Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Tag: Environment
04/22/2022
‘An ecological miracle’: Taiwan’s fireflies are flirting in the dark again
Excited visitors take part in nightly tours after conservationists reintroduce species.
04/21/2022
What Could Go Right? “A gift for Indonesian women”
Massive protections against sexual abuse pass in Indonesia. Plus, geothermal energy, cancer-preventing vaccines, and more
04/19/2022
Clean energy is buried at the bottom of abandoned oil wells
The US is spending millions to explore a surprising source of untapped power.
04/19/2022
California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk
Between vast almond orchards and dairy pastures in the heart of California’s farm country sits a property being redesigned to look like it did 150 years ago, before levees restricted the flow of rivers that weave across the landscape.
04/19/2022
What Is the Future of America’s Greenest Town?
After a tornado, Greensburg, Kansas rebuilt as a shining example of red-state sustainability. It wants to be more than a curiosity.
04/06/2022
Northern pool frogs return to the UK
Loud-croaking striped frogs, which had been extinct in Britain, are thriving after being reintroduced.
04/15/2022
Citizens officially win fight to ban oil and gas development in Quebec
Quebec became the first jurisdiction in the world Tuesday to explicitly ban oil and gas development in its territory after decades of campaigning by environmental organizations and citizen groups.
04/04/2022
Brown bear population in Pyrenees highest for a century, says study
Monitors identify 70 individuals in 2021, with 114 newborns since launch of repopulation scheme in 1996.
04/16/2022
‘It’s About Your Leaf Blower’
For the 700,000 people who live in DC, some to-do tips. For all you other Americans, some points to study.
04/05/2022
Britons buy more electric cars in March than in whole of 2019
Overall new car sales slump as petrol and diesel prices soar in Ukraine crisis.
04/16/2022
‘A sacred responsibility’: Yurok Tribe poised to return condors to the skies
The birds have not been seen in northern California for more than a century. Now they could help restore an ecosystem.
04/08/2022