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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 4d

Landslides and floods caused by torrential downpours have killed 64 in India and Nepal

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Landslides and floods kill 64 in Nepal, India

Landslides and floods triggered by heavy downpours in Nepal and neighbouring India have killed more than 60 people, officials said Sunday, as rescue workers raced to reach cut-off communities in remot...

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 4d

223 projects, including battery plants, upgrades to the electricity grid & hydrogen technology projects have been terminated - all in states that voted for Kamala Harris

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Trump officials cut nearly $8bn in clean energy projects in Democratic states

Democrats and environmental groups slam move as ‘sick political game’ and say it will drive up energy bills

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 4d

Most Conservative party members oppose Kemi Badenoch's pledge to scrap net zero legislation - according to a survey by Queen Mary university

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Majority of Tory members oppose Kemi Badenoch’s net zero plans

More than half of Tory members said they support Britain’s target of reaching net zero by 2050

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 11d

Global heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘I couldn’t look’: European farmers on losing crops as the industry collides with worsening drought

Global heating means annual drought losses across Europe could reach €17.5bn. Shipping and power generation are also being affected by low water levels

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 11d

The report warns that:

- 80% of protected habitats are in a poor or bad state
- The EU’s “carbon sink” has declined by 30% in a decade, due to logging, wildfires & pests
- Water stress already affects one in three Europeans

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Environmental damage is putting European way of life at risk, says report

EU officials warn climate breakdown and wildlife loss ‘are ruining ecosystems that underpin the economy’

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 17d

Revealed: The EU's export trade in banned pesticides has expanded dramatically in the past half-decade, despite the European Commission's promises to put an end to it

New investigation from Unearthed and Public Eye:

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The image shows a map of Europe's export trade in domestically banned pesticides. In 2024, companies in the EU issued export notifications for 122,000 tonnes of pesticides that are banned from use on the EU's own farms. The exports were destined for 93 different nations, most of them low- or middle-income countries.

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 22d

As President Trump visits the prime minister at Chequers, our latest investigation reveals his golf course in Scotland has repeatedly breached sewage contamination limits

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Trump golf course in Scotland repeatedly broke sewage contamination limits

Sewage discharge testing found ‘non-compliant’ samples 14 times since 2019

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 22d

Donald Trump’s Aberdeenshire golf course has breached sewage contamination limits 14 times since 2019 according to data obtained by Unearthed

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Trump golf course in Scotland repeatedly broke sewage contamination limits

Sewage discharge testing found ‘non-compliant’ samples 14 times since 2019

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 22d

Trump's golf course in Aberdeenshire was billed as "one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable courses ever built”.

Our latest investigation found that it has repeatedly breached sewage contamination limits

unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/09/17/t...

Trump golf course in Scotland repeatedly broke sewage contamination limits

Sewage discharge testing found ‘non-compliant’ samples 14 times since 2019

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 22d

Trump's golf course in Aberdeenshire was billed as "one of the most environmentally friendly and sustainable courses ever built”.

Our latest investigation found that it has repeatedly breached sewage contamination limits

unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/09/17/t...

Trump golf course in Scotland repeatedly broke sewage contamination limits

Sewage discharge testing found ‘non-compliant’ samples 14 times since 2019

unearthed.greenpeace.org

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Emma Howard @emmahoward.bsky.social · 22d

As Trump visits the king & protestors march through London, we obtained data showing that the president's Scottish golf course repeatedly breached sewage contamination limits

My latest for @unearthednews.bsky.social

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Trump golf course in Scotland repeatedly broke sewage contamination limits

Sewage discharge testing found ‘non-compliant’ samples 14 times since 2019

unearthed.greenpeace.org

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 22d

As President Trump visits the king at Windsor Castle, our new investigation reveals his golf course in Scotland has repeatedly breached sewage contamination limits

unearthed.greenpeace.org/2025/09/17/t...

Trump golf course in Scotland repeatedly broke sewage contamination limits

Sewage discharge testing found ‘non-compliant’ samples 14 times since 2019

unearthed.greenpeace.org

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 24d

Rachel Reeves is drawing up plans to reduce household energy bills by cutting VAT on energy

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...

Rachel Reeves plans to scrap VAT on energy to lower bills

The chancellor told cabinet colleagues that ‘all options were on the table’ for a budget giveaway to ease the cost of living

www.thetimes.com

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 24d

NATO nations are expanding their militaries and it could see greenhouse gases rise by as much as Brazil's annual emissions.

Brazil is the fifth largest emitter in the world.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Rising Nato military spending to cause huge spike in emissions, report warns

Pollution could be on par with annual emissions generated by Brazil as experts warn of climate effects of war

www.theguardian.com

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · 25d

The US and UK are signing a deal to halve the time required to get approval from regulators for new nuclear power stations.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

UK and US unveil nuclear energy deal ahead of Trump visit

Key among the plans is a proposal to build up to 12 advanced modular nuclear reactors in Hartlepool.

www.bbc.co.uk

Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 8

Four million people in Pakistan have been affected by the recent flooding.

Experts say that global warming has worsened monsoon rains.

www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/...

Millions displaced in severe Pakistan flooding as India impacted too

Survivors tell Al Jazeera they lost everything in the floods and tents are needed to protect their children.

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 8

People living in the most polluted areas of the UK are 27% more likely to experience heart failure than those living in the areas with the cleanest air

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Millions of Britons face higher risk of heart failure due to dirty air, study suggests

Exclusive: stroke risk is 7% higher and heart failure risk increases by 27% in areas with worst level of pollution, research shows

www.theguardian.com

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 8

The UK could experience drought & flooding at the same time, according to the Environment Agency

www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

Drought could continue through to winter despite flood risk and rain – officials

The UK could feasibly experience both drought and flooding at the same time in the coming months, the Environment Agency said.

www.independent.co.uk

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 5

'Reform curious' voters don't want fracking in their local area, new polling reveals.

But Unearthed analysis shows fracking drive would begin in Reform heartlands

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 5

'Reform curious' voters don't want fracking in their local area, new polling reveals.

But Unearthed analysis shows fracking drive would begin in Reform heartlands

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 5

NEW | Mapping analysis and fresh polling show that Reform UK's pro-fracking stance is a headache for winning over swing voters

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Reform target seats would be among those first to be fracked, analysis shows

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Zach Boren @zdboren.bsky.social · Sep 5

farage is opening pandora's box by promising to get fracking.

i've identified 34 reform target seats that would be impacted, and exclusive polling shows it's a divisive issue amongst 'reform-curious' voters

— my latest for @unearthednews.bsky.social

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Reform target seats would be among those first to be fracked, analysis shows

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 2

An advertising giant promised to stop working to help fossil fuel companies influence public policy. Leaked documents detail its recent efforts to boost Saudi Aramco

www.desmog.com/2025/08/25/i...

Exclusive: Ad Giant IPG Accused of Breaking 'Industry First' Climate Policy With Work for World’s Biggest Oil Company

Firm’s top London consultants planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal.

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 2

Significant methane leaks at two biogas plants discovered, raising questions about the climate credentials of so-called ‘green’ energy projects tied to the dairy sector

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Methane Unmasked • Changing Markets

To investigate and visualise the issue of leakages further, Changing Markets Foundation and Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) inspected two biogas plants in Denmark, which both have connections to the countr...

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Unearthed @unearthednews.bsky.social · Sep 1

Pakistan's eastern Punjab province is dealing with the biggest flood in its history. Two million people are at risk

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Pakistan’s Punjab province battered by its biggest flood with 2 million people at risk - National | Globalnews.ca

Pakistan’s Punjab province faces its worst flood ever, affecting 2 million people as three rivers hit record levels. Officials blame climate change and India’s dam water release.

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