Rightwing thinktanks use fear of Covid-19 to fight bans on plastic bags

The fight to ban plastic bags, many of which end up polluting oceans and rivers, has…

National Trust aims to lift lockdown spirits with #BlossomWatch

A British conservation charity is urging people confined indoors or only allowed to roam outside briefly…

‘Put Earth first’: can a greener, fairer fashion industry emerge from crisis?

The shutting down of society as we know it is giving a lot of time for…

Scientists find bug that feasts on toxic plastic

A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only…

‘I’ve never seen it like this’: why vegetables are so expensive in Australia at the moment

$11.50 for a kilogram of broccoli. $8 a bunch for fresh celery. The price of some…