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Tens of thousands sign ‘One Earth. One Team’ petition
The UK now faces dirtier rivers, more polluted air, and higher levels of pesticides in soil compared to many EU member states.
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Voices on the Left: 5 blogs from the left you need to read this week
A roundup of progressive news...
To combat the threats posed by land contamination to building safety we need Zane’s Law
'The initial draft of Zane’s Law is simple. It demands that local authorities assess the risk posed by land contamination to building safety.'
The government’s plan to ban single-use plastics is too little too late
'Over the last 20 years we’ve produced more plastic than in the whole of the last century.'
Jenny Jones: Sewage and the Conservatives’ lack of clear blue water
Daily maps of the sewage dumping, along with graphic pictures of murky coastal waters have illustrated the scale of it (400,000 incidents in the last year alone).
Why London needs a Green Space Champion
'More and more community groups are taking it into their own hands to rejuvenate their streets and rewild their public spaces, turning grey to green'.