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Barnsley Council leader calls for review of climate and net zero commitments

Barnsley Council leader Cllr William Brown has ordered a full review of the authority's climate and net zero work, and says he wants the council to formally withdraw its Climate Emergency Declaration and associated targets.

September 8, 2026Barnsley

Tracking the drilling rig's voyage aboard the BBC Bangkok

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Powerful drilling rig sails towards York for four-kilometre geothermal well

A specialist drilling rig is sailing from Turkey to North East Lincolnshire ahead of a four-kilometre geothermal well at the University of York, part of the FutureSource project aimed at cutting the university's fossil fuel use.

September 3, 2026York

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Volunteers sought as a quarter of Yorkshire river samples show poor water quality

Almost a quarter of river samples taken across Yorkshire's Aire and Derwent catchments during April's Great UK WaterBlitz showed poor water quality, prompting Yorkshire Wildlife Trust's Rivers to Reef project to call for more volunteers ahead of September's next sampling weekend.

September 2, 2026