Health Risks

Study: Number of English homes overheating almost doubles between 2019 and 2024

Risk

Study: Number of English homes overheating almost doubles between 2019 and 2024

Number of households in England reporting overheating increased from 1.7 to three million in five years, government data reveals

clock 10 July 2026 • 3 min read
New campaign urges government to reduce babies' exposure to harmful plastics

Policy

New campaign urges government to reduce babies' exposure to harmful plastics

Plastic Planet calls for urgent cross-government effort to better understand health impacts from plastics

clock 09 June 2026 • 3 min read
Study: Developing nations face $20tr in losses from climate-related health impacts by 2050

Climate change

Study: Developing nations face $20tr in losses from climate-related health impacts by 2050

Changing climate will continue to drive health risks faster than systems can adapt without 'life‐saving' investment, major new report warns

clock 06 May 2026 • 4 min read
Study: 1,000 tons of plastic particles transfer from packaging into food every year

Waste

Study: 1,000 tons of plastic particles transfer from packaging into food every year

Report warns micro and nanoplastics that are small enough to penetrate cell barriers and interact with biological systems are passing from packaging into food

clock 23 April 2026 • 3 min read
Is the UK's first forever chemicals strategy 'commendably holistic' or lacking in ambition?

Policy

Is the UK's first forever chemicals strategy 'commendably holistic' or lacking in ambition?

EXPLAINER: Green groups criticised the UK's first PFAS Plan for lacking ambition, but it potentially signals a 'big shift' in long-term policy direction - BusinessGreen unpacks what happens next

clock 12 March 2026 • 11 min read