Motorists shoot me funny looks as I sheepishly cross a scrubby verge, trying my best to…
Month: May 2021
Rapid heating of Indian Ocean worsening cyclones, say scientists
India’s cyclone season is being made more intense by the rapidly heating Indian Ocean, scientists have…
Banned pesticide blamed for killing bees may be approved for fish farms
The Scottish government appears ready to approve a banned insecticide blamed for destroying bee populations for…
Call for G7 Cornwall summit to forge global plastic pollution treaty
Major packaging producers and environmental charities have called for the G7 summit to agree to a…
UK’s fledgling edible insect sector in jeopardy after Brexit
Legal changes triggered by Brexit are putting the UK’s fledgling edible insect sector in jeopardy. Before…
‘Dig coal to save the climate’: the folly of Cumbria’s plans for a new coalmine
It was in early 2019 that I first heard about the proposals for a new coalmine…
Country diary: the queen bee is a ray of sunshine in a gloomy May
The queen makes a solar landing. During the briefest moment of shine in the wash cycle…
Judge rejects public access to search warrant in Richard Burr insider trading probe
A federal judge’s decision to refuse access to records of a search warrant issued in connection…
Biden prepared to extend infrastructure talks
White House officials and other Democrats close to the bipartisan infrastructure talks are willing to let…
GOP ire imperils bipartisan plan to confront China
Last-minute Senate drama is threatening to upend what many in Washington see as the last major…