Californians fear more wildfires as winds pick up
Homes have been temporarily cut off from power to reduce fire risk as high temperatures and gusty winds threaten new blazes
How walkable is your city? London, Hong Kong put pedestrians first
City officials must put walkability at the core of urban planning to address concerns around poor health and social inequality
Floods kill 60 in India, damage crops
Authorities in Hyderabad asked residents to stay indoors as heavy rainfall flooded streets and damaged crops
U.S. judge strikes Tennessee abortion law requiring 48-hour waiting period
The law had required women seeking abortions to wait at least 48 hours 'to ensure that a consent for an abortion is truly informed consent'
YouTube bans coronavirus vaccine misinformation
YouTube will ban any content with claims about COVID-19 vaccines that contradicts local health authorities or the World Health Organization
Microsoft in deal with Equinor for Norway CO2 storage project
Software giant has pledged to remove enough CO2 by 2050 to account for all its emissions since its founding in 1975, and to invest $1 billion in carbon removal technology
Rugby latest battleground for trans women as England breaks ranks
World Rugby has banned trans women from international female games saying they were a risk to fellow players
Pandemic casts shadow on off-grid solar sales in poorer nations
Sales of off-grid solar products fell sharply in the first half of the year, even as many poorer households relied on them during lockdowns
Look beyond forests for cost-effective nature restoration, governments urged
Safeguarding other ecosystems, such as wetlands, in tropical regions could deliver major benefits for the climate and biodiversity, researchers say
Robbery or social justice? French court fines activist who pinches colonial relics
Congolese activist Mwazulu Diyabanza is pressing France to return art works from African colonies and make reparations for acts of slavery