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Oceans group takes UK government to court over oil and gas licences

Issuing licences in the North Sea without accounting for environmental impact was unlawful, Oceana UK says

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Peter Dutton has promised to solve our energy problems – but his nuclear policy still leaves Australians in the dark

In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay, on the South Coast of New South Wales. Still visible today, it was the foundation for what would have been Australia’s first nuclear power plant.

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Peter Dutton names seven potential nuclear power station sites but avoids questions on cost

Coalition to push ahead with potential sites across Australia, but serious questions remain about viability and cost

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Microplastic discovery in penises raises erectile dysfunction questions

The contaminants have also recently been found in testes and semen, amid concerns about falling male fertility

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Almost 2,000 children die every day from air pollution, report finds

Global study reveals dirty air is second only to malnutrition as cause of death among under-fives

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Peter Dutton’s plan to cut the 2030 climate target would be an own goal for Australia’s Pacific ambitions

The current visit to Australia by China’s Premier Li Qiang may have taken the heat out of recent tensions between the two nations. But Australia remains embroiled with China in a tussle for influence in the Pacific – a fight in which climate ambition is key.

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Fema petitioned to make extreme heat and wildfire smoke major disasters

Center for Biological Diversity signed a joined petition to recognize the increasing number of heat-related crises

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What is a heat dome and how is it contributing to the heatwave in the US?

Approximately 80% of country’s population is experiencing temperatures at or above 90F for long periods of time

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The Green party’s plans aren’t perfect but they offer a much-needed attempt at climate leadership

The Green party’s target is to take four seats at the upcoming UK election. Recognising it has no chance of forming a government, its manifesto is written from the perspective of a future pressure group within Westminster.

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Queensland could be nuclear hub under Coalition’s new energy plan

State’s existing coal-fired power plant sites being considered, along with NSW’s Hunter Valley and South Australia’s Port Augusta

The Guardian - AU

Paris rooftop hives produce less bee's knees honey due to climate change

On the rooftop of Pernod Ricard headquarters in Paris, beehives produce high quality honey harvested twice a year. While bees help promote biodiversity in the capital, the chief beekeeper says climate change has led to a drop in the quantity of honey produced.

Radio France Internationale

‘We have to be all things to our children’: how a school made sure pupils had time to play

Brighton primary has worked with organisation to provide better quality time outside

The Guardian - UK

Alarming lack of access to green space fuelling UK child obesity crisis, doctors warn

Exclusive: Medics say children with poor access to outdoor play at school at higher risk of developing lifelong health problems

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What are heat domes – and are they to blame for soaring US temperatures?

Last year, the US saw the most number of heatwaves since 1936 and it is now bracing for an unusually hot June.

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We’ve found a way to help endangered eels overcome dams and weirs

The European eel Anguilla anguilla, a sleek, snake-like fish with a fascinating life cycle, once teemed in rivers. But their numbers have plummeted by over 95% since the 1980s.

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Labor’s ability to fight the climate wars next election has significantly weakened

Australia’s environmental laws are embarrassing us on the world stage — and are complicit in the destruction of our natural environment.

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High fliers: pleasure-seeking parrots are using aromatic plants, stinky ants and alcohol

Birds have been known to seek out pungent chemicals for various reasons. Some consume fermented fruits with gusto and suffer the ill effects. Others expose themselves to ants, but only the stinky kind. These ants produce useful antimicrobials and insect repellents.

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Country diary: A wild place that should be treasured, not bulldozed

Macclesfield, Cheshire: Such biodiversity packed into Danes Moss, with micro moths, groundhoppers and countless other species – and yet it is under acute threat

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'Concerning' lack of transparency over toxic pollution

A fossil fuel company neglected to tell residents that a nearby gas plant was emitting elevated levels of cancer-causing chemicals for more than a year.

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Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?

When you graph electricity demand in power grids with lots of solar panels, it looks a bit like a duck, with high points in the morning and evening (when people are relying on the grid) and a big dip in the middle of the day (when many people use their…

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Scientists probe glow-in-the-dark rat 'mystery'

Researchers at an Australian university have used the pelts of 36 dead rats to try to figure out why the animals' fur glows in the dark.

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The world no longer needs new fossil fuels – and the UK could lead the way in making them taboo

North Sea oil and gas has become a battleground issue in the UK general election.

Radio France Internationale

EU biodiversity law approved after last minute U-turn from Austria

EU states have given their final approval to a key biodiversity and nature restoration law, after Austria's climate minister defied her chancellor to back the Europe-wide legislation.

The Guardian - AU

A cat: ‘They smoked pipes, played dice’

In more than one image from 1900s Japan, they look hungover

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Indoors at breaktime: the school in a London office block

Group that runs Oasis Academy South Bank warns councils prioritise private housing over space for children to breathe

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