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    Biggest Community Solar Farm Project in Scotland Moves Forward

    Biggest Community Solar Farm Project in Scotland Moves Forward

    A major new community solar project is coming to the Isle of Arran in Scotland. The 6 megawatt Glenkiln solar farm will be Scotland’s largest entirely community-owned solar farm. The £5 million ($6.48 million) project proposal recently gained planning approval and will move forward in securing construction financing, Energy Global reported. According to Arran Community […]

    Urban and Rural Trees of England Are Mapped for the First Time

    Urban and Rural Trees of England Are Mapped for the First Time

    A new map by the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) and the Forest Research agency outlines where the non-woodland trees of England can be found. This map, the first to map rural and urban trees in England, can serve as a tool for more precise tree planting. Based on the Trees […]

    Maryland Sues Gore-Tex for Polluting State’s Waters With PFAS

    Maryland Sues Gore-Tex for Polluting State’s Waters With PFAS

    The State of Maryland is suing the makers of Gore-Tex waterproof clothing for polluting the drinking water of residents living around the company’s rural Maryland facilities with toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) “forever chemicals.” The WL Gore and Associates facilities, located roughly 90 miles from Baltimore, have been polluting residents’ water with PFAS levels […]

    EU Lifts Hunting Ban on Turtle Doves in ‘Reckless’ Move

    EU Lifts Hunting Ban on Turtle Doves in ‘Reckless’ Move

    The European Commission has lifted a ban on hunting vulnerable turtle doves for sport. The commission announced that EU countries could reopen the European turtle dove (Streptopelia turtur) hunting season in areas of Western Europe. The reopening followed a pause on hunting the birds initiated in 2021. “The Turtle-dove did its part. Left alone, it […]

    Researchers Find Lead, Plastic Additives and Other Contaminants in Hedgehogs 

    Researchers Find Lead, Plastic Additives and Other Contaminants in Hedgehogs 

    In a new study, researchers have found a wide range of pollutants in Western European hedgehogs, including heavy metals, plastic additives and more. The researchers from Lund University in Sweden were exploring the levels of heavy metals found in hedgehogs in southern Sweden, following previous research that revealed heavy metal pollution in hedgehogs in urban […]