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Earth News

Discuss Earth isn’t just the best place for English language learners to learn about the environment in English. It’s also the best place to get a round up of all the environment news from around the web, all in one place. 

• Genetics Are the Main Driver of Autism, Study Finds
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-19 By Sam Nickerson
• How Climate Change Is Fueling Extreme Weather
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-19 By Earthjustice
• Could Camden's climate assembly help fix democracy too?
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19 By Mark Rice-Oxley
• First climate assembly in UK draws up wishlist for council action
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19 By Mark Rice-Oxley
• Trump’s EPA Won’t Ban Brain-Damaging Pesticide
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-19 By Olivia Rosane
• New Zealand’s Rarest Mainland Forest Bird Is Having an ‘Epic’ Breeding Season
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-19 By Olivia Rosane
• Turns out meat-eaters are craving … meatless burgers?
  Source: Grist Published on 2019-07-19 By Kate Yoder
• Photo: Pika takes the prize for top cutie-pie
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-19 By Melissa Breyer
• We Went to the Moon. Why Can’t We Solve Climate Change?
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2019-07-19
• Extinction Rebellion protesters block site of London super-sewer
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19 By Amy Walker
• Why we're tackling the Etape du Tour despite our breast cancer
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19 By Christine O'Connell
• Britons urged to help record influx of painted lady butterflies
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19 By Patrick Barkham
• Crown backs down and ‘refines’ plans for offshore wind auction
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19
• Astronauts' playground: the corner of Arizona that stood in for the moon
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19 By Roger Naylor in Cottonwood, Arizona
• 'Dark satanic mills': Tony Abbott continues his crusade against wind turbines
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-19 By Amy Remeikis
• Trump’s EPA just gave a controversial pesticide the green light
  Source: Grist Published on 2019-07-18 By Zoya Teirstein
• Scientists: Let’s just spray trillions of tons of snow on Antarctica?
  Source: Grist Published on 2019-07-18 By Molly Enking
• This is the world's most relaxing song
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Melissa Breyer
• Heat Waves in the Age of Climate Change: Longer, More Frequent and More Dangerous
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2019-07-18
• Trump administration won't ban pesticide tied to childhood brain damage
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Sam Levin in Los Angeles
• Are progressives working on a climate plan for 2021? You bet.
  Source: Grist Published on 2019-07-18 By Zoya Teirstein
• Great Barrier Reef authority urges 'fastest possible action' on emissions
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Lisa Cox
• One of the biggest climate threats is the most familiar: rain
  Source: Grist Published on 2019-07-18 By Paola Rosa-Aquino
• In praise of dumb cars
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Lloyd Alter
• Minister flags 'ambitious' recycling targets to kickstart waste market
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent
• New York Awards Offshore Wind Contracts in Bid to Reduce Emissions
  Source: The New York Times Published on 2019-07-18
• A home is not a house, and a Polydrop is not a typical teardrop
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Lloyd Alter
• Cut Beef Consumption in Half to Help Save the Earth, Says New Study
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By Jordan Davidson
• UK energy-saving efforts collapse after government subsidy cuts
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Jillian Ambrose
• Police call for tougher sentences to deter Extinction Rebellion
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Vikram Dodd and Matthew Taylor
• Georgia Beachgoers Helped Save Dozens of Beached Whales
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By Jordan Davidson
• Southern Water must pay for its pollution spills, watchdog told
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Sandra Laville
• The great sunscreen fallacy: Lack of sun exposure might be killing us
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Katherine Martinko
• Case against HS2 environmental protesters collapses
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Diane Taylor
• Extinction Rebellion Protesters Arrested in London
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By Deutsche Welle
• Climate crisis: extremely hot days could double in US, study shows
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Emily Holden and Juweek Adolphe
• Watch These Young Spoken-Word Poets Take On Climate Change
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By onEarth
• If governments are going to subsidize electric vehicles, why not e-bikes?
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Lloyd Alter
• Trump's Drilling Leases on Public Lands Could Lead to 4.7B Metric Tons of Carbon Emissions
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By Common Dreams
• 8 health benefits of iced tea
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Melissa Breyer
• New Research Shows Malaria Can Spread In Cooler Climates
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By Nexus Media
• Cheap food harms public health and the environment, UK report says
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Katherine Martinko
• Museum of underwater art to open on Australia's Great Barrier Reef
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Antonia Wilson
• 33 Native Hawaiians Arrested Protecting Sacred Mountain From Giant Telescope
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By Olivia Rosane
• Canada's Conservative leader blasts food guide for 'bias' against dairy
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Katherine Martinko
• Cambodia to Return 1,700 Tons of Plastic Waste to U.S., Canada
  Source: EcoWatch Published on 2019-07-18 By Olivia Rosane
• IUCN red list reveals wildlife destruction from treetop to ocean floor
  Source: The Guardian Published on 2019-07-18 By Damian Carrington Environment editor
• How do I get my husband to care?
  Source: Grist Published on 2019-07-18 By Eve Andrews
• Guest post: Why German coal power is falling fast in 2019
  Source: CarbonBrief Published on 2019-07-18 By thomas harrisson
• Photo: Golden lady has something to say
  Source: Tree Hugger Published on 2019-07-18 By Melissa Breyer