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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s plan to build seven nuclear power plants in Australia has attracted plenty of critical attention. But there’s a striking feature which has received relatively little discussion or criticism: the nuclear plants would be publicly owned and operated, similar to the National Broadband Network (NBN).

The UK Supreme Court recently ruled that Surrey County Council acted unlawfully in granting planning permission to a developer to expand their oil-drilling operations at Horse Hill in the Surrey countryside without considering the negative climate impacts both now and in the future.

Firefighters say no-one has asked them about the coalition's nuclear power plan but fear they could pay with their lives in the event of a disaster.

Days of flooding have submerged homes and farmland across South Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa and Minnesota

North Herefordshire candidate and chef also call for water industry overhaul and more support for farmers

Paper outlines different legal theories that could help governments pursue accountability for harms

Climate campaigners and scientists disturbed over claims about global warming found in document obtained through Gipa laws

World’s first emissions tax on agriculture will require farmers to pay for greenhouse gas pollution from livestock

The world’s coral reefs are like underwater cities, bustling with all kinds of fish and sea animals. Coral reefs cover less than 1% of the ocean, but they support an estimated 25% of all marine species, including many important fish species. The economic value of the services that these complex…