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Two Britons to challenge UK’s ‘weak’ response to climate crisis in Strasbourg court

admin — Mon, 05 May 2025 13:50:56 +0000

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives being ruined, and lack of effective strategy infringes their human rights

Two men who say they are being failed by the UK’s flawed response to climate breakdown are taking their case to Europe’s top human rights court.

Doug Paulley and Kevin Jordan say their lives have been ruined by the rising temperatures and extreme weather caused by the climate crisis, and that the government’s response fails to respect their human rights.

Trump cuts will lead to more deaths in disasters, expert warns: ‘It is really scary’

admin — Mon, 05 May 2025 11:09:18 +0000

Layoffs and funding cuts to Fema and Noaa will impact how they predict and respond to disasters, warns professor Samantha Montano

The Trump administration’s sweeping cuts to disaster management will cost lives in the US, with hollowed-out agencies unable to accurately predict, prepare for or respond to extreme weather events, earthquakes and pandemics, a leading expert has warned.

Green deputy launches leadership bid with UK ‘eco-populism’ vision

admin — Mon, 05 May 2025 05:00:30 +0000

Exclusive: Surprise challenger Zack Polanski says party can learn from success of Nigel Farage and Reform UK

A leading Green has launched a surprise campaign to oust Carla Denyer and Adrian Ramsay as party leaders, saying the party needs to be less timid and transform itself into a radical, mass-membership “eco-populism” movement.

Zack Polanski, who has been deputy leader since 2022 and serves as a London assembly member, will challenge Denyer and Ramsay this summer despite them taking the party to its best-ever general election result last year, winning four seats.

Labor must heed the warnings wrapped up in its election win. Young voters are crying out for action | Intifar Chowdhury

admin — Mon, 05 May 2025 02:11:34 +0000

Gen Z want the government to address the big structural problems: housing supply, inequality and climate

Sweden’s Great Moose Migration live stream ends after 478 hours’ viewing

admin — Sun, 04 May 2025 22:26:01 +0000

Seventh season of hit ‘slow TV’ show followed annual trek of moose (or elk) heading to summer pastures

For thousands of years, moose have crossed rivers, navigated thawing forests and quietly followed ancient trails toward their summer pastures in northern Sweden.

A 24-hour live stream gave millions of viewers front-row seats to watch every unhurried step of the journey.

Cost of emissions from five major Australian resource companies more than $900bn, study finds

admin — Sun, 04 May 2025 15:00:13 +0000

US researchers link BHP, Rio Tinto, Santos, Whitehaven Coal and Woodside Energy to specific climate harms over three decades

Mexico factory that imports US toxic waste to relocate after Guardian report

admin — Sat, 03 May 2025 15:00:41 +0000

Zinc Nacional will move ‘most polluting’ operations after joint investigation found heavy-metals pollution in area

Treasury threatens Defra with £4bn bill if Thames Water nationalised

admin — Sat, 03 May 2025 15:00:41 +0000

Exclusive: Treasury threat an example of ‘scare tactics’ to help force through private sector deal, sources suggest

Whitehall officials have been at loggerheads over the fate of Thames Water since the Treasury told the environment department that it would have to meet the cost of a multibillion pound temporary nationalisation.

Britain’s biggest water company recently came within days of running out of money. Thames is in a desperate race to find a buyer willing to inject cash, with the US private equity firm KKR in pole position.

A grizzly bear comeback in California? An old dream gets new legs

admin — Sat, 03 May 2025 15:00:40 +0000

A feasibility report using historical maps and ecological data is raising excitement: ‘It would be a slow process’

On the eve of the gold rush, California was teeming with grizzly bears – as many as 10,000 of them. They were so popular that the Bear Flag Republic – a short-lived attempt by a group of US settlers to break away from Mexico in 1846 – used the animals as their mascot; an image that still adorns California’s flag.

Scientific societies to do climate assessment after Trump administration dismissed authors

admin — Sat, 03 May 2025 14:00:39 +0000

Two groups join forces for peer-reviewed research after key contributors on Congress-mandated report dismissed

Two major US scientific societies have announced they will join forces to produce peer-reviewed research on the climate crisis’s impact days after Donald Trump’s administration dismissed contributors to a key Congress-mandated report on climate crisis preparedness.