Senate Dems secure unity on advancing election reform before GOP blocks it

Senate Republicans are set to block Democrats’ sweeping elections and ethics reform bill on Tuesday. Just…

Unesco recommends Great Barrier Reef world heritage site should be listed as ‘in danger’

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Welsh government suspends all future road-building plans

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Activists fear Biden’s climate pledges are falling apart: ‘We aren’t seeing grit’

The president took swift action upon entering the White House, but recent developments raise concern his…

New bill aims to force Canada to tackle ‘systemic’ environmental racism

C-230 would require government to study effect of pollution and industry on marginalized people but conservatives…

A tiny Alaska town is split over a goldmine. At stake is a way of life

In Haines, where the salmon once leaped under snow-capped mountains, a massive mining project promises well-paid…

Congo’s latest killer is the climate crisis. Doing nothing is unthinkable | Vava Tampa

Lake Tanganyika sustains life for millions but ever more erratic weather threatens the entire Congo For…

Black US farmers dismayed as white farmers’ lawsuit halts relief payments

The US Department of Agriculture was scheduled to begin sending out payments to Black and minority…

The Australian government wants to avoid the Great Barrier Reef being listed as ‘in danger’ at all costs| Imogen Zethoven

This year is the 40th anniversary of the Great Barrier Reef being on the world heritage…