How to see Sunday’s ‘Blood Moon’ total lunar eclipse
A total lunar eclipse will be visible from the UK on Sunday evening, weather permitting.
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Draining the sea: fishing in crisis in south-east Asia – in pictures
Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia are beautiful tourist destinations, but off their coasts is a darker hidden reality, where overfishing and unregulated catches are rife and fishers face exploitation and loss of income. The freelance photojournalist Nicole Tung spent nine…
New report recommends ways to increase women’s access to funding
A new report, published ahead of the International Day of Indigenous Women on Sept. 5, analyzed structural barriers faced by Indigenous, Afro-descendant and other local community women’s organizations in accessing funding for conservation, land rights and gender equality projects —…
Week in wildlife: a slow loris, a tiny deer and a glamorous dumpling squid
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading…
Fears for England riverbank habitats amid relaxed post-Brexit rules
Exclusive: Analysis shows farmers ploughing to the edge of waterways, destroying crucial wildlife ecosystems Huge tracts of precious riverside habitats for water voles and other wildlife in England are being lost as they are not covered by post-Brexit farming rules,…
Arizonans Protest State’s Largest Utility Abandoning Clean Energy Commitments
Protesters gathered outside the headquarters of APS on Thursday to criticize the utility’s decision to walk back its clean energy commitments, build new gas pipelines and raise its customers’ electricity rates. By Wyatt Myskow PHOENIX—Despite a summer in which nearly…
As Opposition to an Alabama Medical Waste Treatment Facility Boils Over, a Mysterious Facebook Page Weighs In
Dozens of residents opposed to Harvest Med Waste Disposal’s site in Remlap, Alabama, packed the Blount County courthouse to voice their concerns. Online, a paid campaign supporting the facility has been active, though its backers have remained anonymous. By Lee…
Pennsylvania Plastics Pollution Settlement Could Set a National Precedent for Control of Pellets
The case is the first citizen suit to successfully settle over “nurdles” in an inland waterway. State regulators weighed in to help. By Jon Hurdle A Pennsylvania plastics manufacturer will pay $2.6 million for allegedly violating the federal Clean Water…
The collapse of tropical dry forests is underway — and few are watching
In the pantheon of endangered ecosystems, tropical dry forests are seldom granted a leading role. They lack the lush mystique of rainforests and the climatic extremes of deserts. Yet these vanishing woodlands, which once sprawled across continents, are critical to…
Dominion Energy and Big Tech Maneuver Over Pivotal Rate Decision in Virginia
Virginia’s largest utility is requesting a rate increase during regulatory hearings that will help to decide how data centers compensate for their outsized use of electricity in the state. By Charles Paullin RICHMOND—The long-anticipated rate-setting showdown between big tech and…