Timber talked up as Town Hall planners discuss importance of building materials in reducing carbon emissions
Iconic green buildings can ‘inspire a generation’, says council planning manager
Environment
Natural dye studio in Hackney teams up with underwear firm to create ‘soil to soil’ pants – with crowdfunder to start soon
Wick-based Cordwainers Grow is working with Little Black Pants Club to roll out sustainable knickers across the UK
‘Incredible’ recycling boost in Hackney following waste collection changes
Environment chief congratulates residents on results since borough moved to fortnightly black bin pick-ups
Hackney’s smaller parks ‘must not to be overlooked’, says equalities chief
Ten-year strategy agreed for borough’s parks and green spaces
Nature volunteers ‘angry and distressed’ after Network Rail cuts down stretch of trees in Stamford Hill
Company defends move on safety grounds as locals warn of impact on reserve that is home to numerous birds
London Mayor candidates to debate environment issues that matter to you
Free online event on 12 April to be led by TV presenter Julia Bradbury
Town Hall sets out 20-year vision for Hackney’s parks and green spaces
Bold plans include a network of green infrastructure linking various parts of the borough, though council faces calls to ‘protect existing biodiversity’ too
The Citizen Gardener: ‘It’s easier to erect a building than plant a tree’
Kate Poland on why we need to tip the scales in favour of nature
Extinction Rebellion lays hundreds of children’s shoes outside Hackney Town Hall for climate change protest
Protesters demand politicians treat the environment with the same level of urgency as coronavirus
Coronavirus: How the pandemic is reshaping green activism
Climate campaigners in Hackney on shifting strategies, and what we can learn from the response to Covid-19
Poetry: The Saved by Tamara von Werthern
The award-winning local playwright on the lockdown’s environmental silver lining, and the need to ‘carry the good change through’
Peanut butters and Tokyo cherries: Hackney’s street trees are a balm for a city in crisis
According to author Paul Wood, who documents the capital’s trees, the borough ‘truly is London’s urban arboretum’
Hackney entrepreneur makes elite Forbes list after inventing ‘truly flushable’ wet wipes
Twipes co-founder Ellenor McIntosh, 26, says being environmentally conscious ‘should not be a luxury’ as the firm prepares to launch a subscription service
Council unveils plan to pare back waste collections in effort to boost recycling
Non-recyclable rubbish pick-ups could move from weekly to fortnightly as Town Hall asks residents to have their say
Telford Homes restart exploratory works at contaminated construction site
Hackney Wick residents call for assurances that noxious fumes will not be released again
Hackney to give microplastics the brush-off with biodegradable bristles
Announcement comes as finance chief boasts of ‘Hackney model’ for new sustainable procurement strategy