The Capitol complex went into lockdown Friday after a reported shooting outside the building and amid…
Month: April 2021
Gaetz’s communications director departs as scandal around Florida congressman intensifies
Rep. Matt Gaetz’s communications director, Luke Ball, has left Gaetz’s team, Gaetz’s office confirmed Friday. Ball’s…
How green is your ‘green’ energy tariff?
Suppliers accused of misleading consumers by offering renewable deals that are only green on paper It’s…
There’s another pandemic under our noses, and it kills 8.7m people a year | Rebecca Solnit
It is undeniably horrific that more than 2.8 million people have died of Covid-19 in the…
Give seals space during Easter break, public told
The public are being urged to give seals space in order to protect them from human…
Climate-concerned gardeners demand UK ban on peat compost
The UK government must ban the sales of peat compost this year after its goal of…
Country diary: rabbits pose for a classic Easter scene
It’s one of those tranquil early spring evenings, the sky blushing pink as the egg-yolk yellow…
Pelosi hopes to offer SALT relief in infrastructure package
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she…
Fire and flood: ‘Whole areas of Australia will be uninsurable’
It was the Monday after the Warragamba Dam overflowed that Dr Kim Loo began to understand…
Toxic impact of pesticides on bees has doubled, study shows
The toxic impact of pesticides on bees and other pollinators has doubled in a decade, new…