This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR station. South Korean officials are calling for the return of more than 300 of its citizens who were detained last week during an Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid at an electric vehicle battery factory in Georgia....
Students, schools race to save clean energy projects in face of Trump deadline
Tanish Doshi was in high school when he pushed the Tucson Unified School District to take on an ambitious plan to reduce its climate footprint. In Oct. 2024, the availability of federal tax credits encouraged the district to adopt the $900 million plan, which involves goals of achieving net-zero emissions...
‘I was lost but football gave me strength’: Afghan women refugees on their fight for recognition
Exiles from the Taliban in England and Australia are using the sport to battle prejudice and give a voice to women and girls in Afghanistan “I felt quite lost,” says the goalkeeper Elaha Safdari. “I didn’t know anyone, but little by little football gave me the strength and power to...
Strike day with a dress code as racing descends on London to make case against tax changes
Trainers and jockeys from all levels of the sport were among the turf’s great and good who downed tools over fears of rising duty rates The Queen Elizabeth II Centre was presumably chosen as the venue for racing’s Axe The Racing Tax event in London on Wednesday as it is...
Government to make grassroots funding dependent on equality between boys and girls
Culture secretary wants equal access for girls’ teams Lisa Nandy says funding will come with conditions The government will look to enforce equal access to grassroots sport, with girls still getting the short end of the stick despite extra investment at the local level, the culture secretary has said. Lisa...
Usain Bolt warns ‘very talented’ Gout Gout about step up to seniors ahead of worlds
‘The transition to senior from junior is always tougher,’ says retired star Seventeen-year-old Gout has earned comparisons to the Jamaican Usain Bolt has warned Australian schoolboy sprint sensation Gout Gout that translating teenage talent into world and Olympic titles is a tough process. Gout has earned comparisons with the Jamaican...
Ryder Cup organisers ask Donald Trump to delay Bethpage arrival to avoid security chaos
President’s visit at US Open tennis final caused delays PGA of America’s priority is delivering ‘seamless’ event Ryder Cup organisers have asked that Donald Trump does not arrive for the opening tee shots at Bethpage this month, with fears of security chaos similar to the scenes that caused a delay...
From Tiktok to beating the clock: Meet the 15-year-old sprint sensation taking social media by storm
Bronson Hearn-Smith went viral for a video of his effortless sprinting style which has earned him fast times and many admirers Pale skin, wiry frame and Clark Kent spectacles – Bronson Hearn-Smith does not resemble your average sprinter. In fact, he would look more at home in a science lesson...
Steve Borthwick urged by club coaches to rest England’s Lions during autumn internationals
Players could be rested for matches on welfare grounds Lions squad mandated 10 weeks off after summer tour Steve Borthwick has been urged by Prem Rugby head coaches to consider resting British & Irish Lions players during England’s autumn internationals campaign on welfare grounds. Players who appeared on the Lions...
England lose shortened T20 ‘shambles’ against South Africa in rain-affected opener
South Africa 97-5; England 54-5; South Africa win by 14 runs (DLS) Game reduced to nine-over contest, then cut to five-over chase It was mildly absurd in one sense, a day of rain showers in Cardiff turning the first T20 international between England and South Africa into a shortened thrash...