Some days, I wonder what sort of country we live in. A London woman is threatened with a 150 fine for pouring some coffee dregs down a drain, with the suggestion that this amounted to polluting the waterways (Report, 22 October), yet water companies regularly dump countless millions of gallons of raw sewage with impunity.
Donald Trump was not yet two minutes into his first speech to the UN General Assembly of his second term when he credited himself for having single-handedly forged a world "that was prosperous and at peace". He was, of course, referring to his first term, which led into a screed about how the president who both followed and preceded him, Joe Biden, squandered it all - largely by not being him.
To 2049 by American poet Jorie Graham is one of my favourite collections of recent times and rereading it recently was incredibly rewarding. Filled with slippery and existentially evocative lines such as Years pulled their / lengths through us like long wet strings, it had me pointing at some of the pages gasping: I wish I wrote this! (a condition I frequently suffer from, known as poem-envy).
Esteve Fernández, the region's health secretary, has made it clear he wants a national law that bans smoking on the beach, full stop. He's hoping Spain's new tobacco law will stamp out cigarettes on every stretch of sand as well.
The magnificent cedar tree from Lebanon, dating back to the 1720s, starred in The Beatles' 1966 music video for 'Rain', where the Fab Four filmed sitting on its branches.
The Klamath River is our highway. It is also our food source. And it takes care of us. And so it's our job, our inherent right, to take care of the Klamath Basin and its river.
The Environment Agency emphasizes that deleting old emails can contribute to conserving water amidst England's looming water shortage crisis, demonstrating the interconnectedness of digital storage and environmental sustainability.
London's transport authority has fined Lime and Forest a total of £33,000 as part of a new campaign to address the issue of abandoned e-bikes across the city, showcasing their commitment to maintaining a cleaner and safer urban environment.
Fifteen Labour MPs rebelled against the government on Monday night to back an amendment by Labour's Chris Hinchliff to the planning and infrastructure bill that would have imposed new environmental obligations.
We've seen the impacts increasing, said Doug Bell, wildlife program manager at the East Bay Regional Park District in Oakland.
This "sustainable and simple yet powerful practice not only conserves water and reduces one's footprint, but also helps protect nature and secure the future," says Chandrima Debi.
