Focus on Environment
Dredging of Puerto Rico’s biggest port begins as environmentalists warn of threat to turtles, corals
A $62M project to dredge Puerto Rico’s biggest, most important seaport faces fierce opposition from environmentalists and a pending lawsuit.
Dame Prue Leith lauds leftovers at UK’s Big Lunch launch
Dame Prue Leith hosted eco-minded community organisers at a picnic in London to launch the “greenest” Big Lunch campaign on Wednesday. The Big...
Citizen scientist measured Rockies snowfall for 50 years. Two new hips help him keep going
Billy Barr first began recording snow and weather data more than 50 years ago as a freshly minted environmental science graduate in Gothic,...
From polar bears to groundwater, nature is riddled with ‘forever chemicals’
They didn't exist a century ago but today PFAS "forever chemicals" contaminate the environment from groundwater to Antarctic snow to turtle eggs, and...
Hunger grips southern Africa as Zimbabwe declares drought a disaster
President Mnangagwa on Wednesday declared Zimbabwe’s drought a national disaster and said the country needed more than $2 billion in aid to feed...
Reindeer herders battle power line needed for Norway’s climate goal
By Gwladys Fouche JERGUL, Norway (Reuters) – It is minus 6 degrees Celsius in Arctic Norway and some 30 Indigenous Sami herders have...
UK butterfly species drop to lowest recorded numbers amid ‘human impact’
Conservationists have recorded their lowest ever count of some UK butterfly varieties amid concerns about human impacts on the environment. Last year saw...
Mexican government blames contractor for loose clamps that caused Maya Train derailment
The Mexican government blamed a contractor for a loose railway fitting that caused a train car to derail on a tourist rail route...
Giant Kazakh oil field operator denies spill reports
The operator of Kazakhstan's giant offshore Kashagan oilfield denied reports of an oil spill near the field, saying facilities were working normally.
On French hillsides, the Menton lemon is being squeezed by overdevelopment
MENTON, France — When the French Riviera town of Menton prepares to host its lemon festival each year, it assembles more than 140...
