Air pollution affects us all, but there is a way we can breathe easier | Environment
Air pollution affects nearly every person on this planet. Yet global efforts to combat the scourge – which…
Fishing dominates as Iceland prepares to cast vote on EU
At the Tor fish processing plant in Hafnarfjörður, staff are flat out gutting, slicing and prepping cod, haddock…
No special carve-out for states using fossil fuel to power datacentres, Chris Bowen insists, despite new conditions | Datacentres – Australia
Chris Bowen insists federal Labor’s new national laws on datacentre power supply will not include carve-outs for Queensland…
Nuclear fallout to flowerbeds: Japan to reuse Fukushima’s nuclear cleanup soil in flowerbeds and public works before 2045 deadline | World News
Workers place treated soil, removed during decontamination efforts around the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, into garden beds at…
Australia to withdraw staff from Macquarie Island due to ‘psychological risk’ of bird flu
The Australian Antarctic Division will launch a mission to extract personnel from Macquarie Island in the Southern Ocean…
‘Nature thrives when given a chance’: restored Cheshire wetland now a haven for rare grebe | Birds
A dumping ground for dredgings from the Manchester Ship Canal has become the best place in Britain for…
The Guardian view on the Nepal-Tibet floods: prepare for more climate-linked disasters | Editorial
Thousands of people in Nepal and Tibet are in desperate need of emergency assistance following Wednesday’s disaster. With…
With 1 billion kilowatt hours now delivered to its Arctic grid, a nuclear barge finished reloading both reactors for the first time while supplying about 60 percent of its isolated region’s energy
The town of Pevek sits at the very top of Russia, far above the Arctic Circle. About 5,000…
Hefty increase in litter fines across county from next week
From next week, the fixed payment litter and dog fouling fine around County Galway will increase sharply –…
Government must prioritise heat pump installation to tackle climate chaos | Environment policy
It is hardly surprising that many who were optimistic and supportive of Andy Burnham becoming prime minister, but…
A new energy scheme gives Australians three hours of free power a day – but there could be an expensive catch | Renewable energy
A government energy deal that promised three free hours of power to houses without solar panels carries higher…
Farmers walked away from a field 20 years ago and nature turned it into a “secret garden” of thousands of wild orchids
A field in North Norfolk that once grew oilseed rape is now carpeted with thousands of wild orchids…