Nature spaces ‘need to be right next to where people live’
People should not have to travel far to experience the joys of nature, conservationists have said, as campaigners…
‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter | Environment
One Monday morning in spring last year, 12 people gathered in the morning drizzle at Joyce’s Pool, one…
Bangkok declared a ‘disaster zone’ after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction | Flooding
Bangkok was declared a disaster zone by its city officials towards the end of last week, after streets…
One of Canada’s worst invasive species may have arrived naturally
Most invasive species are introduced into the areas where they become damaging. That’s part of why they tend…
Cutacre Country Park praised for bringing nature closer to people
Cutacre Country Park in Over Hulton has transformed land on a former open cast coal mine, creating diverse…
Why King Tides Flood Coastal Towns Every Fall
Three unrelated things have to line up, and every autumn they do. A full or new moon puts…
Shockingly blue turtle discovered in Kentucky backyard
When a Kentucky woman purchased a home in the town of Campbellsville, she had no idea that she…
New Haven turned a landfill that stopped accepting trash more than 20 years ago into a solar farm with over 1,900 panels, enough to generate the equivalent annual electricity use of about 200 homes while bringing the city $72,000 a year in rent
A landfill in New Haven, Connecticut, stopped accepting trash more than two decades ago, but its working life…
Powerful nor’easter causes flooding and knocks out power
A car is seen submerged in water on a flooded road during a nor’easter storm where a voluntary…
Shelburne Lodge Care home enjoy River Thames cruise
The outing was organised by Shelburne Lodge in High Wycombe and took place on a wheelchair-accessible boat provided…
Sea level rise is reshaping a California beach town and threatening a key rail line
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Could a single Maritime power grid make electricity more reliable?
When Canada’s premiers met in Prince Edward Island back in July, leaders from the Maritime provinces had power…