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My dog ate a spotted lantern fly. Should I be concerned?

My dog ate a spotted lantern fly. Should I be concerned?

My dog ate a spotted lantern fly. Should I be concerned? My dog ate a spotted lantern fly. Should I be concerned? Here’s how to spot a spotted lantern fly, too. 4 minute read A...

Difference Between Manta Rays and Stingrays - Ocean Conservancy

Difference Between Manta Rays and Stingrays - Ocean Conservancy

Let’s face it, manta rays and stingrays look pretty similar and you can only spot the differences if you know what you’re looking for. Both manta rays and stingrays are related...

‘Fen, Bog & Swamp’ reminds readers why peatlands matter

‘Fen, Bog & Swamp’ reminds readers why peatlands matter

A recent TV ad features three guys lost in the woods, debating whether they should’ve taken a turn at a pond, which one guy argues is a marsh. “Let’s not pretend you know what a...

Dear Zaria: how do I deal with feelings of guilt, as an anti-capitalist working in a capitalist system?

Dear Zaria: how do I deal with feelings of guilt, as an anti-capitalist working in a capitalist system?

Hi Zaria, I’m struggling with the career path I accidentally fell into. I would describe myself as a socialist, climate activist, and a writer, but at 21 I took a job at a...

Tooth whitening – don’t gamble with your teeth

Tooth whitening – don’t gamble with your teeth

People seem to be hypnotised by the lure of having teeth that are whiter than an Oscars ceremony. Studies show that over half of us are dissatisfied with the colour of our...

At UNGA, Global Leaders Group urges leadership and action on Antimicrobial Resistance

At UNGA, Global Leaders Group urges leadership and action on Antimicrobial Resistance

New York, 22 September 2022 - Today, The Global Leaders Group co-chairs, Their Excellencies Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh and Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of...

26 feet of water: What the worst-case hurricane scenario looks like for Tampa Bay

26 feet of water: What the worst-case hurricane scenario looks like for Tampa Bay

This is part three in athree-part seriesabout worst-case extreme weather scenarios in three regions of the United States —Arizona,California, and Florida — that are particularly...

Working in harmony with the environment

Working in harmony with the environment

Working in harmony with the environment Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems preserve the biodiversity in their midst In Portugal’s Barroso Agro-Sylvo-Pastoral...

US court revokes permits for plastics plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

US court revokes permits for plastics plant in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’

A US court has revoked air pollution permits for a huge plastics plant in a region of Louisiana known as Cancer Alley and ruled that they would have violated environmental...

Racism seen as root of water crisis in Mississippi capital

Racism seen as root of water crisis in Mississippi capital

Deneka Samuel, of Jackson, Miss., cannot hide her disappointment and frustration at the problems with the city's water system, that she partially blames on racism shown by state...

African Environment Ministers vow to end plastic pollution, eliminate open dumping and burning of waste, address antimicrobial resistance

African Environment Ministers vow to end plastic pollution, eliminate open dumping and burning of waste, address antimicrobial resistance

Dakar, 16 September 2022 – The resumed 18th session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) closed with environment ministers from 54 African countries...

Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW could be polluting in breach of clean air laws

Vales Point coal-fired power station in NSW could be polluting in breach of clean air laws

Environment groups say an ageing coal-fired power station in New South Wales that sold for hundreds of millions of dollars may be operating in breach of the state’s clean air...