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Researchers are still studying the chemical makeup of “produced water” from Permian Basin oil fields. But regulators say they’re ready to issue permits to discharge the water into rivers and creeks.

"I just wasn't getting joy from that environment anymore. It was really taxing on me."

National conference outlines plans for energy transition, making early childhood education universal and closing gender pay gap

Flying foxes, India's largest species of bats, spend 7% of their day-roosting time being vigilant of their environment and predators. A study of three colonies in Assam's Barak Valley found that the mammals remain alert to their surroundings while sleeping 82% of the time. Human threats, such as hunting and…

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Plants produce molecules to interact with their environment and protect themselves against external threats. These molecules can also have antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, some of which are beneficial to human health. These properties are valued by traditional medicines and inspire the development of medicinal products by contemporary chemists.

Growing city populations and limited space are driving the adoption of green roofs and green walls covered with living plants. As well as boosting biodiversity, green roofs could play another unexpectedly valuable role by increasing the electricity output of solar panels.

A victory for Montanans' right to a clean, healthy environment could set a precedent for other climate lawsuits

Further 41 species on course to be declared critically endangered, complicating Albanese government’s zero extinctions target

Company breached three-year rolling limit on abstraction licence at Fylde aquifer in 2018