‘Very risky’: Campaigners say development plans next to Hackney Marshes could increase flooding
Housing proposal by Waltham Forest Council would impact ‘ecologically sensitive’ marshland, activists warn
Environment
Campaigners urge council to ramp up progress on LTNs
Three new LTNs have been promised, and Mayor Woodley has now committed to publishing a timeline for Dalston’s by 14 October
Labour councillor Sarah Young announced as Hackney’s new transport chief
Young will later this month replace Mete Coban as climate, environment and transport lead
Jan Fuscoe: Awards triumph for East London Waterworks Park shows ‘huge public appetite’
Community-led vision to turn disused land into a green oasis won People’s Choice at Reimagine London event
Legendary designer Katharine Hamnett backs Oxfam’s Secondhand September campaign
Hamnett visited her local branch in Dalston to support the charity’s #SecondHandSeptember drive
Only a quarter of eligible households have signed up to Hackney’s new garden waste subscription
Opposition councillor fears scheme is a ‘disincentive for those on a tight income’
Labour’s Mete Coban quits Hackney Council ahead of move to City Hall
Coban has been appointed deputy mayor of London for the environment – and will take up the position this week
Over 200 fossil fuel ad campaigns shown on TfL network since Sadiq Khan set out ‘zero carbon’ goal
The figures come after UN Secretary-General António Guterres urged every country to ban such advertising
Campaign behind wild swimming plans accuses government of ‘misleading’ public
East London Waterworks Park says it was not told previously that the site it is hoping to purchase is not for sale
Environmentalists buzzing over £250k funding for bee corridor in Hackney
Charity ecoACTIVE plans to build a green thoroughfare for wildlife between four local parks
First electric charger in Hackney’s ‘country-leading rollout’ installed in Hoxton
Follingham Court is the first place to benefit from the Town Hall’s partnership with energy firm Zest
‘Reflection, anger, protest’: Notice This Tree event puts spotlight on environmental loss
Campaigners who fought for the famous Happy Man are asking residents to honour their favourite trees
‘Symbols of our strength’: Pembury Estate residents furious over Network Rail tree-felling plan
The railway giant is set to cut down four trees, including a 100-year-old sycamore that is said to have survived an air raid
‘Can’t come soon enough’: Cyclists welcome upcoming redesign of one of Hackney’s most dangerous junctions
Council’s wider plans for new green corridor along Amhurst Road also garner warm response
‘Fantastic opportunity’: Circular economy hub tackling food and plastic waste to launch in Hackney Wick
The Loop will offer work and event space to people trying to create environmentally-friendly products
The Citizen Gardener: Ivy
Our resident expert puts forward a strong defence for one of the UK’s most ubiquitous but oft-derided plants