The world’s nations are gathering in France next month to tackle what the United Nations calls a global emergency facing the world’s oceans
Arizona’s rural groundwater deal stalls as legislative session nears end
Attempts to regulate groundwater in rural Arizona have stalled in the Legislature
How Big Ag thwarted wetlands protections in Illinois and Iowa
Two years ago this week, the Supreme Court’s decision in Sackett v. the Environmental Protection Agency significantly limited the agency’s ability to use the 1972 Clean Water Act to safeguard the nation’s wetlands from pollution and destruction. The decision determined that wetlands — waterlogged habitats that help filter water and...
Trump’s climate denial may help a livestock-killing pest make a comeback
To a throng of goats foraging in a remote expanse of Sanibel Island, Florida, the low whir of a plane flying overhead was perhaps the only warning of what was to come. As it passed, the specially modified plane dropped scores of parasitic New World screwworm flies through an elongated...
Illinois must protect the Great Lakes from invasive carp. A toxic mess stands in the way.
Last week, Illinois officials took possession of a 50-acre stretch of riverbed in Chicago’s shipping channel in a last-ditch effort to prevent an ecological disaster from reaching Lake Michigan. It is there, on a sliver of land where a coal-fired power plant once stood, that the state plans a last...
WSL in advanced talks over historic deal for all players in top two tiers to join PFA
Players in WSL 2 have been unable to use PFA’s services Talks accelerated after Blackburn left second tier The Women’s Super League is in advanced discussions with the Professional Footballers’ Association over providing a funding deal that would enable all players in the top two divisions to join the union...
McCall plays down talk of Owen Farrell leaving Racing to make Saracens return
Director of rugby said rumours ‘not worth answering’ Leicester prop Dan Cole to retire at end of season The Saracens director of rugby, Mark McCall, has declined to comment on reports that the former club captain and England fly-half Owen Farrell is considering a Premiership return. Farrell left Saracens at...
Haliburton’s flawless triple-double sinks Knicks and leaves Pacers one win from NBA finals
New York Knicks 121-130 Indiana Pacers Eastern Conference finals: Pacers lead best-of-seven series 3-1 Man charged with stabbing Knicks fans in Indiana Tyrese Haliburton had 32 points, 15 assists and 12 rebounds without a turnover in a sensational postseason performance to lead the Indiana Pacers past the New York Knicks...
Roland Butcher: ‘West Indies are struggling – we’ve not hit rock bottom yet’
The Barbados-born former England player on being jettisoned as a West Indies selector, the risks of their new cricket structure and his thwarted football dreams After West Indies secured a one-day series draw against Ireland on Sunday their captain, Shai Hope, was asked about the team’s imminent visit to England. “We played...
From Linköping to Lisbon: retracing Blackstenius’s steps to Arsenal icon status
The Sweden attacker has a reputation for delivering in the big moments and her former coaches are not surprised Of the many enduring images of Arsenal’s celebrations after their Women’s Champions League triumph over Barcelona, one in particular emphasised the magnitude and rarity of the contribution made by their goalscorer,...