The Latest Breaking News from Environment

EPA: UPS to pay fine, correct hazardous waste violations

The Environmental Protection Agency says it has reached a settlement with United Parcel Service to resolve violations of hazardous waste regulations at more than 1,100 facilities across 45 states and Puerto Rico

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2022

Our environmental responses are often piecemeal and ineffective. Next week's wellbeing budget is a chance to act

Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ federal budget next week will for the first time include a section on wellbeing, which aims to measure how well Australians are doing in life.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Despite the myth, deer are not an ecological substitute for moa and should be part of NZ’s predator-free plan

The impact of deer on Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural environment is never far from the headlines. Most recently, the Southland Conservation Board highlighted the damage the introduced species was doing to native forest on Rakiura Stewart Island.

The Conversation · Oct 19, 2022

Ministers may go ahead with nature-friendly scheme, farmers believe

Speculation had been rife that government would block Elms subsidies for creating wildlife habitats

The Guardian - UK · Oct 19, 2022

Quashing decision could lead to pollution

Lawyers for a Victorian coal-fired power station have argued quashing the environmental regulator's decision to amend its licence could lead to more pollution.

AAP · Oct 19, 2022

Government ‘limping backwards on protecting 30% of England for nature’

Wildlife groups say not enough is being done to safeguard our environment

Wales Online · Oct 19, 2022

UK shows ‘alarming lack of progress’ in hitting vital 30x30 nature target

Government’s ‘dangerous deregulatory agenda’ risks missing pledge to protect 30% of land and sea by 2030, says report

The Guardian - UK · Oct 18, 2022

Mining company Nathan River Resources fined $340,000 for releasing contaminated wastewater into river in NT

Following a wet season deluge in the Northern Territory, a significant amount of mining-affected wastewater was pumped into a river in a national park, causing the potential for environmental harm.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022

Music pillow reduces stress and pain in A&E, study suggests

Researchers suggest listening to some music allowed patients to have a break from the hospital environment.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2022

Cat wandering ban at Tasmania's new Huntingfield housing development due to endangered bird species

Cat-owning residents who want to live in this new suburban housing development will have to prove to the local council their pets won't roam nearby bushland, where an endangered bird species lives — and while bird watchers have welcomed the rule, one expert doubts it will be enforceable.

ABC News · Oct 18, 2022