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Secret report shows likely source of ‘poo balls’ that closed Sydney’s beaches last summer

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:35:10 +0000

Exclusive: Fat, oil and grease built up in sewerage pipes before being dislodged by heavy rain and ejected from Malabar outfall

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Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:01:28 +0000

Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runways

Airport expansion plans backed by the government are putting the UK’s net zero target in “serious jeopardy”, MPs have warned.

Without new safeguards, proposals to enlarge airports including Heathrow and Gatwick could push the UK over its carbon budgets, according to a report from the cross-party Commons environmental audit committee.

White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:31:32 +0000

National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved

The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations.

After centuries of trauma, Montana’s Blackfeet Nation turns to an old friend for food sovereignty: bison

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:44 +0000

Local non-profits and schools are helping students explore traditional practices paired with modern science to make food sovereignty a reality

The Blackfeet Nation is a remote and rugged landscape on the windswept plains of northern Montana. While rich in resources, the remote location and management by the federal government have made food access a challenge here.

Marine heatwave over Pacific Ocean could lead to flooding in north-west

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 15:00:43 +0000

Severe ‘blob’ or marine heatwave can lead to increased inundation and wintery weather in eastern North America

A marine heatwave known as a blob was especially severe this year in the north-western and central Pacific Ocean, which could lead in the coming months to increased flooding in the US Pacific north-west and especially wintery weather in eastern North America, according to climate scientists.

Oil firm TotalEnergies made misleading green statements, court rules

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:51:24 +0000

French multinational is ordered to remove its website messages about aiming for carbon neutrality

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A French oil company engaged in “misleading commercial practices” about the scope of its environmental commitments, a court has ruled.

Labor needs to bow to Liberals or Greens or its environment law revamp is dead

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 14:00:22 +0000

Albanese government will need to make major concessions to pass promised federal nature laws as Liberals attack ‘nature positive 2.0’

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Leading conservationists just decided that genetically engineering wild animals is OK – sometimes. They’re right | Helen Pilcher

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 12:15:06 +0000

Humans have been selectively breeding animals for millennia. If we can help species survive by tweaking their DNA in a lab, I say bring it on

Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:00:39 +0000

Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors

Investment in renewable energy should be counted under defence expenditure, says a group of retired senior military personnel, because the climate crisis represents a threat to national security.

They have called for increased spending on low-carbon power as a way of making the UK and other European countries more resilient to threats from Russia and other potential aggressors.

Thames Water ranked worst supplier in England as firms’ ratings hit record low

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:44:51 +0000

Environment Agency rates eight of nine companies as poor and needing improvement