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Air pollution can decrease odds of live birth after IVF by 38%, study finds

admin — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 22:00:18 +0000

Research suggests impact of pollution begins before conception by disrupting the development of the egg

Air pollution exposure can significantly decrease the chance of a live birth after IVF treatment, according to research that deepens concern about the health impacts of toxic air on fertility.

Ecuador court rules pollution violates rights of a river running through capital

admin — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 20:42:28 +0000

Ruling, based on constitutional rights for natural features like Quito’s Machángara River, appealed by government

A ruling described by activists as “historic,” a court in Ecuador has ruled that pollution has violated the rights of a river that runs through the country’s capital, Quito.

The city government appealed the ruling, which is based on an article of Ecuador’s constitution that recognizes the rights of natural features like the Machángara River.

‘We sell it in secret, like drugs’: Brazil’s appetite for shark meat puts species under threat

admin — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:00:08 +0000

One of the biggest consumers in a global market worth an estimated £2bn, trade in the cheap fish in the south American country is booming. But worried conservationists say most people do not realise they are eating shark

Photographs by Avener Prado

The bright blue skies and calm waters of the estuary belie rough conditions at sea, and there is no sign of activity among the colourful fishing boats moored around the harbour of Cananéia, a sleepy fishing town 160 miles south of São Paulo.

Outrage after Biden administration reinstates ‘barbaric’ Trump-era hunting rules

admin — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 12:00:06 +0000

Rules allow hunting practices that target bears and wolves, including pups or cubs, on federal land in Alaska

The Biden administration has reinstated controversial Trump-era rules allowing what critics say are “barbaric” hunting practices that target bears and wolves, including pups or cubs, on federal land in Alaska.

‘Potentially historic’ heatwave threatens more than 130 million people across US

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:05:01 +0000

Temperatures could crest 100F (38C) in many regions after breaking records and sparking dozens of wildfires

A long-running heatwave that has already broken records, sparked dozens of wildfires and left about 130 million people under a high-temperature threat is about to intensify enough that the National Weather Service has deemed it “potentially historic”.

Tesla won’t free up use of its batteries, leaving owners unable to reap full benefits

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 20:00:46 +0000

Exclusive: Experts say Tesla should be excluded from rebates for disabling function on its batteries in Australia that would let users alter power usage remotely

‘Blue wall’ of Tory seats collapsed because of green issues, say Greenpeace

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 18:00:44 +0000

Polling shows voters in south of England switched because of Conservative inaction on polluted rivers and beaches

The sewage crisis was a significant factor in the Tories’ losing support in the “blue wall” in the south of England, electoral polling suggests.

A beloved palm and pine tree mark California’s center. Now they’re being cut down

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 15:00:42 +0000

Local residents are mourning the planned removal of the trees, symbols of the state’s northern-southern divide

Whenever Cassie Yoshikawa drives through the Central Valley on the former US Highway 99, she looks for the century-old landmark that symbolizes the midpoint of California: the Palm and the Pine.

ACT moves to protect dingoes after genetic study into animals in Namadgi national park

admin — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 00:00:23 +0000

There’s officially just one classification for ‘wild dogs/dingoes’, which lists them as pests

Donald Trump claims to ‘know nothing’ about Project 2025

admin — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 23:22:30 +0000

Critics point out political roadmap for a potential second term created by ‘more than 20 officials Trump appointed’

Donald Trump is trying to claim he has “nothing to do” with Project 2025, a political roadmap created by people close to him for his potential second term.