President Joe Biden’s infrastructure negotiations could get more complicated, thanks to the government’s need to keep…
Month: June 2021
Mystery illness strikes down birds across US south and midwest
A mysterious illness is killing birds across several states in the south and midwestern US, and…
Water of death: how arsenic is poisoning rural communities in India
‘A crisis is brewing’, experts warn, with contaminated water exposing villagers to increased risk of cancer…
Call the copse! The sudden flourishing of culture about trees
From a fake forest in central London to Chekhov’s Cherry Orchard told from the orchard’s point…
Country diary: the secrets of deadly nightshade
Wenlock Edge, Shropshire: The belladonna has a strange purple glow and an even stranger history A…
Dems pan proposed Colorado redistricting map
Colorado is rapidly turning blue, but Republicans might be on track to hold half the state’s…
Brazil environment minister quits amid inquiry into illegal Amazon logging
As talks with US over protecting the rainforest stall, Ricardo Salles faces a criminal investigation Brazil’s…
UK policies will not deliver emission cuts pledge, says climate adviser
Climate Change Committee says government needs to ‘step up very rapidly’ to meet ‘historic’ targets Boris…
Activists angry over Perth festival Fringe World’s new deal with fossil fuel giant Woodside
Woodside has transitioned its sponsorship to ‘philanthropy’ at the festival’s parent company Artrage, which says it…
Pelosi and Schumer pilot turbulent Biden agenda behind the scenes
While a gang of self-appointed Senate negotiators rack up headlines, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer are…