This man turns discarded coffee cups into roads
In a secret location in an industrial area in western Sydney, a test strip of asphalt is being laid.But this is no ordinary road.The 50-metre strip stretching out into the hot afternoon sun is held…
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How the twin disasters of climate change and Covid-19 could transform our cities
It’s often been said that we’re living through an unprecedented moment. But in city centres, the coronavirus crisis has merely accelerated trends that have been unfolding for some time. In Leeds, where I live, many…
Mauritius arrests captain of oil spill ship
Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off its coast, causing an oil spill in one of the world’s most pristine maritime environments.“We have arrested the captain of the…
Trump withdraws nomination of controversial attorney for top environment post
In a rare acknowledgement of defeat, Donald Trump has withdrawn his nomination of a highly controversial figure for a top environment post.William Perry Pendley is a conservative attorney and longtime opponent of public lands and…
Trump in final push to open up Alaska’s Arctic refuge to oil and gas drilling
The Trump administration is taking the final steps to let oil and gas companies drill in the Arctic national wildlife refuge – which environment advocates call the nation’s “last great wilderness”.The US interior department will…
Tree of the week: the beloved 250-year-old wild pear being cut down for HS2
On a recent visit to see the Cubbington pear tree, Anne Langley was sad to see that the woods around it in Warwickshire had been blocked off to visitors and a sign erected warning against…
Letters: everyone has a right to the countryside
Nick Hayes is right that we should not be barred from so much of the countryside of England (“Forgive us our trespasses”, the New Review). But not everyone can trespass as energetically as he does,…
TV should expose the flaws of fast fashion, not treat it as entertainment
According to TV industry media, the fast fashion brand Missguided turned down more than 500 requests from TV production companies before agreeing to allow Pulse Films into its head office in Manchester last year. The…
One of England’s last coalmines to close near Durham
Thousands of years of English coalmining will near an end this week with the closure of one of the country’s last remaining coalmines in Bradley near Durham.The owner of the surface mine, the Banks Group,…
Tessa Khan: ‘Litigation is a powerful tool in the environmental crisis’
At key moments in history, courts around the world have helped to accelerate social change – they have vindicated the demands of people fighting to end slavery, racial segregation and gender inequality. It should therefore…
Experts and volunteers scramble to save Mauritius’s wildlife after oil spill
International experts and thousands of local volunteers were making frantic efforts on Sunday to protect Mauritius’s pristine beaches and rich marine wildlife after hundreds of tonnes of oil was dumped into the sea by a…
The Guardian view on the great outdoors: heeding the call of the wild
Supporters call it “wild camping”; opponents call it “fly-camping”. What both sides accept is that there has been an upsurge in the past few months, with increasing numbers of visitors pitching their tents on any…