Environment
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The revived plan for Trump's border wall could cause problems for wildlife
The Explainer The proposed section of wall would be in a remote stretch of Arizona
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Why is the world so divided over plastics?
Today's Big Question UN negotiations on first global plastic treaty are at stake, as fossil fuel companies, petrostates and plastic industry work to resist a legal cap on production
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The Birmingham bin strikes
The Explainer Refuse workers in Britain's second city have been on strike for several months, and there is no resolution in sight
By The Week UK Last updated
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Tuvalu is being lost to climate change. Other countries will likely follow.
Under the Radar Sea level rise is putting islands underwater
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Massive earthquake sends tsunami across Pacific
Speed Read Hundreds of thousands of people in Japan and Hawaii were told to evacuate to higher ground
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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The EPA wants to green-light approval for a twice-banned herbicide
Under the Radar Dicamba has been found to harm ecosystems
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Spiking whale deaths in San Francisco have marine biologists worried
In the Spotlight Whale deaths in the city's bay are at their highest levels in 25 years
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Melting glaciers may lead to more volcanic eruptions
Under the radar We're in for a boom
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Europe's heatwave: the new front line of climate change
In the Spotlight How will the continent adapt to 'bearing the brunt of climate change'?
By The Week UK Published
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Turning the taps off: are water restrictions the new normal?
Today's Big Question The summer's first hosepipe ban began this morning and at least one more is on the way
By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published
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How carbon credits and offsets could help and hurt the climate
The explainer The credits could be allowing polluters to continue polluting
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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Seven wild discoveries about animals in 2025
In depth Mice have Good Samaritan tendencies and gulls work in gangs
By The Week UK Published
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Octopus, Orcas and Oysters: how the UK's marine environment is changing
The Explainer Warming seas are causing drastic changes to underwater habitats and the marine life within them
By Richard Windsor, The Week UK Published
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This Atlantic hurricane season is expected to be above average
Under the radar Prepare for strong storms in the coming months
By Devika Rao, The Week US Published
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