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NSW government rejected expert advice before failed koala reintroduction that left more than half dead

Exclusive: Documents reveal state environment department had ‘reckless indifference’ to fate of individual koalas, Greens spokesperson Sue Higginson says

The Guardian - AU

New Mexico Governor Puts Finger on Scale in Oilfield Wastewater Vote

Gov. Lujan Grisham appears to push commission to overturn its recent ruling barring the use of produced water outside the oilfield.

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‘We thought we’d got the numbers wrong’: how a pristine lake came to have the highest levels of ‘forever chemicals’ on record

Holloman Lake was a haven for wildlife and seemed an ideal campsite. But strange foam around the shoreline turned out to be more than just an oddity – and reveals the alarming way forever chemicals move through ecosystems

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In Democratic New Mexico, Oil and Gas Legislation Doesn’t Pass

Sixty days and 1,182 bills later, state legislators take a pass on oil and gas reforms.

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New Mexico Fights Over Oil and Gas Enforcement Funding

Powerful senator threatens Environment Department with funding cuts, its secretary with investigation.

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Scheme for developers to boost nature ‘failing’ in first year, campaigners warn

The amount of land delivering ‘biodiversity net gain’ linked to developments is falling well short of expectations, research suggests.

The Independent UK

The EPA Stalled and Then a Fix for New Mexico Oil and Gas Pollution Evaporated

Trump election likely marks the end of a federal response to worsening air pollution in the Permian Basin.

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In This Tiny New Mexico Town, the Air Quality Is Worse Than in Downtown L.A.

The data is clear: The village of Loving in the Permian Basin has been hit hard by waves of pollutants from Big Oil, yet the EPA hasn't acted to force a cleanup.

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New Mexico Has Some of the Nation’s Toughest Oil and Gas Regulations. Enforcing Them Is Another Matter.

With the EPA hamstrung by the Supreme Court and shaky state funding, New Mexico could face a future with reduced protections.

Capital & Main

Government grilled over plans for new nature laws

New laws to protect Australia's ailing environment are proving complex, and won't be available for the public to scrutinise until next year.

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Proponent of Robbins Island wind farm asked to detail plan to offset loss of Tasmanian devil habitat

The proponent of a contentious wind farm on a Tasmanian island has been asked to come up with a plan to compensate for the loss of hundreds of hectares of Tasmanian devil habitat.

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NT government to consider independent air monitoring on Groote Eylandt amid manganese mine dust concerns

After years of community concern about dust levels from the world's biggest manganese mine on Groote Eylandt, the NT Environment Department says it is now willing to install a monitoring station.

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Queensland's Environment Department still behind on saving threatened species, auditor-general finds

More than four years after the Queensland's Environment Department was found to have no plan to protect threatened species, the agency is still lagging behind, according to the state's auditor-general.

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‘Tangled mess of inaction’: hundreds of threatened species recovery plans expiring in next six months

Growing list facing extinction and underresourcing of conservation means plans have not been updated

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Will request CM to make provision for recruitment of 'Agniveers' as forest guards: Bihar Minister

“I have asked officials of the Environment Department to prepare a detailed note on this, Bihar Environment Minister Neeraj Kumar Singh said.

The Independent UK

Mexico closes US gravel quarry that had been pressured

The Mexican government has closed a limestone gravel quarry owned by a U.S. company, a move likely to add fuel to an ongoing trade dispute with the firm

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Plans to shake up Pastoral Act scrapped as government shifts focus to conservation

A major shake-up of the governance of South Australia's outback has been scrapped as the newly elected state government takes a more conservation-based approach.

The Hindu

Greens flay order allowing axing of mangrove patches

Move will help vested interests to destroy large tracts, says activists

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