Browsing: Environment

As thousands of giant cuttlefish gather in South Australia’s Spencer Gulf, scientists are investigating emergency actions amid fears the state’s toxic algal bloom could be catastrophic…

Heatstroke and Extreme Heat can Hurt Health in the Long-Term, TooThe immediate harms of extreme heat are well documented, but a growing body of research suggests…

In a country often said to be racked by division, criticising the condition of rivers is one of England’s few unifying pastimes. Sewage dumping, which occurred…

With clean energy more cost-competitive than it once was, the White House’s oil-first strategy is faltering in a changing energy landscape.“We will drill, baby, drill,” President…

Recent events in Iran demonstrate that dropping “bunker buster” bombs on nuclear plants is not an ideal, or even necessarily effective, way to prevent proliferation. It…

Local politicians have recognised the right of a famous chalk stream, the Test in Hampshire, to flow freely and unpolluted.Councillors on Test Valley borough council voted…

Ethnic minorities and people living in the most deprived areas of England are at increased risk of dying due to excess heat, according to research.A study,…

Floods have caused extensive damage in Beijing and northern China, killing 30 people and forcing tens of thousands to evacuate. Main image: People wade through knee-high…

A river charity is taking legal action against the environment secretary, Steve Reed, accusing him of an unlawful failure to publish his policy on taking failing…

Trump’s EPA Is Taking Aim at the Legal Backbone of U.S. Climate PolicyThe Trump administration is releasing its proposal to undo the “endangerment finding,” the long-standing…