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Immediate health benefits: communities will breathe easier following Liddell closure

Liddell recorded a 170 per cent increase in mercury pollution between 2020-21 and 2021-22.

Newcastle Herald

Closure of coal-fired Liddell power station as grid goes green

The Liddell power station will be switched off after more than 50 years of service to NSW and the national electricity grid. Thousands of locals have

The New Daily

Residents pouring prosecco after massive Ffos-y-Fran coal mine near their homes is finally ordered to close

Overjoyed residents are celebrating the decision which they say is a 'massive relief'

Wales Online

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Should India consider phasing out nuclear power?

Germany has shut down the last of its nuclear power plants and France is struggling to replenish its stock of ageing reactors. With solar and wind power becoming more popular globally, there are questions on whether nuclear power remains a relevant option for a future that is fossil-free, particularly in…

The Hindu

‘Used foreign funds to oppose Adani project’: I-T report on Ritwick Dutta

Before environment lawyer-activist Ritwick Dutta was booked by the CBI, an income tax department report had last year accused him of opposing overseas projects led by Indian entities, including the Adani Group. It had also accused him of using foreign money to partner with domestic NGOs, including an RSS affiliate.

Newslaundry

Record renewables help bring down Australia’s energy prices and emissions

Energy dynamics report finds clean energy is displacing fossil fuels and sending carbon emissions from the sector to new lows

The Guardian - AU

A leading private equity firm claimed to be a climate leader – while increasing emissions

The Carlyle Group’s 2011-22 greenhouse gas footprint was roughly equivalent to Alaska’s ‘carbon bomb’ Willow drilling project

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China pushes to digitize mines in attempt to make them safer

China is using “smart” technology to try to improve its safety record in coal mines, as part of a push by the National Energy Administration to bolster output and stem frequent accidents and collapses.

The Independent UK

Eraring power station workers say jobs are in doubt as calls grow for transition authority

With the country's oldest coal-fired power station set to close down tomorrow, calls have intensified for the federal government to set up a National Energy Transition Authority and allocate funding to it in next month's budget.

ABC News

Real problems with Hamilton South's social housing aren't street level

"Redeveloping" the suburb does nothing to address them. https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8172528/

Newcastle Herald

Giant, filthy Ffos y Fran opencast mine in Merthyr Tydfil near people's homes ordered to close

Ffos y Fran is the UK's largest opencast mine and its operators had applied for an extension

Wales Online

UK Health Security Agency investigates as villagers suffer 'seizures and stroke symptoms'

Locals living near a contaminated housing site believe people are falling ill because of the 'exposure to toxic waste'

Wales Online

Poland: prosecutors open probe into opposition leader Tusk

Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into alleged abuse of power by opposition leader Donald Tusk when he was prime minister a decade ago

The Independent UK

Coal culled at Drax after 50-year contribution as carbon capture investment plan put on pause

Significant moment for the business flagged by group CEO as £50m spend on BECCS scheme held off after Track One omission

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The Hindu

The right to litigate: On limiting the industrial exploitation of nature

Using legal remedies to limit the industrial exploitation of nature and ensuring just compensation is at the core of a civilised democracy

Reason

Despite SCOTUS Ruling Limiting Its Authority, EPA Tries To Unilaterally Regulate Carbon Emissions Again

Plus: More details emerge on Fox News' firing of Tucker Carlson, Aubrey Plaza shills for Big Milk, Biden announces he's running for president, and more...

The Independent UK

Blackout-beset South Africa may delay closing coal stations

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa may delay the timetable for shutting down many of its highly polluting coal-fired power stations as the nation deals with crippling daily electricity blackouts

Newcastle Herald

From the ashes: EPA push for greater coal ash recycling

Lake Macquarie MP Greg Piper wants coal ash classified as a resource rather than a waste product.

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The Guardian - UK

China ramps up coal power despite carbon neutral pledges

Local governments approved more coal power in first three months of 2023 than all of 2021

Newcastle Herald

The stampede toward reliance on renewable energy seems short on caution

Let us have a pause and fully test where we are going before we rush off on the poorly planned venture.

Birmingham Post

£5m plant with potential to produce waste food-based coal replacement enters build phase in Immingham

CPL Industries won government backing for project in partnership with Severn Trent and University of Nottingham

Insider UK

Gravitricity set to enter US energy storage market

Move comes as the Biden administration offers $450m for clean energy projects at the site of current or former coal mines

AAP

BHP, Rio Tinto, Woodside and Whitehaven release updates

Woodside says its Scarborough gas project is now 30 per cent complete, while BHP has lowered its nickel production estimates.

Newcastle Herald

No bull: it's time to keep the buck of rodeos out of Newcastle

There are no circuses in Australia using wild animals these days, yet we are allowing professional bull riders to perform in this city on the weekend. Why?

Wales Online

Company accused of mining at UK's largest open coal mine without planning permission

The company that runs Ffos y Fran opencast mine is applying for an extension until March 2024 but planning officers have recommended it be refused

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