Subject: Pollution

05.06.26

Environment

The war on Iran could send UK pensions up in smoke

Local government pensions have been ploughed into risky fossil fuel assets that are now in the line of fire

6 minute read

30.04.26

Environment

‘Our fears are coming true’: Indigenous people face reality of Amazon oil drilling

Petrobras was granted controversial licence despite claiming its project would leave Indigenous communities unaffected

9 minute read

29.04.26

Environment

Fossil fuels aren’t just ruining the planet, they’re risking our pensions

The conflict in Iran has shown up gas and oil as unsafe investments. It’s time our pensions left them behind

3 minute read

22.04.26

Environment

‘Green’ UK pensions are bankrolling US fossil fuels

Public sector pensions have ploughed billions into opaque investment funds which are financing ruinous gas projects on the US Gulf Coast

6 minute read

31.03.26

Environment

Poland’s packed ‘ghost farms’ present threat of undetected disease

Almost 1,000 industrial-scale poultry farms may be operating outside EU rules – and shipping chicken around the continent

6 minute read

06.03.26

Environment

Bureau submits evidence to UN expert’s Indigenous rights investigation

Our landmark project gave us more info than we could publish. Now we’ve shared it with the UN special rapporteur on Indigenous rights

2 minute read

17.02.26

Environment

MPs pledge to investigate toxic gas from animal farming

Government inquiry into air pollution will zero in on ammonia after we revealed a surge in levels around chicken farms

5 minute read

05.02.26

Environment

Government considers tougher rules for cattle megafarms

Seven years ago we exposed a loophole that lets polluting farms operate without scrutiny. Now it may finally be closed – leaving winners and losers

3 minute read

30.01.26

Global Health

What happens after you survive a bomb?

In Gaza, Israel’s explosives have killed tens of thousands – and caused a lifetime of suffering for many more survivors

6 minute read

02.12.25

Environment

McDonald’s chicken supplier back in the spotlight for excessive water use

Campaigners slam Avara for ‘threatening water security’ after factory is revealed to have extracted more water than its licence allowed

7 minute read

13.11.25

‘A crisis of colossal scale’: the illegal gold rush tearing Ethiopia apart

As gold prices skyrocket, Chinese and western companies are working side by side to exploit a region ravaged by civil war

12 minute read

28.10.25

Environment

Our situation is getting worse, 100 Indigenous people tell TBIJ

First-of-its kind project finds global concerns over rights violations, escalating threats and catastrophic climate change

5 minute read

04.06.25

Environment

Tobacco giant hit with $5m lawsuit over ‘carbon neutral vape’

Class action complaint against BAT follows TBIJ revelation that Vuse was offset with junk carbon credits

2 minute read

01.05.25

Environment

Anger as HSBC ‘bulldozes’ its coal policy with billion-dollar Glencore deal

Investors rage at allegations bank broke its climate pledge to raise funds for mining giant

5 minute read

06.03.25

BP has been rowing back on renewables for years. So why was it helped by ‘net zero’ banks?

Oil company’s move to double down on fossil fuels should come as no surprise to anyone – not least its financers

24.02.25

Environment

Saracens under pressure to drop main sponsor due to illicit gold links

Climate campaigners urge London rugby club to end deal with StoneX in wake of TBIJ revelations

2 minute read

20.02.25

Environment

Major US trader StoneX bought illicit gold from the Amazon rainforest

Papers reveal how metal excavated by ‘wildcat’ miners makes its way to major companies via a murky supplier network

8 minute read

12.12.24

Environment

Slash and carry: shippers ‘enabling’ beef-driven forest destruction

Global shipping giants transported half a million tonnes of meat from abattoirs linked to razed forest

20.11.24

Big Tobacco

Tobacco giant’s ‘carbon neutral vape’ was offset with junk credits

British American Tobacco’s Vuse brand got its green status via ineffective forestry project

03.10.24

Environment

Staring down the barrel: what Peruvian oil company’s crisis means for the public

Fate of cash-strapped PetroPerú holds major implications for national economy, Indigenous groups and the climate

The war on Iran could send UK pensions up in smoke

‘Our fears are coming true’: Indigenous people face reality of Amazon oil drilling

Fossil fuels aren’t just ruining the planet, they’re risking our pensions

‘Green’ UK pensions are bankrolling US fossil fuels

Poland’s packed ‘ghost farms’ present threat of undetected disease

Bureau submits evidence to UN expert’s Indigenous rights investigation

MPs pledge to investigate toxic gas from animal farming

Government considers tougher rules for cattle megafarms

What happens after you survive a bomb?

McDonald’s chicken supplier back in the spotlight for excessive water use

‘A crisis of colossal scale’: the illegal gold rush tearing Ethiopia apart

Our situation is getting worse, 100 Indigenous people tell TBIJ

Tobacco giant hit with $5m lawsuit over ‘carbon neutral vape’

Anger as HSBC ‘bulldozes’ its coal policy with billion-dollar Glencore deal

BP has been rowing back on renewables for years. So why was it helped by ‘net zero’ banks?

Saracens under pressure to drop main sponsor due to illicit gold links

Major US trader StoneX bought illicit gold from the Amazon rainforest

Slash and carry: shippers ‘enabling’ beef-driven forest destruction

Tobacco giant’s ‘carbon neutral vape’ was offset with junk credits

Staring down the barrel: what Peruvian oil company’s crisis means for the public

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