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Court asked to overturn Mt Pleasant expansion

An Upper Hunter environment group has commenced legal action to prevent the expansion of Mt Pleasant coal mine.

Newcastle Herald

Australia proposes to overhaul 'broken' environment laws

Australia will overhaul its environment laws and set up a new nature protection agency which would have powers to make decisions on the approval of development projects, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said on Thursday.

Reuters

Environment group to challenge Mount Pleasant expansion over concerns for climate, legless lizards

Members of a Hunter Valley environmental group say they feel like "hobbits taking on a big action" ahead of a legal challenge involving mining giant MACH Energy.

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Government to establish federal environmental protection agency in major overhaul of Australia's environmental laws

The federal government has committed to a landmark overhaul of Australia's environment laws in a move Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says will reverse the decline of Australia's environment.

ABC News

Tanya Plibersek confirms new environmental protection agency to enforce conservation laws

Albanese government commits to agency and new national environment standards in response to Samuel review of EPBC Act

The Guardian - AU

Stake in Indonesia's Widi Reserve islands up for auction by Sotheby's, but environmentalists have concerns

The Widi Reserve is a stunning, currently uninhabited archipelago in eastern Indonesia consisting of about 100 islands in a 315,000-hectare Marine Protected Area.

ABC News

Developments to face independent umpire

Labor has detailed how it will fix Australia's nature laws with green groups welcoming moves to shift development decisions to an independent adjudicator.

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The Guardian - AU

Cumbria coalmine approval shows Sunak does not care whether he is seen as green

PM’s commitment to green targets questioned as top climate adviser calls decision ‘absolutely indefensible’

The Guardian - UK

Steve Borthwick hailed for breaking the mould as England finally turn to a club coach

Steve Borthwick is set to replace Eddie Jones and become the first England manager since Sir Clive Woodward in 1997 to be recruited from a club side

Daily Mirror

Oldest DNA Reveals Life in Greenland 2 Million Years Ago

Scientists discovered the oldest known DNA and used it to reveal what life was like 2 million years ago in the northern tip of Greenland. Today, it’s a barren Arctic desert, but back then it was a lush landscape of trees and vegetation with an array of animals, even the…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Sydney needs koala belt in planning future

NSW has been made less liveable and its trees and wildlife have been placed at risk by a major push for new housing, environmental campaigners say.

AAP

Boosting Thailand’s social capital through blockchain technology

It is often said that innovation and sustainability go hand in hand. Frequently, changes brought about by new business models and the rise of novel technologies can in turn create a raft of positive outcomes for company stakeholders and the broader environment.

Bangkok Post

New Biodiversity Council to tackle Australia's extinction crisis

The biodiversity think-tank, made up of experts from 11 Australian universities, will aim to find solutions to the crisis of declining local plants, animals, and ecosystems, shaping public policy.

The Canberra Times

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Thérèse Coffey rules out help for farmers and consumers facing higher costs

The environment secretary tells MPs it is ‘not the role of government to provide free food’ or to intervene in markets

ABC News

Nappy recycling program to reduce plastic waste in landfill harvests tonnes within months

Disposable nappies are convenient but come at a huge cost to the environment. Efforts are underway near Adelaide to recycle some of the hundreds of millions that end up in Australian landfill every year.

ABC News

Great Sandy National Park cabin project sparks concerns over further privatisation across Queensland

Conservationists fear an eco-tourism development between Noosa and Rainbow Beach could have flow-on consequences for other environmentally protected areas.

AAP

New council to fight biodiversity loss

A new expert council aiming to inform policy discussion on Australian biodiversity loss, consequences and opportunities has launched in Melbourne.

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Labor to respond to review of nature laws

The environment minister is about to tell Australians how she'll fix laws that have failed the nation's ailing environment, two years on from a major review.

Newsroom.co.nz

'Conscious foodies' happy to pay more, research finds

Newly-published studies show consumers overseas would pay more for low environmental impact food, if we offered it to them. The depressing thing is, old research said pretty much the same thing.

Newsroom.co.nz

PM won't accept political environment's changed forever

PM says abusive behaviour from the public has become worse during her time as leader, but she’s not willing to accept it’s permanent.

The Independent UK

Governments gather in Canada in bid to boost biodiversity

Environmental leaders are gathering on Montreal to hammer out a framework they hope will help provide much-needed protection for the world's biodiversity

Belfast Live

RSPB NI call for legally binding nature targets following biodiversity opinion poll

"They [DAERA] don’t have a Biodiversity Strategy which was supposed to be delivered in 2020 and the last one failed on the majority of its targets"

Radio France Internationale

Environmental groups hail EU draft law for deforestation-free supply chains

The European Union reached an agreement Tuesday to ban the import of products including coffee, cocoa and soy in cases where they are deemed to contribute to deforestation.

Newcastle Herald

Developer lodges new DA for Kings Hill township

The Greens have called on the Land and Environment Court to give residents and environmental groups more time to examine the new application.

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