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How art inspired by peatlands can help us confront the climate crisis

As environments, peatlands have undergone a remarkable transformation over the last few decades from “Cinderella” habitats, regarded as ecologically worthless in the 1980s, to today’s ecosystem superstars – crucial for biodiversity, carbon capture and regulating the water supply. This new appreciation has seen a rise in media coverage of these…

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Controversy over Willow Project as US approves oil drilling in Alaska

The Biden administration has made tackling climate change a key plank of its platform. But a new decision from the White House has left environmental activists fuming. This week, it approved a massive oil drilling project in Alaska known as the Willow Project. We take a closer look and get…

France 24

UK ministers under pressure to tighten laws on ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Vast numbers of people drinking water with levels that would be banned in the US, research shows

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Hay drops for feral horses during floods allegedly damage Yorta Yorta site at Barmah

Traditional owners and environmental groups allege the decision feed feral horses during flooding in Victoria led to a sacred site being damaged.

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We’re building harder, hotter cities: it’s vital we protect and grow urban green spaces – new report

Recent extreme weather events have provided a foretaste of how supercharged storms might threaten our future. So the release today of a new report from the Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) is very good timing.

The Conversation

Burning banned across North

The National Environment Board (NEB) on Wednesday ordered all 17 provinces in the North to stop burning activities until the end of April.

Bangkok Post

National Environment Board bans burning across North

The National Environment Board (NEB) on Wednesday backed stronger measures to deal with air pollution from fine particle matter smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5). It ordered all 17 provinces in the North to cease burning activities until the end of April.

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Cultural burning is safer for koalas and better for people too

Koalas are an iconic endangered species living in a fire-prone environment. This makes them an ideal subject when investigating solutions to wildfires.

The Conversation

Pile of poo ’19 times heavier than Harbour Bridge’

Pet owners are turning to eco-friendly methods to dispose of pet poo in an effort to minimise the environmental cost of picking it up.

The New Daily

SNP and Greens condemn Jeremy Hunt's 'Great British Nuclear' scheme

NUCLEAR power is to be reclassified as “environmentally sustainable” to give it access to the same investment incentives as renewable energy.

The National (Scotland)

2023 Spring Statement brings 'enhanced' tax incentives to tech SMBs

UK chancellor Jeremy Hunt said the government plans to introduce tax incentives for UK-based small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) as part of a broader set of plans to boost the UK's technology sector. Delivering the government's 2023 Spring Statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday, Hunt said the incentives…

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‘Positive change has ceased’ for workers in Qatar since World Cup, unions say

Eight global union federations have raised ‘serious concerns’ about the plight of migrant workers, who face a ‘deteriorating environment’ in Qatar

The Guardian - UK

Musk internet kits a boon for bad actors in Brazilian Amazon

When Brazil’s environmental authority busted an illegal gold mine inside the Yanomami Indigenous territory operated by the nation’s most fearsome gang, they found something that is becoming common at such sites: a Starlink kit

The Independent UK

Commentary: Due process denied: FCC Media Bureau kills diverse media ownership

I believe in the power of local news. Strengthening American democracy depends on more engaged and informed citizens at the local level. But in today’s fractured media environment, there are fewer credible options for consumers to turn to for their news. Local broadcast news can help fill this void.

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EPA concerns over Woodside gas emissions reduction time frame at major Pilbara plant

The Environmental Protection Authority says there are likely to be opportunities for Woodside Energy to seek more substantial reductions in greenhouse gases at its Pluto gas plant in the Pilbara this decade.

The Conversation

PFAS might be everywhere – including toilet paper – but let's keep the health risks in context

The United States Environmental Protection Agency has announced new limits on the toxic “forever chemicals” – perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – in drinking water.

Axios

Environmental groups sue Biden admin in bid to halt Willow oil project in Alaska

The coalition alleges the project will spew toxic emissions and greenhouse gas pollution, undermining Biden's climate promises.

ABC News

Mining operations suspended across the North West Minerals Province after severe floods

Some of the biggest minerals mines in Queensland will be shut down for weeks and months, and environmental experts are being engaged to assess any potential spills at the sites.

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Don’t keep dumping toxic muck in what should be a Southeast Side park

It shouldn’t require a federal lawsuit to get the U.S Army Corps of Engineers to find an environmentally suitable alternative.

The Conversation

In Brazil, the future of environmental sustainability needs a strong ally: collectors of recyclable materials

When Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva was sworn in for his third term as president of Brazil on January 1, 2023, he invited a diverse group to accompany him as he ascended the ramp to his offices. Among them, two symbolised the giant step that the country was taking toward a…

Chicago Tribune

EPA plans to limit toxic forever chemicals in drinking water for the 1st time

CHICAGO — Water utilities will be required to routinely test for toxic forever chemicals, and spend billions upgrading treatment plants to filter them, under the first-ever national limits intended to protect Americans from widespread threats to human health and the environment.

Chicago Tribune

EPA plans to limit toxic forever chemicals in drinking water for the first time

Glasgow Live

Glasgow councillors back ban on sale of single-use vapes as health and littering concerns raised

A Scottish Government review of disposable vapes is under way due to health and environmental concerns, and campaigners want to see them banned.

Al Jazeera

US agency takes aim at ‘forever chemicals’ in drinking water

Environmental Protection Agency proposes first federal limits on ‘forever chemicals’, saying the move will save lives.

Salon

The blurry parameters of free-range eggs

With the skyrocketing prices of eggs, one common question has become prevalent: what exactly are free-range eggs?

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