acidic specks of iron and sulphur compounds are breaking down the ship and urgently need to be removed to preserve the 510-year-old vessel.... The famous four-masted, carrack-type vessel was salvaged in 1982 after spending four centuries on the Solent seabed, off the coast of the Isle of Wight.... The ship was sunk there on July 19, 1545, in a battle against a French fleet....

The Environment Agency has won a Court of Appeal challenge over a Staffordshire landfill site accused of emitting noxious gases that risk shortening the life of a five-year-old boy. Rebecca Currie, who lives near Walleys Quarry in Silverdale, Newcastle-under-Lyme took legal action against the regulator of the site on behalf of her son, Mathew Richards, due to concerns over his health. Lawyers representing Mathew said there is a “ public health emergency ” in the vicinity of the quarry, arguing t

AUSTRALIAN nickel producers, hit by a sharp jump in supply from rival Indonesia, are starting to buckle under low prices that analysts expect will force a rethink by top global miner BHP Group on its nickel strategy this year. The metal has long been feted as a key battery material for electric vehicles( EVs) because it improves energy density so cars can run further on a single charge. BHP has promoted nickel as core to its green strategy.It signed a deal to supply Australian nickel to Tesla in

Well, the real monsters facing the ocean are climate change — and plastic.“ Sadly, we saw plastic bottles at the bottom of the hole, which is a real scourge of the Ocean.“ We’ve all got to get rid of single-use plastic.... The ocean is so critical to all of us and we want to do all we can to protect it.” SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you.... This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on

JAKARTA, Indonesia--The International Seabed Authority — the United Nations body that regulates the world's ocean floor — is preparing to resume negotiations that could open the international seabed for mining, including for materials critical for the green energy transition.... Engineering and technology used for deep sea mining are still evolving.... Some companies are looking to vacuum materials from seafloor using massive pumps....