Plastic pollution: Green light for ‘historic’ global treaty Nearly 200 countries agree to start negotiations on a global treaty to tackle the plastic "crisis". Source
UK allows emergency use of bee-harming neonicotinoid pesticide The UK government has authorised the emergency use of a type of pesticide almost entirely banned in the EU because of the harm it can cause to bees. Source
OneWeb pressured to call off Russian rocket launch The part-government-owned firm OneWeb is due to send up satellites via Kazakhstan this week. Source