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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.

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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

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.

Mandatory recycling could help tyres go round and round

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

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.

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Aussie researchers create a robot vacuum for oil spills

Aussie researchers create a robot vacuum for oil spills

Aussie researchers create a robot vacuum for oil spills

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

More electric trucks, motorbikes to deliver carbon cuts

More electric trucks, motorbikes to deliver carbon cuts

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.

Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

Green groups slam ministerial exemption for Alcoa mine

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

How mirroring nature might just save the humble oyster

How mirroring nature might just save the humble oyster

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'

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

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

'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

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

Tonnes of debris removed from 'trashed' remote beach

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

Deadly floods in Asia kill more than 1400 people

Deadly floods in Asia kill more than 1400 people

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.

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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.

War on waste: more single-use plastics banished

An all-out plastics crackdown forcing businesses to use environmentally friendly alternatives is being rolled out to stem a massive rubbish problem.

Old batteries could deliver critical mineral shortcuts

Recycling big batteries, solar panels and wind turbines at the end of their lives could create a lucrative export industry if Australia gets its rules right.

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Fishing limits imposed as algal bloom hits stocks

Popular species including calamari, garfish and King George whiting have suffered severe declines because of SA's algal bloom, forcing restrictions on fishing.

Don't rubbish e-waste - it could be worth billions

Australia is being encouraged to be savvy with how it recycles old technology, with high-demand critical minerals able to be extracted and repurposed.

Time to get hands dirty in fight to protect farms, land

Farmers and the community need to trust one another and work together to tackle challenges facing the land - and outdated laws need to catch up, an expert says.

Cover-up claims over 'forever chemicals' in tap water

More types of so-called "forever chemicals" have been detected in drinking water as scientists grapple with finding and removing them from the environment.

Cuttlefish catastrophe feared from deadly algal bloom

Swift action is needed to protect wildlife from a toxic algae bloom, a report warns, as the fate of a spectacular cuttlefish migration hangs in the balance.

Algal bloom crisis to go under Senate microscope

An environmental issue that has decimated marine animals across Australia will be subject to a Senate inquiry after broad parliamentary support.

Fears another industry will fall victim to algal bloom

A peak industry body fears a toxic algal bloom gripping the coast has triggered a collapse in bookings, as the state government matches federal support funding.

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