Days of flooding have submerged homes and farmland across South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota At least two people have died as a result of devastating floods in the US midwest. Flood warnings remain in place across South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota as more
North Herefordshire candidate and chef also call for water industry overhaul and more support for farmers The Green party and the celebrity chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are calling for a “protection zone” to be placed around one of the UK’s most beautiful but threatened
Paper outlines different legal theories that could help governments pursue accountability for harms Companies have spent decades obstructing efforts to take on the plastics crisis and may have breached a host of US laws, a new report argues . The research from the Center for
Climate campaigners and scientists disturbed over claims about global warming found in document obtained through Gipa laws Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales
Charges are reasonable after July 2023 extreme weather event, advocates write in new memorandum Prosecutors in Arizona could reasonably press homicide charges against big oil for deaths caused by a July 2023 heatwave, lawyers wrote in a new prosecution memorandum. “[T]he case
As temperatures broil the US, experts share how to mitigate increased chances of heat illness and heatstroke Millions of Americans are under a heat advisory as record temperatures scorch much of the country. Pregnant people are among the most at risk – they are more susceptible
We asked a naturalist, a writer, a champion surfer, a walker, a forager and a yoga teacher to tell us what makes the seaside so special Read more in this series Steve Backshall – Sandaig Bay, Scotland Continue reading...
Boom in air cargo due to shoppers’ expectations of speedy delivery and shift in post-pandemic economy, researchers say Air freight operators have increased their greenhouse gas emissions by 25% compared with 2019, analysis has found. In 2023, air freight operators ran about
New law is too weak and has been made harder to enforce, while transport ministry has not taken sufficient action, groups say German climate activists are taking the government to court for “unconstitutional” climate policy, seeking to build on a landmark victory three years
Higher PFAS exposure could cause lactation to slow or stop altogether within six months, new research finds Women exposed to toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” prior to pregnancy face an elevated risk of being unable to breastfeed early, new research finds. The study tracked
Study finds carbon credits could raise billions for climate action but only with changes, such as rigorous standards The carbon-credit market must reform or “go out of business”, leading scientists have concluded in an international review of the offsetting industry. The market
Statutory nuisance complaint lodged by Save Windermere against United Utilities is a first over sewage pollution Campaigners fighting to stop sewage discharges into Windermere, the Lake District’s largest lake, have made a statutory nuisance complaint against a water company in
Facing accusations from Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young that the approval of a Senex Energy coal seam gas project would threaten koala habitat, Labor senator Penny Wong defended the move, saying the approval comes with 'strict limits on habitat loss' Gina Rinehart-backed
Environment minister gives go ahead for Senex Energy to develop and operate up to 151 new coal seam gas wells in inland Queensland Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast The environment