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Reddit investors use GameStop proceeds to help protect gorillas
Gorillas, elephants, pangolins and sea turtles have been handed a lifeline by amateur investors who played the stock market at its own game.
Hundreds of...
‘No way food safety not compromised’: US regulation rollbacks during Covid-19 criticised
The US government is accelerating controversial regulatory rollbacks to speed up production at meat plants, as companies express growing alarm at the impact of...
Covid-19 mink variants discovered in humans in seven countries
Seven countries are now reporting mink-related Sars-CoV-2 mutations in humans, according to new scientific analysis.
The mutations are identified as Covid-19 mink variants as they...
Net zero: what if Australia misses the moment on climate action?
Three of Australia’s biggest trading partners have recently committed to go ‘carbon-neutral’. Experts say it’s the greatest shift in climate politics since the Paris...
What would a climate-friendly UK mean for you?
Electric cars, the end of gas boilers, green jobs, more trees and less meat are all part of government advisers’ net zero planEnding UK’s...
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Country diary: the moors are a tale of loss, but the raptors bring hope
Wood warbler, ring ouzel, common redstart, tree pipit, common sandpiper, twite, cuckoo and lapwing: these birds, whose names I jotted down on each spring...
Trump administration allows companies to break pollution laws during coronavirus pandemic
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended its enforcement of environmental laws during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, signaling to companies they will not...
Coronavirus pandemic prompts record drop in global emissions, study finds
The coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest drop in heat-trapping emissions in human history, according to a new study. Lockdowns, travel bans and...