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'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

'Desert rangers are deadly': Aussies up for world prize

Indigenous desert rangers caring for an area the size of Argentina will compete for a prestigious environmental award and worldwide attention.

No coal power, no new petrol cars by 2035 for net zero

No coal power, no new petrol cars by 2035 for net zero

No coal power, no new petrol cars by 2035 for net zero

No coal power, no new petrol cars by 2035 for net zero

Australia needs to phase out coal, gas and oil faster than planned to meet its climate commitments, a report says, with changes in energy, transport and mining.

'Bloody dangerous': world to exceed 1.5-degree warming

'Bloody dangerous': world to exceed 1.5-degree warming

'Bloody dangerous': world to exceed 1.5-degree warming

'Bloody dangerous': world to exceed 1.5-degree warming

Earth is on track to exceed 1.5 degrees of warming within years, the United Nations has warned, exposing communities to more extreme weather.

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Short-term carbon credits used for long-term pollution

Short-term carbon credits used for long-term pollution

Australia's carbon credit scheme is working, according to a review, but some of the nation's biggest polluters have become its biggest customers.

Australia's coral reefs retreat as heatwaves intensify

Australia's coral reefs retreat as heatwaves intensify

Marine heatwaves are threatening coral reefs, including those in Australia, but research shows they could recover if given a break between bleaching events.

Climate change likely played a role in deadly floods

Climate change likely played a role in deadly floods

Climate change may have led to deadly flooding on the Nepal-Tibet border, as experts stress the importance of cross-border collaboration.

Aussie emissions down but pace must pick up for 2030

Aussie emissions down but pace must pick up for 2030

Record levels of solar, wind and battery use are pushing down emissions in Australia but bigger cuts will be needed to meet its climate goal.

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'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

'Walking dead': plastic ingestion's seabird impact

A world-first study has proven a seabird is suffering from population decline due to ingestion of plastic waste, with afflicted birds dubbed "the walking dead".

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Progress and poor marks: Reef earns a mixed report card

Efforts to cut pollution in waterways feeding Australia's Great Barrier Reef are making progress but still falling short of targets.

River clean-up flows into data centre climate debate

River clean-up flows into data centre climate debate

River clean-up flows into data centre climate debate

River clean-up flows into data centre climate debate

A tech giant plans to rescue millions of litres of drinking water from an Australian river as debate continues over data centre climate commitments.

Dead whale calf on city beach to be tested for bird flu

Dead whale calf on city beach to be tested for bird flu

Dead whale calf on city beach to be tested for bird flu

Dead whale calf on city beach to be tested for bird flu

A newborn humpback whale that was stranded on a beach and died will be tested for bird flu, as the number of cases grows to 17.

Big grants for small manufacturers making green changes

Big grants for small manufacturers making green changes

Big grants for small manufacturers making green changes

Big grants for small manufacturers making green changes

Small Aussie companies who make products for everything from breweries to construction firms could get help to reduce their fossil fuel use.

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

Chemical company charged over blaze that gutted factory

A chemical manufacturer allegedly failed to maintain appropriate workplace conditions before a massive fire engulfed its factory, causing residents to shelter.

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

Concrete example: carbon refinery to turn gases green

An Australian facility will seek to prove carbon can be embedded into useful products, such as concrete, paint and plasterboard, and resold for a profit.

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Mandatory recycling could help tyres go round and round

Australia's roads could be paved using rubber from abandoned tyres, an inquiry has been told, but only if regulators can find a way to fund it.

Popular rat baits restricted over wildlife impacts

Conservationists are celebrating after the pesticides regulator moved to restrict rodenticides from sale due to their severe impact on native wildlife.

Aussie researchers create a robot vacuum for oil spills

A prototype is no larger than a shoe but Australian engineers plan to supersize their oil-consuming robot to tackle sea pollution.

More electric trucks, motorbikes to deliver carbon cuts

It boasts Australia's largest fleet of electric vehicles but one company plans to put even more electric trucks and motorcycles on the road to lower emissions.

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Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

Conservationists are outraged that a minister has used national interest provisions to continue strip-mining a forest ecosystem.

How mirroring nature might just save the humble oyster

Oyster reefs are already a restoration priority and Australian research could boost survival rates of the water-filtering, habitat-providing species.

'Bloody good': funding tap turned on by 'poo balls'

The strange sight of balls of sewage repeatedly washing up on iconic beaches has triggered a $3 billion plan lauded by water and tourism experts.

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

It took a team of 18 people six days to remove the plastic, ghost nets and other debris from a remote Top End beach just 190 metres long.

Deadly floods in Asia kill more than 1400 people

Rescue teams are racing to reach isolated villages and relief efforts are ramping up after deadly floods in Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Malaysia.

More schools close, others reopen amid asbestos scare

Some schools will reopen and others close over the detection of trace amounts of asbestos in a play sand product, while experts say the risk remains very low.

BHP liable for 2015 Brazil dam collapse, UK court rules

BHP can be held liable over the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London's High Court has ruled.

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