Spain’s Endesa power firm sued over electrocution of birds

Landmark case says thousands of birds including endangered eagles die needlessly each year In Leonard Cohen’s…

‘This is it. If we don’t amp up, we’re goners’: the last chance to confront the climate crisis?

The Earth’s climate has always been a work in progress. In the 4.5bn years the planet…

How Canada is trying to protect its last three spotted owls

Canada announced a more full-throated response to the potential extinction of the owl within its borders…

Experience: I’ve had the same supper for 10 years

I have two pieces of fish, an onion, an egg, baked beans and biscuits. Being a…

Can recycled glass help restore Louisiana’s eroding coastline?

A new initiative to turn glass bottles from New Orleans’ many drinking spots into tiny particles…

Democrats hand their foes a weapon as they weigh a filibuster loophole

Chuck Schumer is hatching plans to further evade the constraints of the filibuster — and in…

Lawmakers scramble for ‘musical chairs’ to view Biden’s first Capitol speech

Even as life slowly returns to normal on Capitol Hill amid the shrinking threat of Covid,…

Beijing skies turn yellow as sand and dust engulf Chinese capital – video

The skies over Beijing turned yellow and air pollution soared to severe levels as a giant cloud of…

‘Forests are not renewable’: the felling of Sweden’s ancient trees

Forests cover 70% of the country, but many argue the Swedish model of replacing old-growth forests…

Before Covid, giving up flying was taking off. We need to get that momentum back

Interest in low-carbon living, including pledges not to fly, was high before the pandemic. After lockdown,…