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Back in April, scientists read the tea leaves — or, more accurately, heaps of data — and predicted an above-average hurricane season over the summer and autumn, with nine or 10 named storms, four of which could grow to major…
Note to readers • This story is made possible through a partnership between The Salt Lake Tribune and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. The dust blowing from the dry bed of the Great Salt Lake is creating a serious…
Expert cautions large pipeline of potential projects will not deliver required energy capacity unless companies make final investments Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast Renewable energy investors have warned “deep structural issues” are driving a…
The case of a planned Cumbrian coalmine shows how governments around the world are being threatened by litigation in shadowy offshore courts How do you reckon our political system works? Perhaps something like this. We elect MPs. They vote on…
Açaí’s deep purple pulp is widely considered a “superfood” for its antioxidants, vitamins and minerals. The berry grows naturally in the Amazon and has become a star for the rainforest’s bioeconomy, reaping more than $1 billion worldwide. Now, a growing…
The chemicals would “most likely” impact my health, but there are ways to bring levels down, I was told.
Exclusive: Pollution targets set out alongside nature recovery projects to allay concerns over housebuilding Wood-burning stoves are likely to face tighter restrictions in England under new pollution targets set as part of an updated environmental plan released by ministers on…
In Borneo’s dense rainforest, some communities of Punan people still find their medicine among the trees. For generations the forest has been their living pharmacy, with each medicinal plant tied to tradition. But as modern pressures grow, both the forest…
River Action says use of issuance tied to environmental benefits is ‘corporate greenwash on steroids’ Water companies have issued a fifth of the UK’s “green bonds” since 2017, despite a consistently poor record of sewage pollution during that time, research…
Heavy monsoon rains strike across south-east Asia leaving thousands of people without shelter or critical supplies Indonesian and Thai authorities are racing to clear debris and find hundreds of missing people as they said more than 600 people had died…