Brazil will reduce efforts to fight environmental crimes during the coronavirus outbreak, despite concerns that reduced…
Year: 2020
Trump administration allows companies to break pollution laws during coronavirus pandemic
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended its enforcement of environmental laws during the ongoing…
Canada mourns Takaya – the lone sea wolf whose spirit captured the world
When Doug Paton burst from his trailer on a warm spring afternoon, he expected to confront…
Wildlife charity plans to buy UK land to give it back to nature
A new national wildlife charity called Heal Rewilding is planning to buy ecologically depleted land across…
Coronavirus UK lockdown causes big drop in air pollution
The nationwide shutdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak has led to big drops in air pollution…
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…