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Trump names oil and gas advocate to lead agency that manages federal lands

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:46:56 +0000

Kathleen Sgamma to oversee Bureau of Land Management, agency that manages quarter-billion acres of public land

Donald Trump has nominated a longtime oil and gas industry representative to oversee an agency that manages a quarter-billion acres of public land concentrated in western states.

Global warming and mass extinctions: What we can learn from plants from the last ice age

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 20:15:07 +0000

Global warming is producing a rapid loss of plant species -- according to estimates, roughly 600 plant species have died out since 1750 -- twice the number of animal species lost. But which species are hit hardest? And how does altered biodiversity actually affect interactions between plants?

Love rats: Canadians get chance to feed rodents named after old flames to owls

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 16:53:30 +0000

Program is meant to help the endangered northern spotted owl – and it’s only C$5! – but rat lovers are not amused

Revenge, they say, is a dish best served cold. And for an endangered owl breeding program in Canada, it’s also a dish best served dead.

For the price of a coffee, spurned and disgruntled lovers can revel in the satisfaction of having a dead rat named after an ex, before it is fed to a northern spotted owl.

‘Like finding gold’: plains-wanderers spotted in Melbourne’s west for first time in 30 years with help of AI

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 14:05:38 +0000

Critically endangered bird detected after analysis of tens of thousands of hours of song meter recordings

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Critically endangered plains-wanderers have been found living in Melbourne’s west for the first time in more than 30 years.

Noaa imposes limits on scientists, sparking concerns over global forecasts

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 13:00:27 +0000

‘Crackdown on climate’ predicted as oversight enacted over agency staffers’ email and meetings with foreign nationals

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) has placed onerous new restrictions on its scientists that people within the agency say could hamper the quality and availability of the world’s weather forecasts, among other key services.

The new requirements have created a sense of unease within the agency, according to current and former high-level Noaascientists and officials the Guardian spoke with, and alarmed partners at European agencies.

‘Dark day for parks’: Plans to build Spurs academy on London green space approved

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:39:05 +0000

Residents had unsuccessfully challenged Enfield council in court over club’s plan to build pitches on rewilded area rich in bats and newts

A women’s football academy will be built over public green space and a rewilded former golf course after Enfield council approved controversial plans by Tottenham Hotspur football club.

Philippines storm survivors join climate protest outside Shell HQ in London

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:38:22 +0000

Greenpeace protest draws attention to worsening typhoons and demands accountability from major polluters

For two days and two nights, Ronalyn Carbonel and her four children clung to the roof of their home as a huge storm raged around them. With the wind battering her village of Rizal, about 10 miles east of Manila in the Philippines, and water swirling through the rooms below them, they had no choice but to wait, hoping that someone would come to rescue them and hundreds of their neighbours.

Record-breaking growth in renewable energy in US threatened by Trump

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 12:00:23 +0000

Surge in solar, wind and battery capacity comes as president pledges to halt federal support for clean power

The US had record-breaking growth in renewable-energy capacity last year, new research shows, but the future of the sector is uncertain amid threats from Donald Trump’s administration.

Coca-Cola says Trump tariffs could force it to increase use of plastic in US

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 09:20:40 +0000

Introduction of 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports could push up canned food and drink prices

Coca-Cola has said it may have to increase its use of plastic in the US if Donald Trump’s tariffs raise the cost of aluminium cans.

The drinks company’s warning follows Trump’s introduction of 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminium entering the US, which could push up the prices of canned food and drink.

Thames Water investigated over delayed river clean-up schemes

admin — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 08:41:21 +0000

Regulator Ofwat’s enforcement case into whether company breached obligations follows Guardian investigation

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Thames Water is being investigated by the water regulator for England and Wales, Ofwat, after the struggling company delayed environmental improvement schemes.