Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell will support Merrick Garland’s nomination for attorney general, five years after…
Day: February 23, 2021
Climate crisis hitting ‘worst case scenarios’, warns Environment Agency
The climate emergency is already hitting “worst case scenario” levels that if left unchecked will lead…
Cruz says his wife was ‘pissed’ about leaked text messages, paparazzi coverage
Sen. Ted Cruz on Tuesday continued his public apology tour for his heavily criticized trip to…
‘A role model’: how Seville is turning leftover oranges into electricity
In spring, the air in Seville is sweet with the scent of azahar, orange blossom, but…
Beaver believers: Native Americans promote resurgence of ‘nature’s engineers’
Molly Alves steps down hard on the edge of a heavy wire trap, forcing its sides…
This Congress is the most diverse ever. But Hill staffers remain overwhelmingly white.
Last month, when Michael J. Brewer became one of 10 communications directors of color out of…
Congress finally gets first chance for answers about the Jan. 6 insurrection
Lawmakers will get their first chance Tuesday to expose the security failures that allowed rioters to…
Row over UK tree-planting drive: ‘We want the right trees in the right place’
The natural bowl in the Northumberland hills studded with dumpy young conifers looks innocuous enough. But…
Beneath the blue: dive into a dazzling ocean under threat – interactive
Continental shelf Abyssal plain 2km 4km 6km 8km 10km To a casual observer, the ocean appears…
UK councils still invest in fossil fuels despite declaring climate emergency
Local councils that have declared a climate emergency are continuing to pour money into fossil fuels…