Green jobs contributing £10.2bn to Scotland’s economy, says CBI
An industry report suggests that the net-zero economy is already established and employs more than 105,000 people. Source link
Science
NASA announces three new Moon missions as agency races to build permanent lunar base by end of 2026
NASA to provide update on moon base initiative, future lunar missions NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman unveils comprehensive plans for an
Nasa unveils next steps to build permanent Moon base
Nasa plans to send hopping drones and roving vehicles to the Moon as part of plans for a permanent Moon
Watch: Nasa shows renderings for planned permanent moon base
Nasa presented its plan for a permanent moon base at a press conference on Tuesday, which includes permanent human habitation
Why temperature records are being not only broken but smashed
“We’re going through a period of very rapid warming, particularly western Europe… so if the same weather events we had
Peebles river detectives part of network tackling pollution
Hundreds of volunteers survey Scotland’s watercourses and report any issues of concern quickly. Source link
Herefordshire river will take decades to recover from ‘vandalism’
An ecologist says it’ll take a generation for the River Lugg in Herefordshire to recover from damage done by farmer
The misconnections polluting the River Wandle with waste water
A misconnection happens when wastewater is incorrectly diverted into surface drains. Source link
Britain’s protected birds of prey still illegally targeted – RSPB
The charity says more than half of attacks happened on or near land managed for game shooting. Source link
Jersey weekly sea sampling finds ‘unacceptable bacteria levels’
Infrastructure and Environment bosses say they believe significant rainfall has caused poor results. Source link