More than 1,000 of one UK’s rarest butterflies seen around Holnicote Estate thanks to grazing cattle and good weather The combination of sunny spring weather and habitat improved by a herd of red Devon cattle has led to a surge in numbers of one of the UK’s rarest butterflies
Maasai pastoralists living by the national park in Kenya’s capital are helping wildlife with a crucial migratory route through their land – at great risk to their cherished cattle Nairobi national park in Kenya is the only large wildlife conservation area to fall within a
Scrutiny of how companies plan to meet climate commitments is growing, with many successful legal challenges Judges across the world are proving sceptical of companies’ attempts to offset their greenhouse gas emissions by buying carbon credits, a report has found. In an
Trump officials had ordered states not to spend $5bn given by Biden under national EV infrastructure scheme A US district judge has blocked the Trump administration from withholding funds previously awarded to 14 states for electric vehicle charger infrastructure. Seattle-based
A ‘mass casualty incident’ as temperatures soar to upper 90s fahrenheit in the region More than 150 people fell ill with heat at an outdoor high school graduation ceremony in New Jersey on Monday – and the fire chief of the city of Paterson declared “a mass casualty incident”
Extreme heat is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week A rare June heatwave is bringing a stifling, dangerous, start to summer across much of the eastern US this week, with forecasts for temperatures to get even hotter on
The Alaska senator, who helped deal Trump’s first big legislative setback, believes there can be only so much fear that Americans can handle Late one night about six months into Donald Trump’s first term, John McCain stepped on to the Senate floor and with a dramatic
Agriculture secretary to scrap ‘roadless rule’ that protects lands including largest old growth forest in country The Trump administration will rescind protections that prevent logging on nearly a third of national forest lands, including the largest old growth forest in the
Researchers say urgent conservation efforts will be needed to mitigate the ‘shocking statistic’ that threatens to unravel ecosystems More than 500 bird species could vanish within the next century, researchers have found, calling for urgent “special recovery programmes” such as
The prospect of handing control of the energy company to overseas buyers has raised a series of concerns. But many of them are nebulous Amid the multifarious chaos of the past week, many of us might have missed the controversy over the proposed purchase of the energy business
The Lower Thames Crossing proves the point. It’s a white elephant plan, sucking money from local projects that could actually improve lives There appear to be two main determinants of what infrastructure gets built. The first is whether it provides large and lucrative contracts
