U.S. wildlife officials want to add a rare Nevada fish to the list of endangered species
What to know about Senate’s effort to block vehicle-emission rules in California
The U.S. Senate is moving forward with an effort to block California's nation-leading standards for vehicle emissions
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How the Washoe Tribe built a business to sustain a firewood bank that helps elders heat their homes
It’s a sun-splashed morning at the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California’s wood yard, a patch of land about the size of a football field, tucked in a valley about 20 miles east of Lake Tahoe’s south shore. Magpies, black-and-white birds with blue-tinted wings, land on stacks of lumber and...
A new podcast asks: Are ‘radical’ climate activists really that radical?
In October 2022, two protesters with the group Just Stop Oil shocked the world by tossing tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s iconic “Sunflowers” in London’s National Gallery. “Are you more concerned about the protection of a painting or the protection of our planet and people?” said one of them,...
The EPA is rolling back drinking water limits for 4 PFAS. Thousands more remain unregulated.
Last week, environmental groups decried plans from the Environmental Protection Agency to rescind and “reconsider” drinking water limits for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, compounds linked to cancer and damage to the immune and endocrine systems, among other health effects. The limits had been finalized by the Biden...
Magnus Carlsen v The World: chess champion’s 46-day match ends in draw
Grandmaster took on 143,000 from around the globe Carlsen: ‘World played very sound chess from start’ On the surface it hardly seemed like a fair fight. But after 46 days the online freestyle chess match between the Norwegian grandmaster Magnus Carlsen and 143,000 enthusiasts from around the globe has ended...
‘Doubles is absolute carnage’: meet Henry Patten, GB’s unsung Wimbledon champion
Tennis is a ‘fun hobby’ for the player looking to add to grand slams won in SW19 and at the Australian Open It’s slightly unusual to hear Henry Patten – along with Harri Heliövaara, the reigning men’s doubles champion at Wimbledon and the Australian Open – call tennis a “fun...
Bring back that Bazball feeling: McCullum wants England to reconnect with fans
Head coach asks for ‘humility’ as huge Test year begins Essex seamer Sam Cook to make debut against Zimbabwe Brendon McCullum has called on England’s cricketers to reconnect with their fans after a period when some of their public comments, as well as their performances, may have given the impression...
Novak Djokovic feels he ‘couldn’t get more’ out of Andy Murray’s coaching
‘Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t – we tried’ Djokovic will work with fellow Serb Dusan Vemic Novak Djokovic says he and Andy Murray felt they “couldn’t get more” out of their short-lived partnership. The 24-time grand slam title winner parted ways with his former on-court rival Murray last week...