Environment News

See who’s saying what about the Environment and how different sections of the Press approach the same story.

The hidden danger in our food and drink: How microplastics are choking us and our environment in The Telegraph

Major companies who are responsible for a FIFTH of the world’s plastic packaging pledge to end waste in the Daily Mail

BP, Unilever and Volkswagen among firms facing investor challenge over climate change policy in The Independent

Rising sea levels will claim homes around English coast, report warns in The Guardian

Saving homes from rising seas ‘will be too expensive’ in The Times

Rising sea levels could ‘submerge 1.5million homes on Britain’s coast by 2080’ because saving them will be too expensive, experts warn in the Daily Mail

Protections for England’s coastal communities ‘not fit for purpose’ as sea levels rise in The Independent

European Parliament votes to ban single-use plastics in bid to tackle pollution in The Independent

EU parliament approves ban on single-use plastics in The Telegraph

EU parliament in overwhelming vote to outlaw single-use plastics in The Times

European parliament approves sweeping ban on single-use plastics in The Guardian

Doctors call for ban on schools being built in pollution hotspots in The Times

Deep sea creatures found to have been feasting on plastic for more than 40 years in The Telegraph

Microplastics found in human stools for the first time in The Guardian

Plastic particles found in human digestive systems in The Times

Microplastic found in humans for first time leading to health fears in The Telegraph

Proof humans ARE eating plastic: Experts find nine different types of microplastic in every sample taken from human guts with water bottles blamed as the source in the Daily Mail

Scientists discover plastic in faeces of every person who took part in Europe-wide study in The Indepndent

‘Recycled’ UK plastic found dumped on Malaysian sites in The Telegraph

We need ‘a steady supply’ of new homes in our National Parks, says Michael Gove adviser in The Telegraph

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