California comedown: how illicit cannabis farms have left a wilderness where ‘you’re lucky to see a lizard’ (www.theguardian.com)
In the shadow of Mount Shasta in northern California, a sea of makeshift greenhouses and plywood huts sprawls between the conifer trees of the high desert. From the air, many of the polytunnels look in bad shape, their plastic covers torn by the wind to reveal what’s inside: hundreds of cannabis plants packet tightly together,...
Delhi temperature hits 52.9C, shattering India’s national record (www.theguardian.com)
Wealthy white men are UK’s biggest transport polluters, study finds (www.theguardian.com)
Wealthy white men from rural areas are the UK’s biggest emitters of climate-heating gases from transport, according to a study....
Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts (www.theguardian.com)
Efforts by Israel’s intelligence agencies to undermine and influence the international criminal court (ICC) could amount to “offences against the administration of justice” and should be investigated by its chief prosecutor, legal experts have said....
‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice (www.theguardian.com)
Thousands of children could die after court backs campaign group over GM crop in Philippines, scientists warn...
Corporations invested in carbon offsets that were ‘likely junk’, analysis says (www.theguardian.com)
Analysis of the carbon offset projects used by top corporations including Delta, Gucci and ExxonMobil raises concerns around their emission cuts claims...
Trump reportedly considers White House advisory role for Elon Musk (www.theguardian.com)
‘A catastrophe’: Greenpeace blocks planting of ‘lifesaving’ Golden Rice (www.theguardian.com)
Scientists have warned that a court decision to block the growing of the genetically modified (GM) crop Golden Rice in the Philippines could have catastrophic consequences. Tens of thousands of children could die in the wake of the ruling, they argue....
Alito refuses to step aside from Trump supreme court cases amid flag scandal (www.theguardian.com)
Justice tells Congress controversy over two extremist flags flown at his houses does not merit recusal from cases...
US state department report absolving Israel on Gaza aid is false, says ex-official (www.theguardian.com)
Revealed: Israeli spy chief ‘threatened’ ICC prosecutor over war crimes inquiry (www.theguardian.com)
According to accounts shared with ICC officials, he is alleged to have told her: “You should help us and let us take care of you. You don’t want to be getting into things that could compromise your security or that of your family.”...
Moderate Texas Republican sees off primary challenge from ‘neo-Nazi’ (www.theguardian.com)
Only seven EU countries require parties to reveal identity of all private donors (www.theguardian.com)
Spain and France are among the most opaque when it comes to declaring who party funders are, analysis shows...
White House says Israel’s latest actions in Rafah do not cross US red line (www.theguardian.com)
Critics of Putin and his allies targeted with spyware inside the EU (www.theguardian.com)
At least seven journalists and activists who have been vocal critics of the Kremlin and its allies have been targeted inside the EU by a state using Pegasus, the hacking spyware made by Israel’s NSO Group, according to a new report by security researchers....
Person dies after falling into jet engine at Schiphol airport (www.theguardian.com)
Aircraft operated by KLM was preparing to depart when incident occurred at busy Amsterdam hub...
Global sales of polluting SUVs hit record high in 2023, data shows (www.theguardian.com)
Half of all new cars are now SUVs, making them a major cause of the intensifying climate crisis, say experts...
Revealed: how a US far-right group is influencing anti-gay policies in Africa (www.theguardian.com)
Israeli campaign against ICC may be ‘crimes against justice’, say legal experts (www.theguardian.com)
‘He couldn’t wait to join’: thousands of young Russians die in Ukraine war (www.theguardian.com)
Donald Trump sells private jet to Republican donor amid cash squeeze (www.theguardian.com)
Rightwing NZ government accused of ‘war on nature’ as it takes axe to climate policies (www.theguardian.com)
Government of Christopher Luxon has made sweeping cuts to climate projects in its first budget, with no new significant environmental investments