Howard Trafford was a 23-year-old art student in Bolton in February 1976 when he saw the headline that irrevocably altered the course of his life. It was in the NME and it read: "Don't look over your ...

It is difficult to think of a more challenging subject for a biography than Bernard DeVoto (1897-1955), the prolific critic, editor, environmental activist and historian extraordinaire. And that’s ...

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 ...

Here, briefly, is the situation: The West’s public lands are under attack. National monuments are at perpetual risk of being shrunk or repealed; development threatens our wildest places; and powerful ...