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Tory MP Lee Anderson has come under fire for insensitive comments made in the House of Commons wherein he said that poor people use food banks because they “cannot cook properly” and “cannot budget.” His comments sparked widespread outrage, with social media users, politicians, unions and charities condemning his remarks and attitude. He has been …

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Royal biographer Omid Scobie said that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and other members of the royal family do not pose a threat to the Platinum Jubilee celebrations. Instead, he called out the tabloids that are bent on creating controversy out of the momentous occasion. The co-author of “Finding Freedom” said that the threat does …

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle ‘not a threat’ to Jubilee, says royal author Read More »

Prince Harry still maintains a close bond with his niece Princess Charlotte and nephews Princes George and Louis. A source said that the children are fond of him even amid rumours of his rift with their father Prince William. The Duke of Sussex now lives thousands of miles away from his royal family in Santa …

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Debra David has lived in Dobbins Heights, North Carolina, population 875, for more than 60 years. Though she has moved several times over the decades, she’s always lived close to the railroad and the town’s higher-traffic thoroughfares. But it wasn’t until very recently that she developed asthma. In 2019 Enviva, a compressed wood pellet (also …

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A batch of companies has been trying to take the mountains of “ugly” fruits and vegetables passed over by supermarkets and find new homes for all that produce. They aim to turn a profit while also curbing the massive problem of food waste. But they have run into a thorny problem. How do you know …

The ugly produce industry faces an ugly question. Now it’s trying to solve it. Read More »

From rain to snow to unbearable allergy days, the weather has a lot of control over how we live our lives. For many people, an unexpected bout of inclement weather might mean having to cancel a picnic or grabbing an umbrella on the way out the door; for businesses with large revenue streams, a poor …

As private weather forecasting takes off, who is left behind? Read More »

As 2021 drew to a close, rain and snow pummeled California, raising hopes that the state’s ongoing drought would be alleviated. But the tap dried up in January, and historically low precipitation followed. Now, as summer approaches, it’s clear that those few months of reprieve did little to shore up the state’s water reserves, and …

Report: California hydropower could be cut in half this summer Read More »

This story was originally published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. A senior safety consultant has quit working with Shell after 11 years, accusing the fossil fuel producer in a bombshell public video of causing “extreme harms” to the environment. Caroline Dennett claimed Shell had a “disregard for climate …

Shell consultant quits, accusing firm of ‘extreme harms’ to environment Read More »

Standing on the grassy plateau where water is piped onto his property, Josh Davy wished his feet were wet and his irrigation ditch full.  Three years ago, when he sank everything he had into 66 acres of irrigated pasture in Shasta County, Davy thought he’d drought-proofed his cattle operation. He’d been banking on the Sacramento …

‘Everyone loses’: California’s Sacramento Valley struggles to survive unprecedented water cuts Read More »

This week, the Mountainfilm Festival — an annual celebration of the indomitable spirit of environmental activists and outdoor adventurers — kicked off in Telluride, Colorado. The festival will be showing more than 120 feature-length documentaries and shorts, which you can stream from home, for a fee, throughout next week. The films will transport you from …

From the North Pole to the Amazon: 4 new documentaries, reviewed Read More »