Mythbusters: eight common objections to LTNs – and why they are wrong

Not all low-traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) are perfect, or do exactly what is intended. But often the…

‘I got it wrong. Since the changes it’s become more vibrant’: life in an LTN

Acorn Road, Newcastle upon Tyne When Newcastle city council planned to reduce motorist access to Acorn…

Low-traffic schemes benefit everyone, not just better-off, finds study

There is no evidence schemes that try to limit “rat-running” traffic along residential streets disproportionately benefit…

Increase in burning of plastic ‘driving up emissions from waste disposal’

From concrete to jungle: cartoonist puts Mumbai’s wildlife on the map

Global treaty to tackle plastic pollution gains steam without US and UK

Why a plan to cut pollution is making people across England so angry

The Guardian view on Biden and the world: undoing Trump’s damage | Editorial

Donald Trump is a “symptom of malaise, and decline, and decay” in the US, his former…

Scientists link record-breaking hurricane season to climate crisis

Paddling in a canoe through the flood waters left by Hurricane Eta in his rural village…

Suing for climate action: can the courts save us from the black hole of political inaction?

In the public imagination, blockbuster litigation involves grand courtrooms, passionate advocacy and granite-faced judges. These hallmarks…