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Forestry operator fails to monitor logging compliance

The state-owned body that manages logged forests in NSW is failing to prevent the felling of protected trees, despite copping multiple EPA reprimands.

The New Daily · Jun 22, 2023

A nuclear site is on tribes' ancestral lands. Their voices are being left out on key cleanup talks

Three Native American tribes have devoted decades to returning their ancestral land in Washington to the days before they became the most radioactively contaminated site in the nation’s nuclear weapons complex

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2023

Huge Cadia gold mine ordered to reduce polluting dust. Is it safe to live near a mine like this?

For the past 15 months, I have been helping residents living near the massive Cadia gold and copper mine in NSW to verify their concerns about pollution from the mine. The findings of alarming levels of heavy metals in their water tanks, as well as in blood and hair samples,…

The Conversation · Jun 22, 2023

Gold mine faces licence ban over ongoing air pollution

NSW's environmental watchdog says it is ready to take strong action against a dirty gold mine operating near a major outback regional centre.

AAP · Jun 21, 2023

An aggressive Supreme Court reshapes the US as its standing erodes

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court, in the midst of a run of decisions that have stress-tested the core principles of U.S. democracy, has rarely been so aggressive in using its powers — or been viewed with more skepticism by Americans.

Tribune News Service · Jun 21, 2023

Saving lives from extreme heat: Lessons from the deadly 2021 Pacific Northwest heat wave

The heat dome that descended upon the Pacific Northwest in late June 2021 met a population radically unprepared for it.

The Conversation · Jun 20, 2023

HiPhi Announces European Pricing Ahead Of Deliveries

Chinese luxury EV manufacturer HiPhi is gearing up for European deliveries set to take place in Q3 2023. The firm will offer a luxury sedan and SUV.

InsideEVs · Jun 20, 2023

A history of Republican climate denial

Republicans didn't always deny the reality of climate change. Then, George W. Bush took office

Salon · Jun 19, 2023

Commentary: Air quality disasters aren’t going away. Here’s how we should protect ourselves

As California residents, we are all too familiar with the orange skies that plagued the East Coast last week from Canadian wildfires and just hit the Midwest. And we have faced the plague of poor outdoor air quality many times while doing extensive public health work in cities, such as…

Los Angeles Times · Jun 19, 2023

Trump must be supervised by lawyer when reviewing evidence against him, judge says

Judge Bruce Reinhart granted a prosecution request for a protective order meant to shield the information that must be disclosed to Mr Trump

The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2023