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Lee Wood of Ember Designs joins Amanda Yorwerth in this week’s Environment Matters podcast to explain about the Ember Eco ... Read more

North Herts District Council have recently amended their household waste and recycling collection regime with some bold changes, including residual ... Read more

The start of the football season wouldn’t normally be something to cover on Environment Matters, but Watford Football club are ... Read more

We need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from our homes to help the climate, but additionally, if our houses are ... Read more

Sadly, Hertfordshire is one of the most nature depleted counties in one of the most nature depleted countries. So, when ... Read more

It’s school summer holidays and, for a lot of us, that’s 6 weeks of trying to drag bored kids away ... Read more

It’s with a sigh of relief that we’ve seen butterflies return to our parks and gardens after their absence last ... Read more

Whilst the latest heatwave might have abated and we’ve had some rain, the Met Office long range forecast tells of ... Read more

When John O’Connor Pest Controller Karen Green got together with Grounds Maintenance Manager Gareth Towson to help bees she didn’t ... Read more

Prized by all people taking action to help the environment, the Ember Eco Awards are awarded by St Albans based ... Read more

Energy has never been more important – or more contentious. But how much do we really understand it and the ... Read more

This week it’s World Rainforest Day, and with COP30 coming up in the Amazon this November, 2025 could be a ... Read more

Bird watching is the perfect antidote to 21st century living and has so many benefits – particularly if you do ... Read more

Unearthed, the Power of Gardening, is the latest exhibition at the British Library – and their most sustainable yet. In this ... Read more

If you live in St Albans District, and have ever despaired at a public building not having solar panels, or ... Read more

Rachel Redondo, Digital and Operations Manager at Twenty-Two Business Support and Development talks to Amanda Yorwerth about how our online ... Read more

The Great Big Green Week is the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature. During the week, communities, schools, businesses, churches, mosques and more all over the UK join together in a wave of support for action to protect the planet. This year, it will take place 7th to ... Read more

The next SustFest Seasons weekend of eco events is this time themed Local to Global. And no one epitomises Local to Global better than one of the SustFest organisers Farhat Zia, and her husband, Iqbal. They’ve set up a charity, the Akifa Foundation, to help people and the environment in Baffa in Pakistan, and in ... Read more

In this week’s Environment Matters podcast, John Hale, Chair of the Campaign Group St Albans Quieter Skies, explains how the Secretary of State for Transport was able to grant permission for expansion of Luton Airport in spite of recommendations from planning inspectors that permission be refused and guidance from the government’s Climate Change Committee that ... Read more

For some people, continuous dumping of sewage in the River Ver might inspire action like setting up a petition or going on a protest march. But for artists Laura Dekker, Angela Mellen and Liz Sergeant, they have channelled their passion into a new art installation that you can see in St Albans Cathedral – Watershed- ... Read more