liberal Datacenters are growing target of global climate-related legal cases, report findsLSE analysis highlights litigation linked to energy sources, water consumption and air pollution2 months agoenvironment
liberal Documenting Ireland’s Vanishing Boglands: ‘They Hold Millennia in Their Layers’Photographer Shane Hynan explores the tension between the central role peat bogs play in Irish life and their wider environmental impact2 months agoenvironment
liberal The Guardian view on extreme heat: as risks escalate, adaptation plans are dangerously laggingRecord-breaking temperatures should focus minds on the UK’s lack of preparedness for the climate dangers ahead2 months agoenvironment
liberal How the world’s voracious appetite for shrimp is destroying Ecuador’s mangrovesAs demand soars, the country’s mangrove forests and the livelihoods of shellfish gatherers are under threat from encroaching farms and unchecked pollution2 months agoenvironment
liberal Showdown in the desert: the small town fending off a new California gold rushA prospecting company’s search for gold has the town of Lone Pine and Indigenous leaders on edge, as the Trump administration greenlights new projects across the American west2 months agoenvironment
liberal ‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study findsTop 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers2 months agoenvironment
liberal US public still favors action on climate change despite Trump’s fossil fuel driveTwo-thirds of Americans say they are worried about climate but level of media coverage does not reflect this2 months agoenvironment
liberal A rat sighting in New Zealand can trigger an urgent response. Meet the ‘ghostbusters’ hunting them downDetector teams in Wellington react to ‘intel’ from the public about pest sightings as part of the country’s push to eradicate all introduced predators2 months agoenvironment
liberal ‘The Antarctic is the last frontier’: the quest to save Shackleton’s EnduranceAmid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the region’s first underwater protected area2 months agoenvironment
liberal Freedivers, leftover cables and bits of clay: Cuba gets inventive to save its pristine reefs amid US blockadeWith limited resources and sanctions tightening, conservationists are forced to find new ways to protect the coral reefs of Ciénaga de Zapata national park2 months agoenvironment
liberal 'The birds will fly away': can Albania’s flamingo revolution keep its wetlands free from Trumps and tourists?A luxury resort backed by the US president’s family may be built on a wildlife-rich nature reserve in one of Europe’s poorest nations2 months agoenvironment
liberal Super-rich’s assets cause outsized amount of climate harm, study saysGreenpeace calculates that wealthiest contribute nearly $1tn of damage a year with ownership-based emissions2 months agoenvironment