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Matt McGrath

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Latest publication
Sep 16, 2026
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Top 1K sites
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Jul 29, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 16, 2026 · Matt McGrath

    Third Heathrow runway should only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner flying, say advisers (opens the original)

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    Heathrow's third runway cannot be approved without changes to current climate policies, the government's advisers have said. The Climate Change Committee (CCC) , externalsaid expansion can still go ahead but only if the aviation industry funds cleaner fuels and pays for machines that suck carbon dioxide out of the air. Making the industry pay could push up the cost of flying with a return trip to Alicante costing around £150 more by 2050, and a return to New York up £400 in today's prices, it sa

  2. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Matt McGrath

    August joint hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat (opens the original)

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    August was the joint-hottest month ever recorded, tying with July 2023, according to the EU's climate service. The record was driven by a combination of climate change and the rising influence of El Niño, pushing heat into the atmosphere across the Pacific. Temperatures for the month were 1.65C above pre-industrial levels - surpassing the critical 1.5C threshold agreed by countries to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. While a single month above 1.5C does not mean it has been perman

  3. Article · Aug 6, 2026 · Matt McGrath

    All of England's rivers and lakes polluted with chemicals, officials say (opens the original)

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    England's rivers, lakes and coastal waters remain in a challenging state with only around one in seven classed as being in good ecological condition, according to the first comprehensive assessment of their health in six years. And no single waterway passed a separate test by the regulator for chemical pollution. The Environment Agency (EA) said this is because legacy substances, such as heavy metals, and so-called 'forever chemicals', are building up. Its chair acknowledged the country's waterw

  4. Article · Jul 29, 2026 · Matt McGrath

    How the UK's extreme heat is shifting the conversation about air-con (opens the original)

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    Mandy Bourne lives with her 80-year-old mum in a top-floor social housing flat in the West Midlands. Both struggle with health conditions exacerbated by the recent heatwaves. For Mandy, temperature shifts can trigger flare-ups of her chronic lung condition. "I've got COPD and sometimes I can't breathe," she explains. Across the UK, solid brick homes like theirs quietly absorb heat the way they have for decades. Charged-up walls radiate warmth back into rooms that never get the chance to cool. Ma

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