Trump announces order to bring plastic straws back

Trump announces order to bring plastic straws back

President Donald Trump has just announced he is banning the federal mandate of producing paper straws throughout the US. In-fact, he wants the nation to move exclusively back to plastic. โ€˜Drill baby drillโ€™ was just the tip of the iceberg re Trumpโ€™s ecological unravelling, it would seem. The newly inaugurated president...

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Is Londonโ€™s dream of โ€˜swimmable riversโ€™ a safe one?

Is Londonโ€™s dream of โ€˜swimmable riversโ€™ a safe one?

Mayor Sadiq Khan has made a bold pledge that rivers across the capital will be swimmable within 10 years. But local authorities are concerned the plan is a threat to public safety.  In 2023, Sir Saqiq Khan announced plans to โ€˜turbochargeโ€™ restoring Londonโ€™s rivers and waterways, part of a broader environmental agenda that aims to bring the capital in line with other global cities like Copenhagen and Paris. Khanโ€™s initiative includes...

By Brighton, UK
Inside the โ€˜moonshotโ€™ plan to rewild an area larger than London

Inside the โ€˜moonshotโ€™ plan to rewild an area larger than London

As The National Trust marks its 130-year anniversary, it has announced a decade-long plan to rewild an area bigger than the size of Greater London.  The UKโ€™s National Trust is the biggest conservation charity in Europe, with 5.37 million members, 10,000 staff, and thousands of volunteers. Entering 130 years in operation, the charity is responsible for protecting over 250,000 hectares of farmland, 780 miles of coastland, and more than 500 historic...

By London, UK
Will Trump successfully reverse Bidenโ€™s offshore drilling ban?

Will Trump successfully reverse Bidenโ€™s offshore drilling ban?

President Bidenโ€™s bold move to ban offshore drilling in federal waters has sparked a fierce reaction from President-elect Donald Trump, who previously pledged to undo the move. The past few days have been a field day for climate action enthusiasts thanks to Bidenโ€™s new environmental policy. For the longest time, climate activists and anybody in their right mind have pushed for the US to take action towards its net-zero...

By Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Tropical cyclone Chido wreaks havoc in Mozambique

Tropical cyclone Chido wreaks havoc in Mozambique

The tropical cyclone Chido wreaked havoc in northern Mozambique affecting more than 180,000 people, and once again showed how climate change decimates the continent. According to the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN, OCHA) report, the organization confirms that the cyclone has killed at least 45 people, and the number is expected to increase. The cyclone has left thousands of people homeless and affected the livelihoods...

By Nairobi, Kenya