Environment

The Gaza War Is an Environmental Catastrophe

“Ever-worsening shortages of water and electricity. Catastrophic flooding in dense urban areas. Food insecurity exacerbated by drastic temperature increases, reduction in overall rainfall, and the long-term impact of toxic...

The Steel Industry Merger That Has Environmentalists Worried

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here.U.S. Steel, once the world’s largest company...

Purple patch for British blueberries as sales boom

Whether they add them to smoothies or salads, or just pop them straight in their mouths, Britons are...

TfL to refund drivers wrongly issued with Ulez fines after cameras vandalised

Transport for London (TfL) has said it will refund drivers wrongly issued with ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) charges...

How to turn nuts and seeds into ‘butter’ – recipe | Waste not

The first recipes in my cookbook Eating for Pleasure, People & Planet are for seed and nut butters....

Texas Is the King of Greenhouse Emissions. It’s Also in the Path of the Climate Change Storm

Month after month, the weather reports in Texas this year have been harrowing — deadly heat waves across the state, record-breaking wildfires in the panhandle...

High court blocks Cumbria plan for first new UK coalmine in 30 years

The UK’s first new coalmine in 30 years will not be allowed to go ahead after a ruling in the high court.On Friday morning,...

Grangemouth oil refinery to close by end of June, putting 500 jobs at risk

The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery have confirmed it will shut by the end of June next year, in a blow to Scotland’s...

Thai cave boys’ coach trapped again six years later by typhoon floods

The coach of the young Thai footballers who captured the world’s attention when they spent nearly three weeks trapped in a cave has found...

Save the Children pulls out of Science Museum event over sponsor concerns

Save the Children has pulled out of an event at the Science Museum in London after coming under pressure from its supporters over the...

‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan

A fugitive penguin in Japan has been found safe and sound two weeks after escaping into the sea and paddling for miles in what...