Oliver Milman

About Oliver Milman
Oliver Milman is an environment reporter for Guardian US.
Mom, can you pass me the mealworms?
Insects could give a meaty taste to food — and help the environment — scientists find.
Global heating has brought staggering changes to forests
Trees are advancing into the Arctic tundra and retreating from boreal forests farther south, where stunting and dieoffs are expected.
Hotter and sicker: Climate crisis may fuel future pandemics
"Zoonotic spillovers" are expected to rise, with at least 15,000 instances of viruses leaping between species over the next 50 years.
Methane in Earth’s atmosphere rose by record amount last year
Climate scientists say plugging methane leaks and phasing out fossil fuels is necessary to avert catastrophic global heating.
Wanted: Grizzly bear conflict manager
The successful applicant will patrol Montana's wilderness to reduce friction with humans, rather than referee grizzly versus grizzly sparring.
The right uses the climate crisis to decry immigration
The wrapping of ecological disaster with fears of rampant immigration is a narrative that has flourished in far-right fringe movements in Europe and the U.S.
Drink in the ‘world’s most sustainable spirit’
Critics call the ‘carbon-negative’ drink a distraction but makers say it points a way forward to tackling the climate crisis.
Joe Biden urged to act as his ambitious climate agenda hangs by a thread
Failure to pass legislation to cut emissions before the UN summit in Glasgow could be catastrophic for efforts to curb global heating.
World's first battery-electric freight train debuts in U.S. amid push for lower rail emissions
Pittsburgh-based rail freight company Wabtec shows off its new electric locomotive amid a fresh attempt by some U.S. lawmakers to slash carbon emissions from rail transport.