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Eagles shifting flight paths to avoid Ukraine conflict, scientists find
Vulnerable birds deviating from migratory routes by up to 155 miles, which could affect breeding Eagles that have migratory routes through Ukraine have shifted their flight paths to avoid areas...
Labour MP Dawn Butler withdraws from Hay festival in sponsorship row
Butler is among several writers refusing to appear at the literary festival over sponsor Baillie Gifford’s alleged involvement in ‘technology and arms in Israel’ Labour MP Dawn Butler and...
Microplastics found in every human testicle in study
Scientists say discovery may be linked to decades-long decline in sperm counts in men around the world Microplastics have been found in human testicles, with researchers saying the discovery mi...
I invented a pedal-powered home office. Now I exercise – and save energy – at my desk
Read more from the DIY Climate Changers , a new series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisis JIM GREGORY, 59, loves to cycle. More than a decade before the work-from-...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/pedal-powered-office-workstation
Green activists push Biden to freeze ‘disastrous’ deepwater oil export rigs
Sensing election-year traction, coalition of 20 environmental groups also demand entrenchment of pause in gas-export licences Joe Biden’s administration is coming under renewed pressure to es...
https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/20/environment-biden-deepwater-oil-exports
The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is that coming to an end?
The FDA is developing front-of-package labels that corporations may have to start printing as early as 2027 Ultra-processed foods are ultra bad for you. Here’s what to know Step into a groce...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/food-companies-nutrition-labels-truth
Ultra-processed US foods are ultra-bad for you. Here’s what to know
A growing number of grocery-store foods, from fruit-flavored yogurts to packaged bread, are being tied to health concerns What are those weird ingredients in our favorite packaged foods? Shopp...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/20/processed-foods-health-what-to-know
What are those weird ingredients in our favorite US packaged foods?
From maltodextrin to guar gum, these additives are found in 73% of the US food supply – and are linked to health impacts The US food industry has long buried the truth about their products. Is ...
The Bezos Earth fund has pumped billions into climate and nature projects. So why are experts uneasy?
Jeff Bezos’s $10bn climate and biodiversity fund has garnered glittering prizes, but concerns have been voiced over the influence it can buy – and its interest in carbon offsets Late last m...
Wealthy residents of Chicago may live 30 years longer than poorer ones. Can a new mayor help close the gap?
Brandon Johnson promised to tackle the city’s legacy of environmental racism, with communities of color facing disproportionate climate risks On the campaign trail, Brandon Johnson often talk...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/19/chicago-environmental-racism
Toxic ‘forever chemicals’ ubiquitous in Great Lakes basin, study finds
PFAS chemicals present in air, rain, atmosphere and water in basin, which holds nearly 95% of US freshwater Toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” are ubiquitous in the Great Lakes basin’s air, r...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/18/pfas-great-lakes-basin
Week in wildlife – in pictures: amorous frogs, battling stallions and an overaffectionate jaguar
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Sea otters use tools to open hard-shelled prey, saving their teeth, research reveals
The behavior, documented in footage from researcher Chris Law, is most seen in females and sheds light on the threatened species Floating on its back in the waters of California ’s Monterey B...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/16/sea-otters-prey-teeth
Biden proposes end to new leases in US’s largest coal-producing region
Republicans opposed to plan from Bureau of Land Management affecting Powder River Basin area of Wyoming and Montana The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/16/biden-coal-leases-powder-river-basin
Swallow, swift and house martin populations have nearly halved, finds UK bird survey
Reduction in insect numbers contributes to drop, and there are declines across more than a third of bird species surveyed Swallows, swifts and house martins were once a common sight over UK tow...
The search for the perfect wetsuit: is there one that doesn’t harm the planet?
Neoprene is made from toxic chemicals, hard to recycle and, with 400,000 tonnes made a year, a growing problem. So can surfers and swimmers find green wetsuits? I have been hesitating for month...
Canada wildfires: huge queues on highway as thousands evacuate oil town – video
Footage on social media showed roads full of cars evacuating the suburbs of Fort McMurray in the western Canadian province of Alberta. A growing blaze threatened the city and its surroundings, wh...
Four kids left: The Thai school swallowed by the sea – video
Ban Khun Samut Chin, a coastal village in Samut Prakan province, Thailand, has been slowly swallowed by the sea over the past few decades. This has led to the relocation of the school and many ho...
How do you follow My Octopus Teacher? With crocodiles, otters and a new book
Oscar-winning film-maker Craig Foster on his first octopus encounter, the price of fame and his new video book about the power of connecting with animals When the film My Octopus Teacher aired...
Herd of 170 bison could help store CO2 equivalent of 43,000 cars, researchers say
Free-roaming animals reintroduced in Romania’s Țarcu mountains are stimulating plant growth and securing carbon stored in the soil while grazing A herd of 170 bison reintroduced to Romania�...
Top US ethics watchdog investigating Trump over dinner with oil bosses
Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington ‘taking very serious look’ at whether Mar-a-Lago meeting justifies legal action A powerful watchdog group that has been at the forefront...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/15/ethics-watchdog-investigating-trump-big-oil
Baby skates on verge of extinction in Tasmania hatched by scientists – video
The ancient fish were successfully hatched by scientists in Tasmania using two adults and 50 eggs. The Maugean skate is thought to be found only in the vast harbour on the state’s west coast. N...
Eco-brutalism: when angular concrete meets the wonder of nature – in pictures
On her @brutalistplants Instagram page , Olivia Broome collects photographs that combine the angular shapes of raw concrete with the greenery of the natural world. “I really enjoy the aesthetic...
A (mostly) scientific ranking of takeout containers – from worst to best for the environment
One way to mitigate the eco-guilt of a to-go habit is to choose restaurants that serve food in sustainable containers Getting restaurant meals to go often comes with a side of guilt: “Did I n...
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/10/best-sustainable-food-containers
Week in wildlife – in pictures: an eel gets a shock, bees take Manhattan and a possum on the pitch
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Trump promised to scrap climate laws if US oil bosses donated $1bn – report
Trump promised to 20 executives at Mar-a-Lago dinner to increase oil drilling and reverse pollution rules among other pitches Donald Trump dangled a brazen “deal” in front of some of the t...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/trump-oil-ceo-donation
Cruise ship arrives at New York City harbor with dead whale caught on bow
The 44ft-long whale corpse was an endangered sei whale, which will now be examined to determine how it died A cruise ship has journeyed into New York City’s harbor bearing a gruesome cargo in...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/cruise-ship-dead-whale
Ice dives, walrus snaps and whale encounters: the man telling extreme stories of an Arctic at risk
Andreas B. Heide has been shortlisted for a Shackleton award for his work in the far north, getting up close to nature to connect people emotionally with a fragile ecosystem To say the images o...
Vermont poised to become first US state to charge big oil for climate damage
If passed, the groundbreaking measure could be a model for other states to hold fossil fuel companies liable Vermont is poised to pass a groundbreaking measure forcing major polluting companie...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/may/09/vermont-charge-oil-industry-climate-crisis
Labor’s strategy is to reduce emissions from gas – but not if that means doing anything to cut its use
The plan announced on Thursday offers the gas industry – and Western Australia in particular – everything it could want Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news pod...
‘When he is older there will be no rain’: how southern Madagascar is coping in a climate crisis
The island nation is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world, as changing weather patterns bring more dry spells and unpredictable rainy seasons. Sean Smith travelled to the south to me...
Gina Rinehart, One Nation and the Greens all oppose Glencor...e CO2 in the Great Artesian Basin – why? | Temperature Check
The mining company insists the storage hub is safe but many are unconvinced about injecting carbon dioxide into a major Australian water resource Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free ...
‘Why doesn’t anybody care?’ Texas-Mexico border devastated by anti-migrant operation
Greg Abbott’s strategy to deter immigration isn’t just harming people and costing billions – it’s ruining the Rio Grande’s ecosystem Strong-arm strategies by Texas along the US-Mexico...
Week in wildlife – in pictures: a giant hamster, a mustachioed deer and a zebra on the run
The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world Continue reading...
Big oil spent decades sowing doubt about fossil fuel dangers, experts testify
US Senate hearing reviewed report showing sector’s shift from climate denial to ‘deception, disinformation and doublespeak’ The fossil fuel industry spent decades sowing doubt about the d...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/may/01/big-oil-danger-disinformation-fossil-fuels
How do we define climate responsibility? Woodside has no answer | Adam Morton
So long as oil and gas companies remain wedded to self-interest, the push against them isn’t going away Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Australia�...
Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: ‘If we had the energy left, we’d cry’
Years after the emergency, the Michigan city is yet to replace all lead pipes and affected families are still awaiting justice Earlier this month, Brittany Thomas received a call that her 11-ye...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/flint-michigan-water-crisis
Michigan doctor who revealed Flint water crisis now takes on child poverty
Mona Hanna-Attisha launched a program to provide funds during a newborn’s first year – and wants to replicate it across the country Flint residents grapple with water crisis a decade later: �...
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/apr/25/flint-michigan-child-poverty
Mega-warehouses heap more pollution on hard-hit Illinois neighborhoods
Proliferation of hubs for online shopping disproportionately sited in low-income neighborhoods or communities of color Hundreds of mega-warehouses have been built in Illinois for online shoppin...
Birdsong once signalled the onset of spring on my street – but not this year | Tony Juniper
A dawn chorus of flutes, whistles and chirps once flowed through my Cambridge window, but there has been a shocking collapse in birdlife. What can be done? Every year from February through to J...