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Environment Agency to boost natural flood management after pilots

Agency aims to double the number of schemes it supports after success of £15m pilot projects

The Guardian - UK · Dec 9, 2022

Tasmanian windfarm approved despite concerns for threatened wildlife

Environment groups say Robbins Island, home to Tasmanian devil colony and critically endangered orange-bellied parrot, is ‘worst possible place’ for energy park

The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2022

EPA finds 3,000 tonnes of soft plastics in Melbourne warehouses amid REDcycle investigation

Victoria's environmental watchdog says it's working to mitigate fire risks after discovering 3,000 tonnes of soft plastics in half a dozen warehouses, weeks after the national REDcycle recycling program was halted.

ABC News · Dec 9, 2022

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Looking back from beyond the Moon: how views from space have changed the way we see Earth

A photograph taken by NASA’s Orion spacecraft has given us a new perspective on our home planet.

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2022

Airlines are finally admitting contrails are an environmental problem

Contrails — those lines of wispy white clouds that follow some jets — may not be so harmless.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

5 senses? In fact, architects say there are 7 ways we perceive our environments

Have you ever wondered why you feel cozy in some places while you feel stunned in others? Think about the last international airport you landed in, or a local coffee shop in your neighbourhood.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022

Toxic chemicals found in virtually every SC river tested. Action needed, critics say

Virtually every river, creek and lake tested recently by South Carolina regulators was found to contain “forever chemicals,’’ materials once used by industry that today are being linked to a variety of toxic effects on people.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

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Three graphic novels that creatively confront the climate crisis

As the scale and severity of the environmental crisis escalates, our shelves and screens have been bombarded by a whirlwind of climate-themed genres, from climate fiction (cli-fi) to disaster movies.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022

Climate change is not what South Africans see as their main problem: a survey breaks it down

Climate change is a major threat to food production, and is displacing people and increasing the risks to health globally. Addressing climate change requires vast resources, including financial investment to decarbonise economies and produce food sustainably. Above all, it requires international cooperation and commitment – based on an accurate understanding…

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022

Supreme Court admissions case could upend environmental justice laws

In recent years, more states have crafted environmental justice policies to help communities of color plagued by polluted air and water, poor health outcomes and limited access to green space.

Tribune News Service · Dec 8, 2022

Northern Ireland energy support payment delay putting “more lives at risk”, Commissioner says

"This delay in payments will prevent many older people from heating their homes during this colder spell and living in a cold environment can directly impact health"

Belfast Live · Dec 8, 2022

David Pocock and the Greens welcome Labor’s environmental reforms but push for more urgent action

Crossbench say government’s response ‘moving in the right direction’ but lacks aspects such as a climate trigger and a pause on logging

The Guardian - AU · Dec 8, 2022

Our laws fail nature. The government’s plan to overhaul them looks good, but crucial detail is yet to come

The Albanese government has just released its long-awaited response to a scathing independent review of Australia’s environment protection law. The 2020 review ultimately found the laws were flawed, outdated and, without fundamental reform, would continue to see plants and animals go extinct.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2022

Ex-Bristol City striker Jon Stead getting out of his comfort zone to forge own path in the US

The former Robin spent three years at Ashton Gate and hung up his boots last season after 700 professional appearances

Bristol Post · Dec 8, 2022

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Newcastle Herald · Dec 8, 2022

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.

Reuters · Dec 8, 2022

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.

ABC News · Dec 8, 2022

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.

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

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.

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022

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

ABC News · Dec 7, 2022

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.

AAP · Dec 7, 2022

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.

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022

Andrews on track to surpass 2018 result – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2022

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’

Daily Mirror · Dec 7, 2022

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

Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 7, 2022

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…

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