www.theguardian.com Why reusable cloth could consign Christmas gift wrap to the bin Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without mountains of glittery wrapping paper covering the floor on 25 December. Or would it?
Politics www.nytimes.com ‘The coal industry is back,' Trump proclaimed. It wasn't The demise of coal-fired power plants in Arizona and Kentucky shows how the president, despite promises to restore jobs, failed to counter the forces decimating the industry.
Politics www.nytimes.com Scott Pruitt, former EPA chief, is in talks for his next job: Coal consultant Mr. Pruitt has remained largely out of the public eye since departing the Trump administration in July under a cloud of ethics investigations.
www.theguardian.com Nurseries ban glitter in pre-Christmas drive for cleaner seas Tops Day Nurseries group cracks down amid fears children's favourite could be as harmful to environment as microbeads.
As Biden prepares to block the sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel, pollution concerns persist in Pennsylvania
A Pennsylvania fracking company with more than 2,000 environmental violations selected for federal environmental justice funding