www.theguardian.com From a forest in Papua New Guinea to a floor in Sydney: How China is getting rich off Pacific timber An illegally logged tree, felled in the diminishing forests of Papua New Guinea, may well end up becoming floorboards in a Sydney living room, or a bookcase in a home in Seattle.
Newsletter UW’s robotic fleet will probe under Antarctic ice shelves for clues to future sea-level rise The venture is funded by Seattle billionaire Paul Allen, who's willing to gamble on risky projects with the potential for breakthrough results.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Multiple Houston-area oil and gas facilities that have violated pollution laws are seeking permit renewals
