Legal experts worldwide draw up ‘historic’ definition of ecocide
Draft law is intended to prosecute offences against the environment Legal experts from across the globe…
Senate Dems secure unity on advancing election reform before GOP blocks it
Senate Republicans are set to block Democrats’ sweeping elections and ethics reform bill on Tuesday. Just…
Unesco recommends Great Barrier Reef world heritage site should be listed as ‘in danger’
Australian government ‘stunned’ by recommendation and will strongly oppose draft decision, environment minister Sussan Ley says…
Welsh government suspends all future road-building plans
Deputy minister for climate change announces move as part of plans to reach net zero emissions…
Why do some birds’ heads not rock forwards and backwards when they walk?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights…
Activists fear Biden’s climate pledges are falling apart: ‘We aren’t seeing grit’
The president took swift action upon entering the White House, but recent developments raise concern his…
New bill aims to force Canada to tackle ‘systemic’ environmental racism
C-230 would require government to study effect of pollution and industry on marginalized people but conservatives…
A tiny Alaska town is split over a goldmine. At stake is a way of life
In Haines, where the salmon once leaped under snow-capped mountains, a massive mining project promises well-paid…
Congo’s latest killer is the climate crisis. Doing nothing is unthinkable | Vava Tampa
Lake Tanganyika sustains life for millions but ever more erratic weather threatens the entire Congo For…
Black US farmers dismayed as white farmers’ lawsuit halts relief payments
The US Department of Agriculture was scheduled to begin sending out payments to Black and minority…