HISTORICAL FACTS: 5 - Caught on Camera

EPA quietly backtracks on claims US has phased out toxic Pfas compounds

Agency changes wording on website as Texas-based firm continues manufacture of plastic container barriers

The Guardian - US · Oct 18

US workers facing deadly heat embrace tactic that targets major brands’ reputations

Program founded by tomato pickers has some of the strongest US worker protections – and its approach is being emulated by other groups

The Guardian - US · Oct 18

Dozens of critically endangered orangutans saved from rampant wildfires in Indonesia

Conservation groups have saved at least 51 orangutans in Indonesia from August 6 to October 19 as rampant wildfires and a months-long pollution spell have threatened their natural habitat.

France 24 · Oct 18

From little acorns … to his 1,000th article for the Guardian country diary

As Mark Cocker approaches a landmark for the world’s oldest column in an English-language newspaper, he is still inspired by powerful encounters with nature

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

US corporate lobbyists mounted ‘blitz’ to dilute landmark EU deforestation law, report finds

Environmental watchdog Mighty Earth reveals two-year effort to postpone and weaken EU Deforestation Regulation

The Guardian - US · Oct 17

How the quirky puffin became a symbol of the climate crisis – and hope

In an extract from his new book, the nature historian explains how technology could help the seabird survive

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

Honeybees are barging aside wild pollinators in hunt for pollen and nectar, study finds

As a surge in beekeepers has led to increased numbers of honeybees, researchers record them pushing bumblebees and other rival species away from flowers

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

Pacific nations await climate billions, as fossil fuel divide looms over Cop31

Ahead of next month’s United Nations Cop31 climate summit, as a strengthening El Niño drives Pacific sea temperatures towards record levels, more than $5 billion promised to the region remains unpaid. Cop31 co-hosts Turkey and Australia are pushing to speed up the switch to electric transport, heating and industry, but…

Radio France Internationale · Oct 17

Country diary: The challenge of making a thatched roof pine-marten proof

Glenisla, Angus: Damage by squirrels is common; the mustelid less so. Still, as a local told me, ‘you cannae blame them wanting somewhere to live’

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17

Cloudy with a chance of moths: bogong swarms are bamboozling weather radars across NSW

Radar systems designed for rain, hail and snow are picking up bogong moths migrating to the Australian Alps

The Guardian - AU · Oct 16