India aims to boost solar power generation by encouraging the installation of panels along rail tracks and on barren land, the finance minister said on Saturday as the country looks to cut its carbon footprint and accelerate clean energy production. REUTERS
Read MoreResearch into genetic mutations suggests possibility of tests that would detect cancer earlier. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreCommunity Ecology Institute, a nonprofit that seeks to reunite people with nature, one of over 2,000 organizations and individuals across the country growing food in climate victory gardens ― be it on a balcony or in a backyard, a community garden or larger urban farm project ― in a bid to mitigate the climate crisis. HUFFPOST
Read MoreIt’s time to make the profit-maximising, shareholder-controlled corporation obsolete. In the perilous moment we face, with the crises of the climate emergency and spiralling inequality, the time is up on corporations acting as though serving financial shareholders is their highest duty. THE TRANSNATIONAL INSTITUTE
Read MoreYoung girls enslaved by Islamic State are performing traditional songs to preserve their culture and recover from trauma together. THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION
Read MoreDespite the rise of plant-based meat and ‘Veganuary,’ only 3 percent of Americans are vegan. It’s more than double that among African Americans. THE WASHINGTON POST
Read MoreThe North Face is sending its designers back to school to learn how to reuse, repair, and improve the longevity of the garments they make. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreEngland's first town to have all-electric buses will be created through a £50m fund, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced. Local authorities can bid for money to help pay for a new fleet of electric buses. BBC NEWS
Read MoreFinland's woman-led centre-left government plans to give new fathers the same amount of paid time off work as new mothers, nearly doubling paternity leave, it announced on Wednesday. The 'radical reform' aims to improve gender equality by encouraging fathers to take an equal role in childcare. REUTERS
Read MoreOld apples and pears create a calorie-free sweetener without some of the environmental issues of our current sugar substitutes. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreNewsnight was given rare access to a once-in-a-generation meeting of indigenous groups trying to save the Amazon. Environmental campaigners and indigenous groups say the policies of Brazil's populist leader Jair Bolsonaro have heavily contributed to the destruction of the rainforest. Now, Chief Raoni Metuktire is visiting the UK to try and raise international support for their plan. BBC NEWS
Read MoreFish farms are linked to pollution, antibiotic overuse and emissions. An indoor salmon farm in Miami claims it can solve these problems. HUFFPOST
Read MoreIntervention of California governor helps Moms 4 Housing group score victory in fight against state’s homeless crisis. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreTwenty-five years ago, the national park attempted to reintroduce wolves – now scientists are celebrating it as one of the greatest rewilding stories ever. THE GUARDIAN
Read MorePlastic is a relatively recent phenomenon in Myanmar, which opened up its economy in 2011 after five decades of military dictatorship. Rapid economic growth has meant an influx of single-use plastic items like shopping bags, water bottles, food packets, plastic sachets and menstrual pads. HUFFPOST
Read MoreEven if we hit “deep decarbonisation” by 2050, we’ll most likely need to find a way to be continuously removing carbon emissions from the air. A new report explains how. FAST COMPANY
Read MoreIndigenous territories (ITs) and protected natural areas (PNAs) in the Amazon are emitting formerly undetected amounts of carbon, yet their net emissions remain low, allowing them to outperform other land categories across the nine-nation region. THE ECOLOGIST
Read MoreThe statistics are terrible - study after study shows children all over the world are weaker, do less exercise and are less fit than in the past. Many experts think physical activity needs to start at a very young age, and one place taking up the mantle is Teddy Bears Nursery in Washford, West Somerset. BBC NEWS
Read MoreCountry on frontline of information war teaches everyone from school pupils to politicians how to spot slippery information. THE GUARDIAN
Read MoreThe Environment Bill has been reintroduced to Parliament with new powers to stop plastic rubbish exports to less developed countries. THE ECOLOGIST
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