Charity urges mayor to back plans for signage and maps to guide walkers around lost waterways…
Month: May 2021
Country diary: enchanted by the softness and subtlety of primroses
The primrose bank was more beautiful to me than any formal garden precisely because it was…
Vital soil organisms being harmed by pesticides, study shows
The tiny creatures are the ‘unsung heroes’ that keep soils healthy and underpin all life on…
UK banks’ support for coal industry has risen since 2015 Paris climate pact
Lenders including Barclays and HSBC provided services and loans worth £21.9bn in 2019 British banks’ financial…
The Seaspiracy controversy: should we stop eating fish?
The Netflix documentary on the impact of commercial fishing has received celebrity endorsements and a huge…
Air pollution spikes may impair older men’s thinking, study finds
Temporary rises in air pollution may impair memory and thinking in older men, according to research…
‘Decades ahead of his time’: history catches up with visionary Jimmy Carter
When I reach Jimmy Carter’s grandson by Zoom, he answers wearing a Raphael Warnock campaign T-shirt.…
Poem of the week: Grey Natural Light by Katherine Horrex
Climate change and pollution make for surreal and ghostly imagery in this understated and restrained poem…
Receding glaciers causing rivers to suddenly disappear
As glaciers around the world recede rapidly owing to global warming, some communities are facing a…
Senate Dems agonize over voting rights strategy
Senate Democrats made a major commitment to muscle through Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s ethics and voting reform…