Damage to Moa Point wastewater plant ‘as bad as we feared’ – Wellington Water
Wellington Water chief executive Pat Dougherty says he had never seen damage like this before. Photo: Samuel Rillstone…
Estée Lauder Companies fined $750,000 over environmental law violations
Estée Lauder Companies (ELC) has been fined CAD$750,000 ($548,000) for violating an environmental law in Canada. The Ontario…
Rescuers Rush To Help Dumped ‘Angels’ Shivering Together Under Bridge
Late last month, on a frigid winter afternoon, rescuers from Michigan Duck Rescue and Sanctuary took a long…
Particle pollution from wildfire smoke was tied to 24,100 deaths a year in US: Study
Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the…
Wellington Water boss ‘mortified’ by sewage failure
The chief executive of Wellington Water says he is “absolutely mortified” after millions of litres of raw sewage…
NASA satellite watches January’s polar vortex photo of the day for Feb. 4, 2026
After a major winter storm swept across the country in late January, a prolonged surge of Arctic air…
Company that ‘resurrected’ dire wolf announces frozen biovault for endangered species
EDITOR’S NOTE: Call to Earth is a CNN editorial series committed to reporting on the environmental challenges facing…
Central Queensland conservation group wants to see more transparency on coal mine water releases
More than two dozen coal mines have been releasing water into the largest catchment feeding the Great Barrier…
‘Rush’ for new coal in China hits record high in 2025 as climate deadline looms
Proposals to build coal-fired plants in China reached a record high in 2025, finds a new study. The…
John Barkham obituary | Environment
My dad, John Barkham, who has died aged 82, was an inspirational teacher of ecology and a lifelong…
Carney’s government is cutting hundreds of environment and science jobs. Here’s what that means for Canadians
LISTEN | Full interviews with scientist Christine Bishop and union leader Sean O’Reilly: What On Earth24:10What Ottawa’s job…
‘Catastrophic failure’: Wellington mayor describes plant’s leak as environmental disaster
Photo: RNZ / Samuel Rillstone An average of around 70 million litres of untreated wastewater has been pouring…