In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned 'Silent Spring,' alerting the world to the dangers of the pesticide DDT, it was the reproductive threat to birds -- the bald eagle in ...

For researchers, penguins are more than charismatic wildlife – they are living indicators of global pollution including that ...

In 1962, when environmentalist and author Rachel Carson penned "Silent Spring," alerting the world to the dangers of the ...

The video was filmed in the EPA museum, which features a pen used by President Lyndon Johnson to sign amendments to the Clean ...

Rachel Reeves’ popularity rating as Chancellor has neared Kwasi Kwarteng levels after the mini-Budget, following the Spring Statement. Rachel Reeves’ popularity rating as Chancellor has neared Kwasi ...

Rachel Reeves has been grilled on benefit cuts after the government's own analysis showed a grim impact on poverty levels. In multiple interviews the Chancellor was asked about the Department for ...

What must it be like inside Rachel Reeves's head? Amid the wide open spaces and rolling tumbleweed I suspect there’s a little girl telling herself, Candide like, that everything is for the best ...

Rachel Reeves has delivered her spring statement, fuelling further debate about the economy and living standards in the UK. The chancellor introduced deeper welfare cuts to meet her borrowing rules.

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Rachel Reeves has delivered her spring statement in the House of Commons, as she tries to settle nerves against a tricky economic backdrop. The event was originally intended to be a simple ...

In her spring statement, chancellor Rachel Reeves aimed to balance the books through fresh spending cuts, including welfare cuts. Real GDP growth for 2025 is now expected to be just 1%, a sharp ...

Chancellor Rachel Reeves today announced even more cuts to the benefits system and government departments during her Spring Statement. Ms Reeves acknowledged she needs to go “further and faster to ...