After taking full control of the government, Republicans and former President Donald Trump wielded a little-used…
Day: March 15, 2021
An unlikely Trump turncoat shows the GOP way to resist his influence
Jaime Herrera Beutler is not one to make waves on Capitol Hill. But during Donald Trump’s…
Renewable energy growth must speed up to meet Paris goals, agency says
Renewable electricity production needs to grow eight times faster than the current rate to help limit…
Senior Democrat ‘hot mic’ says GOP foot-dragging will force fast-track process for infrastructure
Sen. Ben Cardin listens during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol. | Sarah Silbiger/Getty Images…
Climate crisis: recent European droughts ‘worst in 2,000 years’
The series of severe droughts and heatwaves in Europe since 2014 is the most extreme for…
Inspired by a sink full of soap bubbles: how we made the Eden Project
Tim Smit, co-founder and original concept I had successfully turned a long-disused garden in Cornwall into…
Sandstorm and pollution turn Beijing sky orange – video
Play Video 0:45 A sandstorm has combined with already high air pollution to turn the sky…
The race to zero: can America reach net-zero emissions by 2050?
If America finally weans itself off planet-heating emissions, the country will look and feel very different.…
Florida’s feral hogs: a pervasive pest – but a profitable one for some
Dimas “Pompi” Rodriguez is standing in his front yard before dawn, his neck shielded from a…
Revealed: seafood fraud happening on a vast global scale
Guardian analysis of 44 studies finds nearly 40% of 9,000 products from restaurants, markets and fishmongers…