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Trees, rivers and mountains are gaining legal status – but it's not been a quick fix for environmental problems

As the scale and severity of environmental issues become more obvious, lawmakers are experimenting with new ways to protect nature. One approach that has gone from blue-sky debate to meaningful reality over the past 50 years is to give elements of the natural world – trees, rivers and mountains –…

The Conversation

Mobile robots get a leg up from a more-is-better communications principle

Adding legs to robots that have minimal awareness of the environment around them can help the robots operate more effectively in difficult terrain, my colleagues and I found.

The Conversation

Human love of nature can be attributed to heredity and environment: Study

Humans have a good attitude towards nature. But is this due to a taught approach as a child, or is it something we are born with? According to experts at the University of Gothenburg and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, the answer is 'Both'. Read further on Dynamite News.

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10 dedicated institutions and devices to enrich your child’s education

Prepare your child for the future ahead with the help of these stellar schools and tools.

The Independent UK

Texas’ environmental agency enables companies to increase oilfield wastewater disposal in rivers

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.

The Texas Tribune

Abbie Chatfield Has Announced She’s Pulling The Plug On Her Popular Radio Show As Of Right Now

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

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Labor rejects ban on native forest logging as PM accuses Greens of hypocrisy on housing

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

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Flying fox bats for vigilance while roosting

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…

The Hindu

ALP national conference day one – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Making the most out of boreal plant resources

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.

The Conversation

A green roof or rooftop solar? You can combine them in a biosolar roof, boosting both biodiversity and power output

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.

The Conversation

Montana youth win historic climate case

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

Salon

Five species face immediate concern of extinction, scientific committee warns Labor

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

The Guardian - AU

United Utilities fined £800,000 for taking 22bn litres of water from aquifer

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

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The Hindu

Explaining MoEFCC’s U-turn to merge autonomous bodies

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change has walked back on a plan to merge key environmental organisations in the name of “ease of doing business”, citing technical and administrative difficulties. The plan also faced considerable opposition from the National Tiger Conservation Authority.

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Ranking all 18 Big Ten football stadiums by seating capacity after addition of West Coast teams

Where do the stadiums of the four new Big Ten teams on the West Coast fit into the Big Ten with stadium capacity? #B1G

Evening Standard

OPINION - Rohan Silva: There’s an environmental catastrophe unfolding on our streets, but nobody cares

Billionaire Silicon Valley investor Peter Thiel has a great question he puts to people he’s interviewing. “Tell me,” he asks, “something that’s true that almost nobody agrees with you about.”

The Conversation

Kenya and the US are negotiating a trade deal that could be a model for Africa - but its position on workers needs a rethink

The US and Kenya announced a trade and investment partnership in July 2022. Talks have been progressing on the way forward in nine areas, including agriculture, anti-corruption, digital trade, environment and climate change action, and workers’ rights and protections.

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Great Lakes gets its first wind farm – but some fear environmental fallout

Icebreaker would be North America’s first ever freshwater offshore wind project – but locals express concerns over wildlife and potential oil leaks

The Hindu

Forest Department prohibits exhibition of exotic animals in private aviaries and petting zoos across T.N.

All privately-run aviaries and petting zoos in Tamil Nadu face closure by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, which has sought clarity from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) as to what permits are valid for the display of animals to the public.

The Independent UK

Young environmentalists won a landmark climate change ruling in Montana. Will it change anything?

Young environmental activists prevailed in a closely watched Montana lawsuit that said state officials weren’t doing enough to protect them from climate change

Inverse

NASA Rover Discovers Strange Hexagonal Patterns on Mars That Could Suggest Past Life

NASA's Curiosity rover found peculiar polygonal shapes that suggests Mars' ancient environment could have sprouted life's building blocks.

Windows Central

FlexiSpot E7Q standing desk review: Heavy weight champion

The FlexiSpot E7Q is a heavy weight standing desk designed for large desktops or collaborative environments. It's incredibly sturdy and super premium, and can handle a lot of weight. But all this comes at a pricey cost.

The Hindu

Antimicrobial Resistance has become a ‘silent pandemic’: expert

AMR in the environment is being identified through sewage surveillance in major cities. CSIR-CCMB and CSIR-IICT are carrying out studies and gene profiling to check antibiotics not working. TIGS director Rakesh Mishra stresses the need to scale up surveillance.

The Independent UK

Texas sues Shell over May fire at Houston-area petrochemical plant

Texas is suing Shell, alleging a fire at the oil giant's Houston-area petrochemical plant damaged the environment

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