I got mail! This was the response from my local MP to my request for support of our campaign to ban the pesticide glyphosate thenortherneco.substack.com/p/response-f... ( @sianberry.bsky.social, @paneurope.bsky.social FYI too)

Our first piece of audio! We were lucky to be interviewed by a radio professional for our first audio post at The Northern Eco. 📻 Bishop FM’s Peter Rush chatted all things community reporting following a recent workshop. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/our-bishop...

The sheer number of developments is making people ill say opponents thenortherneco.substack.com/p/behind-all...

Shocking revelations which bring glyphosate safety claims into sharp relief thenortherneco.substack.com/p/retraction... #intheweeds @sianberry.bsky.social @paneurope.bsky.social

Another call for action on bathing water but will it be heard? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/mayor-wade... @sascampaigns.bsky.social, @saveourswale.bsky.social

Not sure whether this is a first but it’s certainly unusual. In my experience, Yorkshire Water generally state they have a legal duty to deal with water/sewage if a housing plan is given the go-ahead. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/yorkshire-... @saveourswale.bsky.social

💦 Disappointing bathing water news on the coast 📝 Our first community reporting session 🌳 Book in for a re-wilding webinar Just some of the goodies in today's newsletter! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/latest-wat...

Hen Harrier found poisoned on a grouse moor in North Yorkshire raptorpersecutionuk.org/2025/12/01/h...

When Rachel analysed methane emissions data, the area around Drax had the UK's second highest levels of this potent greenhouse gas. Is using taxpayer money to subsidise chopping down forests to burn wood to power a data centre, the best way to address climate change? share.google/jOkmYCqgXmzk...

Campaigners are making their call for action at a conference tomorrow thenortherneco.substack.com/p/step-up-fo...

​The Environment Agency says sewage at this holiday hotspot is “only one piece of the puzzle”. Studies “show that several sources have a real impact on the South Bay” including seabirds, dogs, agriculture, industrial discharges, and the harbour. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/blow-to-sc...

Issue 159 is out now! I hope you enjoy it thenortherneco.substack.com/p/wind-farms...

Congratulations for a host of performances in the natural landscape thenortherneco.substack.com/p/national-l...

It’s a wild and wonderful place so how will this proposal fit? open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...

They’ve already planted about 15,000 native trees but work never stops! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/winter-vol...

Emails released to @theferret.scot show the MoD, the Department of Business and Trade and the Health and Safety Executive have identified sites in our region, including Seal Sands, as possible sites to make explosives and ammunition. www.theferret.scot/mod-details-...

Today's full newsletter starts with the latest moves for our In the Weeds campaign, as we contact MPs. @sianberry.bsky.social FYI thenortherneco.substack.com/p/dear-mr-su...

I recall falling down a bog on this stretch! It was scary, one leg completely submerged (lovely wet walking for the rest of the day too!) thenortherneco.substack.com/p/work-compl...

Is it, isn't it - a frack? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/council-as...

Some good news! Plus how cute are those owlets?! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/conservati...

Coming up tomorrow! Subscribe today and have it arrive like magic in your inbox on Tuesday open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...

A significant project which is treated as part of national infrastructure but how many people are even aware they can have their say on this? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/carbon-cap...

We're excited to be involved with this @carbonliteracy.bsky.social day of mass climate action! Will you join us? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/will-you-j...

Keir Mather, MP for Selby, said earlier responses from Light Valley Solar project bosses did not adequately address concerns he raised on behalf of constituents. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/mps-concer...

We often get asked how people can find local, sustainable food products so it was a delight to come across @balefiresauce.bsky.social and talk with its founder! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/taking-the...

Why is this woman standing on a step ladder, wearing a top hat and carrying a case? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/mother-nat...

I've only experienced this vast and remote area by bicycle and love the solitary experience of being there alone, on top of the world. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/plans-for-...

Read the full story about our #flagship Natural Flood Management project at Hauxwell: The #Ousewem delivery team - led by us - has created a new 9 hectare #wetland reconnecting Brompton Beck to its #floodplain which will store around 2994 cubic metres of water! www.ousewem.co.uk/news/article... #NFM

Wow, of the five million annual visitors to the Dales, 97 per cent are white and three-quarters are over 45. I wonder if that's consistent over other National Parks or unusual? @yorkshiredales.org.uk thenortherneco.substack.com/p/can-the-da...

It’s books day today, the last Tuesday of the month! There’s two recommendations for adults and this bee related suggestion for children from my local book store The Wonky Tree. (Can be ordered online so support indie book shops!) thenortherneco.substack.com/p/saving-tig...

Two more UK council’s consider a ban on spraying glyphosate in public spaces: Latest news from our In the Weeds campaign thenortherneco.substack.com/p/glyphosate... @sianberry.bsky.social, @paneurope.bsky.social, @foeeurope.bsky.social, @cllrtromans.bsky.social

It was a surprise, but a good one, to find the entire BBC Politics North programme this week taken over by eco issues! Water pollution on the Nidd, Incinerators and renewable energy developments. They’ll be putting us out of work at this rate ;) www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

“The people of Heighington and Aycliffe have spoken clearly: we don’t want this incinerator, we don’t need it, and we won’t stop until this threat to our town is removed completely,” say the campaigners but is this the end of the road for the campaign? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/government...

Campaign group, Rooftops not Countryside says it has raised a fighting fund of more than £2,000 and collected the signatures of almost 3,000 people opposed to Island Green Power’s aim to build a 500MW solar scheme between #York and #Selby. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/our-countr...

Do you ever wonder how your council tax payments are invested? The megafund pension pot is one such place and still invests in planet harming industries. These people are trying to change that thenortherneco.substack.com/p/fossil-fue... @mp-fossilfree.bsky.social

Momentum is building behind @saveourswale.bsky.social campaign for the river to receive extra monitoring under the Bathing Water Status regime thenortherneco.substack.com/p/save-our-s...

Issue 153 of the newsletter is out! It's a real mix of topics as well as an invitation for readers to take action. Join us! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/action-on-...

Quelle surprise?! uk.news.yahoo.com/water-bill-r...

Congratulations to Kynren, the County Durham spectacular which lights up Bishop Auckland thenortherneco.substack.com/p/kynren-str...

If the idea of fatbergs gives you the ick…there is something you can do about it open.substack.com/pub/thenorth...?

Having an exciting week! Very much looking forward to the @carbonliteracy.bsky.social event at #ITV in #Leeds tomorrow before ending the week @publicinterestnews.org.uk's Local News Forum. thenortherneco.substack.com/p/talking-pe...

Not your traditional protest! Dressing up, throwing flowers and reading poems is one way to attract attention to river pollution @xrglobal.bsky.social @sascampaigns.bsky.social @saveourswale.bsky.social thenortherneco.substack.com/p/extinction...

This is a topic that we have to cover far too often here - raptor persecution. Would licensing stop this? What else could be done? thenortherneco.substack.com/p/call-for-g...

When is a moratorium actually a moratorium? A question for @ed-miliband.bsky.social today. Link to full story in bio #ryedale #fracking #protest thenortherneco.substack.com/p/anti-frack...

Morning! Will you be joining us @yorkenvirofest.bsky.social? Let us help amplify your eco news! #YEFest www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-get-yo...

I think we all suspected this but the data makes for stark reading www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... @saveourswale.bsky.social

While some still hold onto the idea that rail could return, supporters of a trail across this incredible landscape are hoping for a decision in their favour next week thenortherneco.substack.com/p/garsdale-s...

Issue number 150 is out! thenortherneco.substack.com/p/the-race-t...

Campaigners @saveourswale.bsky.social take their arguments to the water bosses thenortherneco.substack.com/p/sos-calls-...

Seems there’s now a bureaucratic line drawn under one of this coast’s worst environmental disasters but, for many, questions remain thenortherneco.substack.com/p/crustacean...