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How much longer can we tolerate this price-gouging racket of an energy sector?

We are all footing the bill of a crooked system that drains our bank balances and heats the planet, says Damian Carrington, the Guardian’s environment editor

The Guardian - UK

Mungo Man reburial investigation clears NSW Government despite backlash from traditional owners

A traditional owner says a decision not to publicly release an independent report into the burial is insulting to native title holders.

ABC News

Swift parrot recovery team slams attempted government edits to downplay logging risk to species' future

Members of the swift parrot recovery team slam the Tasmanian government for attempting to downplay the risk that logging plays in the species' future, urging the Commonwealth to ignore suggested edits to a draft plan that instead emphasise sugar glider predation.

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Delhi: Pollution meet today to draft winter action plan

NEW DELHI: Environment minister Gopal Rai said the Delhi government had started preparing a winter action plan for the city to be better prepared to deal with the upcoming pollution cycle.

The Times of India

Regional plans key to environmental rescue

The government says regional plans spanning the country will help fix the isolated decision-making that has contributed to Australia sick environment.

AAP

Liz Truss’s £235m cut to Environment Agency ‘doubled sewage discharge’

Raw sewage discharge doubled between 2016 and 2021, and Labour is blaming ‘efficiency savings’ by Tory leadership front runner

The Independent UK

EPA seeks top legal advice about power station pollution exemption

The NSW Environment Protection Authority is under increasing pressure to reveal the legal advice it has received about the legality of a pollution exemption provided to Vales Point power station.

Newcastle Herald

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Candidates clash under K Road

The three front-runners for the Auckland mayoral race face a robust set of questions in a new environment

Newsroom.co.nz

Bureaucrats pushed for swift parrot recovery plan to be changed to play down logging threat

Exclusive: Revisions revealed through FOI are more focused on protecting forestry industry than preventing species going extinct, scientists argue

The Guardian - AU

Study reveals how to rid some of the worst "forever chemicals" from the environment

A group of over 12,000 chemicals called PFAS now pollute our water, food, and air. Now, a novel discovery offers a cheap, efficient method to eliminate some types of PFAS from water, which pose risks to human health.

Inverse

Greater Manchester avoids drought but officials warn of 'prolonged dry weather' as country faces mass water supply issues

Only Cumbria and Lancashire are said by the Environment Agency to have normal water resources

Manchester Evening News

Ukraine war passes half-year mark, leaving a ‘toxic environmental legacy’

Six months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, efforts to assess the war’s environmental impact are still in their infancy. The relentless shelling of Ukrainian industrial sites has released poisonous substances, polluting the country’s soils and rivers and threatening its rich biodiversity. With most of Ukraine’s nature reserves located in conflict…

France 24

Zimbabwean study challenges the idea that women are inherently close to nature

In Zimbabwe, it’s mainly women who collect and use fuelwood. The more women cut down trees for household energy needs, the longer it takes to find and fetch wood. Women are thus trapped in a cycle of increasing labour and environmental degradation.

The Conversation

Liz Truss branded sewage in rivers 'disgraceful' in 2014 speech despite budget cuts

The Tory leadership frontrunner has come under firefor overseeing cuts to the Environment Agency budget, after which raw sewage discharges have risen

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Wales Online

We asked Welsh scientists how worried they are about climate change

We also asked if 'net zero' plans should be accelerated and if they thought the public were aware enough about the risks posed

The Independent UK

Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy launch TMRW Sports with view to hosting stadium golf

A report has suggested that Woods and McIlroy aim to hold a series of one-day events in stadium environments

The Orange County Register

Editorial: Will the GOP drop the ball in Senate races?

With control of a currently 50-50 Senate up for grabs, it looks like the GOP could well come up short even in a favorable political environment because of questionable choices of candidates in key races.

ABC News

Anzac pool demolition pushes ahead despite pending heritage listing application, cost blowout

Bundaberg Regional Council says rising costs are responsible for a cost blowout on the town's new aquatic centre, and vows to press ahead with demolition as soon as possible, leaving some residents shocked and angry.

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Newcastle uni appoints new pro vice-chancellor for the College of Engineering, Science and Environment

Professor Craig T. Simmons has been appointed as pro vice-chancellor of the University of Newcastle's College of Engineering, Science and Environment.

ABC News

Citizen scientist couple helps Murray Mallee ecosystem thrive in off-grid habitat sanctuary

Marie and Brett Smith have dedicated the past decade of their lives to documenting the diverse native environment they now call home — and it is flourishing around them.

The Independent UK

Parvovirus: What is the virus vets think may behind recent puppy deaths?

‘Parvo stays in the environment for at least a year ... you can clean and clean and clean, but you could probably expect it there’

Daily Mirror

Government urged to 'cut the crap' as 'sewage scandal' threatens Bank Holiday weekend

Beaches across the South of England were closed last weekend as sewage was pumped along the coast. A pipe burst along the River Ray causing a sewage leak that killed off fish stocks

Bangkok Post

Time to walk the dam talk

The Supreme Administrative Court's decision last week to dismiss the Xayaburi Dam lawsuit should serve as a reminder of an issue rarely mentioned -- the Thai government's unrealised pledge to promote environmental conservation and human rights protection in transboundary investments.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on England’s sewage crisis: a Tory stink

Editorial: As environment secretary, Liz Truss made cuts that undermined regulation. Now coastal communities are suffering

Wales Online

Sewage leak kills thousands of fish in Thames tributary after pipe bursts

The burst pipe in Swindon has led to a near-total wipeout of fish populations in the stretch of river. A similar leak caused fish to be killed in the same area in 2003.

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