Plus: plastic-free periods, red meat uproar and an eco-protest mess
Story of the week
Ocean cleanup / Device successfully collects plastic for first time
Floating boom finally retains debris from the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, creator says
‘Environmenstrualism’ / The women taking the plastic out of periods
Scotland / Government extends ban on fracking
Renewable energy / World’s largest wind turbines to be built off Yorkshire coast
Cracking up / Giant iceberg breaks off east Antarctica
‘It’s heartbreaking’ / A coastal community watches its beach wash away
UK / Populations of most important wildlife have plummeted since 1970
‘Things are getting unstable’ / Global heating and the rise of rockfalls in Swiss Alps