One sunny sunny morning in May, four high school students stood on a flower-dappled prairie in southern Dallas holding shovels. Before them swayed a Texas blazing star, a tall and spindly stalk that erupts in a bottlebrush of purple florets. Max Yan, a senior, made two putts on either side...
How tribes navigate emergency response aid to citizens and what you can do to prepare
Native Americans are increasingly responsible for emergency management systems when a natural disaster hits a tribal community. Tribes can issue emergency declarations requests to open up help from regional and federal partners, typically 24 hours after the event. When help is authorized to arrive, emergency management systems tend to move...
How the world’s highest court bolstered the fight for climate reparations
As global inaction over the climate crisis has mounted and Pacific islands nations have watched in frustration as their calls for decisive action have gone unheeded, a growing number of them, led by Vanuatu, have turned to the courts. If policymakers won’t act, they hoped, perhaps the courts would. And...
This Indian rapper is spitting bars about climate justice, caste, and Indigenous rights
In her latest rap song, Madhura Ghane, known by her stage name Mahi G, walks on a barren, drought-stricken hill where a large, leafless tree has fallen to the ground. In the following frames, with the background music slowly rising, the video shows close-ups of Indian laborers — men, women,...
‘Feeling loved’: how Wiegman turned Lionesses from also-rans to winners
The England head coach’s laser focus, calm character and human touch have helped to elevate her team to greatness “Who has got the ability to take us right to the top of Everest? That’s my job, to find that person for the players, they deserve the best.” Those were the...
Trainers’ chief backs radical alternative to government’s gambling tax plan
Paul Johnson supports call to target online casino duty BHA warns current plan would cost horse racing £330m A radical alternative to Treasury plans to “harmonise” the rate of tax paid on online sports betting and high-risk casino gaming products received support from one of racing’s key stakeholder groups on...
Vollering in nasty crash as Wiebes wins Tour de France Femmes stage three
GC rider Demi Vollering crashes 3.6km from the finish Marianne Vos second on stage but reclaims yellow jersey Demi Vollering’s hopes of continuing in the Tour de France Femmes are uncertain after she crashed at speed on the approach to the finish of stage three in Angers. Vollering landed on...
Super League votes through expansion to 14 teams for 2026 but tricky next steps await
Top-flight clubs agree to expansion for next season Bradford Bulls and Toulouse in promotion mix Super League will expand to 14 teams in 2026 after clubs approved an increase in the competition by two at the earliest possible opportunity. Officials from all clubs met in Leeds on Monday to discuss...
Sheepishness may follow sour grapes in handshakes row as England near end of brutal series | Ali Martin
Ben Stokes and his team got it wrong on graceless end to final day that showed their vulnerability and India’s unity India spent a day with Manchester United’s squad before the fourth Test, only to then pull off the kind of collective defensive effort rarely seen at the other Old...
Rocky road ahead for Brailsford and Ineos as questions remain amid Tour doping investigation | Jeremy Whittle
Dave Brailsford was hailed as a ‘not-so-secret-weapon’ on his return to the Tour de France but an investigation into a staff member has overshadowed the team’s modest successes As Tadej Pojacar stood on the Champs-Élysées podium, celebrating his fourth victory in the Tour de France, the man who led British...