Sen. Kelly Loeffler gestures to supporters after speaking at a campaign rally in Marietta, Ga., on…
Day: December 17, 2020
Clean air zones to tackle traffic pollution delayed or on hold
Measures to tackle illegal air pollution, which kills tens of thousands of people a year in…
Floating ‘mini-nukes’ could power countries by 2025, says startup
Floating barges fitted with advanced nuclear reactors could begin powering developing nations by the mid-2020s, according…
EU set to miss targets on sustainability after agreeing fishing quotas
Fish populations will continue to be over-exploited in EU waters, partly as a result of Brexit,…
Congress faces ‘fork in the road’ on stimulus
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Dec. 15.…
I breathe the same polluted air that Ella Kissi-Debrah did. Change must be her legacy | Anjali Raman-Middleton
I live less than five minutes from the road that killed Ella Kissi-Debrah. Like so many…
The poison found in everyone, even unborn babies – and who is responsible for it | Rob Bilott
Imagine that a small group of people coordinated the intentional manufacture and release of a lethal…
US FDA declares genetically modified pork ‘safe to eat’
Genetically modified (GM) pigs have been approved for food and medical use in the US, drawing…
Willow tit becomes Britain’s fastest declining resident bird, survey finds
The willow tit has become Britain’s fastest declining resident bird, and one of half a dozen…
Showy orchids to scaly desert dwellers – Kew presents ‘new’ species
Six webcap toadstools have been named, all from the genus Cortinarius. C heatherae, right, was discovered…