Vehicle tyres are probably the biggest source of plastic pollution in our rivers and seas, according to a new report commissioned by Friends of the Earth.
Over 5 million households will be living in fuel poverty this year, spending over 10% of their income on energy bills. Of those, 1 million will be in extreme fuel poverty, spending over 20%. We look at who's affected and why.
Politicians and corporations have been promoting the large-scale production of fuels from crops. They claim these biofuels are an easy solution to climate change. But in reality they just ravage more of the planet's natural resources.
Coronavirus has impacted all aspects of our lives, including the way we travel. But once the pandemic is over, are there ways we can improve our transport systems and make sustainable travel accessible and safe for all?
The story of Druridge Bay. A Northumberland beauty spot on the coast – loved by locals and tourists – threatened by England's largest opencast coal mine.
In a blow to the fossil fuel industry, Friends of the Earth and South Lakes Action on Climate Change have won their court cases against plans to build a coal mine in Cumbria. Read our legal briefing and find out why the plans were unlawful, as well as destructive and unnecessary.
