Bipartisan infrastructure talks between President Joe Biden and GOP Sen. Shelley Moore Capito are over, and…
Day: June 8, 2021
With infrastructure talks in overtime, Dems move to keep government funding on track
House Democrats are deploying a crunch-time plan to move forward on the coming year’s budget while…
The island with no water: how foreign mining destroyed Banaba
The Kiribati island survived droughts due to sacred caves that captured rainfall but rampant phosphate extraction…
Senate China bill heads for next steep climb in House
In the Senate, progressives voted for the bill despite some objections and noted the House would…
Aviva might benefit from an agitator but the risk is over-reach | Nils Pratley
Cevian’s call for more capital to be returned is beyond what most City analysts think possible…
UK banks to reveal exposure to climate crisis for first time
Bank of England to examine risks rising temperatures and sea levels could pose for financial system…
Do Norfolk birds speak Punjabi? Mona Arshi, the poet transcribing bird calls
The lawyer-turned-poet spent a year ‘possessed’ by bird sounds – and found some chirped in her…
‘It was sad having to leave’: Climate crisis splits Alaskan town in half
All of Newtok’s 400 residents will have to move to higher ground but funding shortages and…
Pelosi urges Democrats to continue voting rights push, despite Manchin
Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday delivered an urgent call for Democrats not to abandon their marquee…
Public grasps threat to ocean even as leaders fail to meet targets, poll finds
Survey to mark World Oceans Day finds 94% in England and Wales believe the fate of…