Since 2019, the 191 countries that are party to an international agreement called the Basel Convention have agreed to classify mixed plastic trash as “hazardous waste.” This designation essentially bans the export of unsorted plastic waste from rich countries to poor countries and requires it to be disclosed in shipments...
A tribe in Florida joins the fight against the ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ immigrant detention center
The Miccosukee Tribe in Florida joined environmental groups on Tuesday to sue the federal and state agencies that constructed an immigrant detention center known as the “Alligator Alcatraz” and located in the Everglades National Park. In a motion to join a lawsuit, as one of the first tribes to potentially...
Why flash flood warnings will continue to go unheeded
This year’s Fourth of July was the first time that the town of Comfort, Texas, used the sirens intended to warn its roughly 2,000 residents of imminent flooding. Founded by German abolitionists in 1854, Comfort sits along the Guadalupe River in an area known as “Flash Flood Alley.” It installed...
Hundred sell-off saved up to six counties from possible collapse, new report finds
Hundred money ‘a turning point in domestic game’ Counties deemed to be overly reliant on ECB funding The windfall generated by the sale of shares in the eight Hundred franchises may have saved as many as six first-class counties from imminent crisis and possible collapse, according to an expert in...
Cherished champion and statesman: Usyk focuses on Ukraine before titles
Boxing great made two symbolic political gestures in London with his bout against Daniel Dubois only days away On Monday afternoon, in central London, Oleksandr Usyk looked resplendent on an open-topped black bus as he prepared to send loaded messages to Daniel Dubois, Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. High in...
‘It’s not fair’: Crystal Palace fans march in protest at demotion from Europa League
‘We earned the right to be there and will show support’ Palace in Conference League after ownership breach Furious Crystal Palace supporters have demanded that Uefa reverses its decision to demote the FA Cup winners from the Europa League to the Conference League next season as they staged a protest...
Would-be football agents complain Fifa’s faulty online exam causes one-year delay
Applicants beset by software problems and lost time on 18 June Some resits on 30 June but others told to wait 12 months Technical problems with Fifa’s online football agent exam have prevented candidates from completing the test, with many told they will have to wait 12 months for their...
Kelly backs England’s ‘positive clique’ of finishers to deliver against Sweden
Lionesses’ impact players are viewed as an important piece of the team’s puzzle and have a key role to play in their Euro 2025 quarter-final There was confusion among England’s starters on Sunday night when both Beth Mead and Aggie Beever-Jones scored and wheeled away clicking their fingers. It was...
Tour de France’s phoney war gets dose of reality as Pogacar v Vingegaard hits the mountains | William Fotheringham
There are questions around the race contenders’ teams but Wout van Aert’s form could be key for the Danish challenger There is always a sense of phoney war in the run-in to the Tour de France’s first stage in the high mountains, and at least one debate of the opening...
Electric Archer lights up India classic to justify Test return for England
Fast bowler displayed all the attributes which set him apart from others to deliver optimism for rest of series and Ashes The electric return of Jofra Archer in England’s tight victory against India at Lord’s set straight a couple of narratives that arose during his four-year absence from Test cricket....