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- Tax on vapes could be part of plans to create a smoke-free generation in UK Wed, 8 Nov 23, 5:49amDocuments published alongside Rishi Sunak’s first king’s speech show that a new duty is being considered by ministers
- From energy to the NHS, all the next Tory leader can offer is an information blackout | Isabel Hardman Sun, 7 Aug 22, 5:30pmNothing suggests that Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak fully understand the country’s most besetting problems, let alone how to fix themIn this Tory leadership contest, there has been a vogue for catching out candidates with things...
- Security warnings at UK nuclear facilities hit 12-year high as inspections fall Thu, 26 May 22, 7:47pmExclusive: Fears over regulator’s ability to cope with planned expansion in nuclear energy
- Security warnings at UK’s nuclear energy facilities hit 12-year high Thu, 26 May 22, 6:56pmExclusive: fears over regulator’s ability to cope with planned expansion as inspections decline
- EPA criminal enforcement crumbling under Trump Wed, 13 Feb 19, 4:30amThe Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) criminal enforcement numbers have take a major hit over the past few years. A new study conducted by Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) found that the agency...
- Fracking activists to appeal against prison sentences Fri, 5 Oct 18, 10:03pmThree activists were first people to receive jail terms for anti-fracking protests in UK
- Desperation and fear mount in Irma-ravaged Caribbean Tue, 12 Sep 17, 5:29amOver the past few days, Hurricane Irma has devastated islands in the Caribbean, Cuba, and parts of Florida. The Category 5 hurricane has since downgraded to a tropical storm, but the damage it caused will take years to recover...
- Police under scrutiny after seeking to obtain names of people who wanted to attend university debate Thu, 5 Feb 15, 10:18pmSpecial Branch concerned about public meeting at university to debate fracking, new documents show
- Water Theft on the Rise as California Drought Drags On Sat, 15 Nov 14, 2:46amAs the Californian drought drags on and on, water theft is on the rise around the state. Given the severity of the situation – with almost 60 percent of the state currently experiencing exceptional drought – it is perhaps...
- Glasgow police appeal for return of radioactive capsule: from the archive, 11 November 1958 Tue, 11 Nov 14, 4:30pmThe highly dangerous Cobalt 60 alloy capsule was removed from a stand at an energy exhibition in Kelvin Hall, Glasgow
- Prosecute scientific misconduct Tue, 16 Sep 14, 6:20pmRichard Smith, the former editor of the British Medical Journal and an expert on peer review, has called for scientific misconduct to be criminalised:
- Carbon criminals Tue, 27 May 14, 8:06pmThe Commons Environmental Audit Committee has been holding an inquiry into "sustainability in the Home Office". I kid you not. There were hearings at the end of last month that somehow eluded my attention, but thanks to the...
- Caroline Lucas to be charged over anti-fracking protest Wed, 25 Sep 13, 10:37pmGreen party MP faces charges of breaching police order and obstructing highway at demonstration over Balcombe oil drillingThe Green party MP Caroline Lucas is to be charged over her part in an anti-fracking demonstration...
- About that ‘warmer temperatures increase violence’ claim…real world crime data doesn’t support it Sat, 3 Aug 13, 11:43amReaders surely recall the wild claim yesterday made by researchers from Princeton University and the University of California-Berkeley who reported in the journal Science that even slight spikes in temperature and precipitation...
- World’s First 3D-Printed Gun Fired Successfully in Texas Tue, 7 May 13, 1:35amThe world's first 3D-printed gun was successfully fired over the weekend, officially ushering in a new era of "wiki weapons." University of Texas law student Cody Wilson launched an Indiegogo campaign to fund the Liberator...