For years, Puerto Ricans have faced high electricity costs and regular blackouts. The town of Adjuntas, in the central mountains, boasts the island’s first community-owned solar microgrid Continue reading...
More than 170 EPA employees signed letter, with about 100 more signing anonymously out of fear of retaliation US politics live – latest updates A group of Environmental Protection Agency employees on Monday published a declaration of dissent from the agency’s policies under the
Extreme heat ‘the new normal’, says UN chief, as authorities across the continent issue health warnings A vicious heatwave has engulfed southern Europe, with punishing temperatures that have reached highs of 46C (114.8F) in Spain and placed almost the entirety of mainland
Spectators use fans and umbrellas and players offered ice packs on court to try to cool off Tennis fans faced the hottest start to Wimbledon on record on Monday as temperatures soared to 32C. Spectators used fans and umbrellas to cope with the heat as they queued from the early
Views on apex predator still polarised, says Natural England head, as activists apply for trial release in Northumberland The head of the government’s wildlife regulator has said he remains enthusiastic about reintroducing lynx to Britain and would be “absolutely delighted” if
Authorities issue extreme heat, health and wildfire warnings with highest temperatures forecast in France, Italy, Portugal and Spain Continue reading...
These supposedly serious cetaceans have been spotted massaging each other with kelp stalks. This is the sort of performative nonsense you’d expect from dolphins I’ve thought for a while that it would be nice to be an orca. Not because I hate boats and they sink them (though I
These starfish relatives have lots of remarkable features and are a keystone species. My hope is that we will recognise how vital these charismatic creatures are Brittle stars have a lot of remarkable features as a species. Many of them are bioluminescent and can flash blue
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Rapporteur calls for defossilization of economies and urgent reparations to avert ‘catastrophic’ rights and climate harms A leading UN expert is calling for criminal penalties against those peddling disinformation about the climate crisis and a total ban on fossil fuel industry
Proposals would enable Britons to save on energy bills and join millions of people in Europe who use ‘plug-in’ panels Those living in flats or rented homes in the UK could soon plug in their own “balcony solar panels” to save on their energy bills under plans set out in the
Swarms in South Korean capital trigger heated debate over pest control as experts say rising temperatures partly to blame Seoul residents are grappling with an invasion of so-called “lovebugs” that have swarmed hiking trails and urban areas across the South Korean capital, with
