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Former Tasmania premier Tony Rundle dies aged 86 – as it happened

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 06:14:00 +0000

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The Observer view on SUVs: they are too dangerous and too big, their drivers should be made to pay

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 05:30:42 +0000

If a car generates more potholes, takes up more space and poses more risk, it is only fair that its owner pays more

Britain is facing an unusual crisis: carspreading. Our road vehicles are getting bigger as people buy more and more SUVs of increasing dimensions and weight. At the same time, our streets and parking places remain the same size.

Effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammal abundances informed by mixed methods

admin — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 06 April 2025; doi:10.1038/s44183-025-00113-w

Effects of anthropogenic noise on marine mammal abundances informed by mixed methods

King Charles will have to tone down support for net zero after Badenoch says 2050 is ‘impossible’

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 17:00:58 +0000

Constitutional expert says Tory leader’s break from political consensus over target for greenhouse gasses will require monarch to choose his words carefully

King Charles will have to temper his public support for net zero after Kemi Badenoch broke the political consensus over the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Millions of Americans believe they’re safe from wildfires in their cities. New research shows they’re not

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 13:00:23 +0000

Many of the suburbs and cities hit hardest in recent years were caught off-guard, and key stakeholders are racing to understand the dynamics that drive these fires

Communities across the US that were once considered beyond the reach of wildfires are now vulnerable to disaster. As fires increasingly spread deep into neighborhoods, researchers estimate roughly 115 million people – more than a third of the US population – live in areas that could host the next fire catastrophe.

Trump officials quietly move to reverse bans on toxic ‘forever chemicals’

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 12:00:23 +0000

EPA bids to change chemical risk evaluations, which could expose public to higher levels of PFAS and other pollutants

The Trump administration is quietly carrying out a plan that aims to kill hundreds of bans on highly toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” and other dangerous compounds in consumer goods.

‘An exciting moment’: England’s urban and rural trees mapped for first time

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 07:36:40 +0000

‘Groundbreaking’ tool aims to help tree-planting efforts and identify areas to create nature-rich habitats

England’s non-woodland trees have been mapped for the first time, using cutting-edge methods of laser detection and satellite imagery.

Tree scientists at the UK’s Forest Research agency have built a comprehensive picture of trees in urban and rural areas in a “groundbreaking” map that goes live on Saturday.

Farmers in England fear for nature after sustainable farming funding frozen

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 07:00:16 +0000

Government also considering blocking more profitable farmers from a revised future scheme

Farmers fear they will no longer be able to afford to restore nature in England and reduce their carbon footprint after government funding for doing this was frozen.

My message from prison: Just Stop Oil may be ending civil disruption, but the struggle must go on | Indigo Rumbelow

admin — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 07:00:15 +0000

We forced the government to take some action, but still it closes it eyes to the impending climate collapse. A new method of confrontation is needed

Indigo Rumbelow is co-founder of Just Stop Oil. She is currently on remand in HMP Styal

Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m for destroying Louisiana wetlands

admin — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 22:50:59 +0000

Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regions

Chevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years.