Wildfires, wombats and wake-up calls – what to read, rethink and act on this week
This roundup of The Conversation’s environment coverage was first published in our award-winning weekly climate action newsletter, Imagine.…
Your rights if you lose a parcel left in recycling bin or doorstep
Here’s what you need to know if a parcel has been lost from your property (Image: Getty) There’s…
Drought threatens the Netherlands’ iconic dikes and grounds houseboats
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…
Researchers Revealed Why Parts of the Ocean Can Suddenly Go Dark for Weeks at a Time
Scientists have found that parts of the ocean can experience long periods of extreme darkness, sometimes lasting weeks.…
Cheap coffee is killing Vietnam’s priceless tropical forests (commentary)
Vietnam’s coffee industry has a problem it can no longer sweep under the rug: its global success…
DiCaprio and Bezos launch $200M fund for endangered species
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Foundations funded and co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio and Jeff Bezos have launched an initiative…
UK plastic ‘waste colonialism’ found to be polluting Turkey’s farming heartland | Plastics
High levels of microplastics and other plastic contamination have been discovered in a waterway close to a major…
Recycling food waste is good for the climate, but could add microplastics to soil, study finds
Recycling food waste nationwide would have huge climate benefits, but a new study in the journal Nature Food…
Confused about carbon capture? Experts explain why we need different types
The production of steel, concrete, fuel and agriculture chemicals is energy intensive. These industries critically rely on vast…
I was fined £500 after putting a coffee cup in a rubbish bag next to a full bin | Consumer affairs
I was outside London Waterloo railway station and was looking for a bin to dispose of an empty…
Strong El Niño expected to intensify
Multi-model ensemble forecasts from leading global producing centres for the central and eastern equatorial Pacific. Global impacts El…
Water cuts loom as US unveils long-awaited response to Colorado River crisis | US news
The US government released its anxiously awaited plan for how to manage the Colorado River crisis on Friday,…