USDA counts about 1.9 million farms, but many meet the agency’s low threshold without producing commercially; experts say the figure shields large polluters and skews policy debates
Natural England proposes King Charles III England Coast Path be routed along the A3021 after charity cites security and conservation risks; walkers and campaigners vow to press for shoreline access
Deposits at Per Geijer, billed as Europe’s largest, would fragment grazing lands already stressed by climate change and the expansion of an iron‑ore mine
City once buoyed by North Sea oil faces higher unemployment, falling house prices and high‑street closures as debate over new drilling and energy policy intensifies
£10m bridge refurbishment and resurfacing on Scotland’s busiest motorway to run from September to May with speed restrictions and lane closures
Concentrated solar plant near Upington produces 50 megawatts as the continent seeks to expand access to electricity and reduce reliance on coal
Heritage-listed Loxley on Bellbird Hill gutted in Kurrajong blaze as a separate Victorian venue also lost to flames; emergency services cite limited water and gas cylinder hazards
Heritage-listed Loxley on Bellbird Hill near Sydney was gutted; a separate venue in Victoria was also destroyed as investigators and fire services assess causes and impacts.
Three bills signed by Gov. Greg Abbott require emergency plans, evacuation training, licensing upgrades and flood-warning measures after July flash floods that killed dozens in the Hill Country