Victorian coal mine operators urged to pay for vast amount of rehabilitation water
Victoria’s power legacy is carved deep into the landscape in the Latrobe Valley. The heart of Victoria’s coal-fired…
Magnitude 6.2 earthquake strikes Macquarie Island region – making it the second one in just two days
By ZAK WHEELER Published: 05:09 BST, 27 July 2025 | Updated: 05:20 BST, 27 July 2025 A shallow…
To protect coral reefs, we must also protect the people who depend on them
Coral reefs are vital ecosystems that sustain millions of people, yet they face a growing crisis. Rising ocean…
Trump moves to scrap climate rule tying greenhouse gases to public health harm | Trump administration
Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday proposed revoking a scientific finding that has long been the central basis for…
Prolonged wind droughts in a warming climate threaten global wind power security
Antonini, E. G. A. et al. Identification of reliable locations for wind power generation through a global analysis…
The science behind plastic recycling and why it needs a rethink
Waste isn’t new, and neither is humanity’s role in creating it. Since the dawn of industrialization, our ability…
It’s Another Year of Costly Disasters
A surge of wildfires and powerful storms has already driven global natural-disaster losses to more than $131 billion…
Up to 1.5 MW underwater — The kit cities hide finally uncovered
The “kit cities” seem to be hiding a secret that has now been uncovered. “Kit Cities” are harnessing…
‘Sponge City’: How Copenhagen Is Adapting to a Wetter Future
In just two hours on July 2, 2011, a torrential, once-in-a-millennium storm battered and flooded Copenhagen, pounding parts…
Global Exhibition In Paris Inspires Action
Bold artworks by Shepard Fairey (OBEY) adorn the Hôtel de Ville façade in Paris. Brent Toderian A free,…
Thames Water stops ‘illegal spill’ into Wheatley sewage facility
A water firm has said it has identified and stopped an “illegal discharge” into one of its sewage…
Reintroducing a carbon price the ‘most economically efficient tax reform’ to repair budget
The father of emissions trading in Australia has warned the nation is “on a path to comprehensive failure”…