Australian environment laws set for biggest overhaul in decades
Getty Reforms to Australia’s environment laws include a limit on the fast-tracking of coal and gas projects. Australia…
The deepest parts of the Arctic Ocean are warming now too
Iceberg in the Arctic Ocean in September 2025 Photo: Henry Patton While it is well documented that global…
Trump’s EPA moves to abandon tough standards for deadly soot pollution | US news
The Trump administration is seeking to abandon a rule that sets tough standards for deadly soot pollution, arguing…
Studies show how the people of Rapa Nui made and moved the giant statues – and what caused the island’s deforestation
Rapa Nui, also known as Easter Island, is often portrayed in popular culture as an enigma. The rationale…
Australia’s emissions from fossil fuels down as electricity from renewables passes 40% | Energy
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions fell 2.2% last financial year, in what the Albanese government says is the largest…
‘A win for nature and people’: Elizabeth line soil used to create Essex bird haven | Birds
Almost 40,000 birds have made their home on a nature reserve created using soil from tunnel excavations for…
Labor strikes deal with Greens to pass long-awaited overhaul of nature protection laws | Australian politics
Labor has struck a deal with the Greens to overhaul federal environmental protection laws on parliament’s final sitting…
Violence over water is on the rise, reached a record last year
In Algeria, water shortages left faucets dry, prompting protesters to riot and set tires ablaze. In Gaza, as…
The rise of ‘polite littering’: Brits are strategically placing rubbish on window ledges, bushes, and lamp posts because they can’t be bothered to find a bin
Britain is becoming overrun with ‘polite litter’ – rubbish that has been arranged thoughtfully rather than recklessly, a…
Why the plan for a ‘forest city’ is not as green as it sounds | Green building
Protection of nature is a key component of sustainability, but all too often we forget its other essential…
Mars, KitKat and Cadbury named in probe into Liberia’s cocoa-driven deforestation
MONROVIA, Nov 25 — Some of the world’s best-known chocolate, from Mars to KitKat, is likely linked to…
Scientists Just Recorded 56,000 Icebergs Breaking Off Glaciers—Signaling a Major Climate Crisis
A groundbreaking study is reshaping how scientists track icebergs as they break off from glaciers. Published in Nature,…