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‘Lawyers should be running to courts’ to stop coal approvals after landmark ruling, NSW MP says

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:24:31 +0000

High court finding in favour of Hunter Valley community group sets precedent other environmentalists should follow, advocate says

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Scientists who put faith in technology less likely to take climate action

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:36 +0000

‘Techno-optimism’ may lead to reliance on unproven solutions at expense of societal changes needed

Scientists who believe technology will largely solve the problems caused by the climate crisis are less likely to engage in civic action on the issue, according to a study.

Wanted: children to rear harvest mice at home for wild release in Devon

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 05:00:34 +0000

Teenagers Eva Wishart and Emily Smith launch project to breed and release 250 of the tiny animals by September

Children in Devon are being invited to become “citizen captive breeders”, rearing harvest mice at home for release into the wild to help revive endangered nature.

Wild Pets, a new conservation project launched by two 14-year-old friends, is seeking 20 Devon-based children to rear hundreds of mice after the duo’s own successful restoration efforts.

Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine

admin — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:20:29 +0000

Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group says

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New Zealand greenhouse gas levels hit record highs threatening catastrophic glacier melts

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:11:27 +0000

Government report finds the country could be hit with more frequent and intense heatwaves, as well as damaging storms and cyclones

New Zealand could be hit with more frequent and intense heatwaves and catastrophic glacier melts in the near future, as greenhouse gas levels hit record highs, a new report about the nation’s climate has revealed.

Released on Wednesday, the Our Atmosphere and Climate 2026 report shows New Zealand is experiencing mounting climate pressures, which will have wide-reaching implications for the environment, native species and communities.

Ikea to pilot online buyback service for secondhand furniture

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:01:26 +0000

Service to be tested in Spain and Portugal this year, with a UK rollout if successful, as pre-loved markets boom

Ikea is to test an online version of its buy-back service where the retailer offers vouchers for unwanted secondhand furniture.

Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:15 +0000

John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists

An 18-year veteran of the US Department of the Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under Donald Trump.

Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:27:03 +0000

Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year

Drax’s planned datacentre could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each year by burning 4.9m tonnes of wood annually, an analysis has shown.

Campaigners say this would make it “one of the dirtiest datacentres out there”.

US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:09 +0000

For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says

US households are paying 62% more for drinking water than they did a decade ago – outpacing inflation, grocery prices and household incomes, according to a new study.

Australia faces summer of extreme weather, Anthony Albanese warns at pre-Cop

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:01:23 +0000

Prime minister tells delegates in Tuvalu and Fiji that ‘super El Niño’ brewing in the Pacific shows climate change is ‘here right now’

Anthony Albanese has warned Australia faces a hazardous summer, likely including floods, cyclones and extreme heat, due to the immediate threat of climate breakdown and a rising “super El Niño”.