Environment

Here and There, Organic Farming Still Thrives in Heart of U.S. Corn Country

WEST BEND, Iowa — People searching for ways to limit the toll industrialized American agriculture takes on communities, land and water may want to visit Clear Creek Acres in...

Farmers ‘betrayed’ by ministers, says union head before London protest

The head of the farmers’ union has accused UK ministers of betraying the agricultural industry with changes to...

The Question Looming Over COP29: Who’s Rich Enough To Pay for Climate Change?

The world’s governments have come to the United Nations’ climate summit in Baku, Azerbaijan, deadlocked on one ugly...

How to turn old milk into homemade cheese – recipe | Waste not

Crowdie is a traditional soft fresh cheese from Scotland, originally made with sour milk. In raw, unpasteurised milk,...

Study: End World Bank Support for Factory Farming

Animal agriculture is one of the leading drivers of the climate crisis. According to a recent World Bank report,...

Almost half of Valencia’s flood victims were aged over 70, figures show

Almost half of the 216 people known to have died in the catastrophic floods that hit the eastern Spanish region of Valencia at the...

Shell’s successful appeal will not end climate lawsuits against firms, say experts

A court ruling in favour of Shell does not spell the end of climate litigation against companies, legal experts have said.The oil and gas...

Trump Can’t Stop the Clean Energy Revolution

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. During his first time around as president, Donald Trump rolled back a bevy...

Campaigners in Italy urge pope to stop ‘sacrifice’ of 200-year-old tree for Xmas

Environmental campaigners in Italy’s northern Trentino province have started a campaign to stop the felling of a 200-year-old fir tree intended to form the...

As Trump Reclaims Presidency, Climate Deniers Wait in the Wings

In the wake of Donald Trump’s electoral victory Wednesday, climate policy in the United States enters an uncertain new era. Some themes are already apparent:...

A New Wave of Movements Against Trumpism Is Forming

For many of us, the immediate aftermath of Donald Trump’s decisive electoral victory has been a time of deep despair and mourning. There has...