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RSPB buys ‘magical’ 96-hectare landscape to reconnect habitats
The RSPB has bought a 96-hectare upland area known as Gallt-y-bere in Carmarthenshire, describing it as the “vital missing link” between two separated parts of its Gwenffrwd-Dinas nature reserve in the Elenydd. Situated by the banks of the River Tywi, the purchase allows conservationists to reconnect a fragmented landscape for the first time in 60…
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Microsoft Reports a Massive 25 Percent Jump in Emissions
Data centers are driving up the company’s use of electricity—and carbon pollution.
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Trump admin scraps ‘weaponized’ wildlife rule that became ‘burden’ on American families and businesses: Burgum
The Trump administration is rescinding a decades-old Endangered Species Act rule it says expanded federal authority to restrict energy production, infrastructure projects and private land use.
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How can you help wildlife during hot weather?
Sophia Herod has some tips for helping animals that might visit your garden or neighbourhood.
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Ministers plan legally binding debt targets for England’s water companies
Ministers are drawing up plans to impose legally binding debt targets on England’s water companies for the first time, in an effort to prevent further corporate failures of the kind facing Thames Water. The environment secretary, Emma Reynolds, is developing proposals that would compel firms to keep their borrowing below set levels or face legal…
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Is an air-conditioning revolution coming to Europe?
Record-breaking heat waves that pushed temperatures above 40°C across Europe in late June have intensified the debate over whether the continent should embrace air-conditioning, with shoppers in France reportedly forcing their way into stores to grab fans and portable units. The issue matters because Europe is warming faster than any other continent, cooling is increasingly…
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Indigenous rebels, migrant bravery and joyful dance: New York’s Latin American Foto Festival – in pictures
The Guardian has published a photo gallery showcasing work featured at New York’s Latin American Foto Festival, hosted by the Bronx Documentary Center. The collection brings together documentary photographers from across Latin America, spotlighting Indigenous land movements, environmental struggles, migration and cultural traditions, and it matters as a platform amplifying regional stories of resilience, identity…
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Swift nest reportedly thrown in skip during house renovations in South Tyneside
Conservationists in South Tyneside fear that swift chicks were thrown into a skip during renovation work on council houses in Jarrow, in apparent breach of laws protecting nesting birds. The Northern Swifts Group was alerted to the destruction of at least one nest on Tuesday, and a single dehydrated swiftlet was rescued from a badly…
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‘A lot of red flags’: plans for New Zealand’s first datacentre spark concern as locals demand greater transparency
Plans for New Zealand’s first AI datacentre, a NZ$3.5bn (US$2bn) facility to be built by Singapore-based company Datagrid in Makarewa, north of Invercargill, have prompted concern among local residents who are demanding greater transparency. Their worries centre on the centre’s substantial electricity and water consumption, potential noise and light pollution, and a sense that the…
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Black bear raiding a garbage can at Lake Tahoe garage triggers dramatic wildlife encounter
A California man says a black bear charged at him outside his Lake Tahoe vacation home over the Fourth of July holiday, forcing him to fend off the animal with bear spray in an encounter captured on video. Cortlandt Koerwitz of Sacramento told KCRA 3 that the incident began when his daughter spotted the bear…