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Parents, energy company settle over greenwashing claims

Parents, energy company settle over greenwashing claims

A settlement has been reached between a parents' climate action group and one of Australia's largest energy companies over greenwashing claims.

Strawberry shields forever: bioplastic cuts fruit waste

Strawberry shields forever: bioplastic cuts fruit waste

Strawberry shields forever: bioplastic cuts fruit waste

Strawberry shields forever: bioplastic cuts fruit waste

Unique packaging material created using bacteria and sawdust could reduce disposable plastic and keep strawberries safe during transport.

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Australia records big bump in pregnancy heat-risk days

Extreme heat is linked to a host of maternal health problems and Australia is already experiencing more days hot enough to pose pregnancy risks.

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Parent group challenges energy giant over carbon claims

Parent group challenges energy giant over carbon claims

EnergyAustralia will face the Federal Court to answer allegations some of its "carbon neutral" products were not as green as they seemed.

More households want to go full electric but lack spark

More households want to go full electric but lack spark

Millions more Australian households plan to cut gas and go all-electric but many say they need more information and guidance to do so.

Land squeeze threatens climate-exposed islanders

Land squeeze threatens climate-exposed islanders

Climate change-fuelled sea level rise and extreme weather events are encroaching on island communities and forcing repeat displacement.

Wastewater may solve wee green hydrogen price problem

Wastewater may solve wee green hydrogen price problem

The cost of renewable hydrogen could be cut substantially if Australian researchers can scale their latest discoveries involving wastewater.

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Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

Uranium miner backs off challenge to Jabiluka decision

A bid to overturn a decision not to renew the controversial Jabiluka mineral lease looks set to be abandoned as Rio Tinto moves to take over a uranium miner.

'Really attractive': subsidies to charge battery boom

'Really attractive': subsidies to charge battery boom

'Really attractive': subsidies to charge battery boom

'Really attractive': subsidies to charge battery boom

It's full steam ahead for Labor’s home battery scheme following the party's re-election, with some installers applying the discount already.

Hundreds of marine species suffocate in toxic algae

Hundreds of marine species suffocate in toxic algae

Hundreds of marine species suffocate in toxic algae

Hundreds of marine species suffocate in toxic algae

In what has been described as a "'horror movie for fish", hundreds of species off the Australian coast have been killed by deadly algae in just two months.

A glimmer of hope for nuclear dream after election bomb

A glimmer of hope for nuclear dream after election bomb

A glimmer of hope for nuclear dream after election bomb

A glimmer of hope for nuclear dream after election bomb

Voters rejected a plan to build seven nuclear reactors, but some experts say the technology's role in cutting emissions means it can't be ruled out.

William praises David Attenborough on 99th birthday

William praises David Attenborough on 99th birthday

William praises David Attenborough on 99th birthday

William praises David Attenborough on 99th birthday

Prince William has joined the tributes to David Attenborough, hailing the famed naturalist's advocacy for the planet as he celebrates his 99th birthday.

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Woodside blocks climate questions as protesters blow up

Oil and gas giant Woodside has evaded questions on climate issues after its shareholder meeting was gatecrashed by whistle-blowing activists.

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Expedition braves Antarctic for data on melting glacier

Antarctic expeditioners have returned to Australia with intel about potentially new species and a rapidly melting glacier, plus 500,000-year-old sediment.

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Power for millions of homes in major clean energy call

Grid access has been granted to ten renewables projects expected to supply electricity to more than half the homes in the country's most populous state.

Renewables influx a cooler change to summer energy mix

More batteries, solar and wind have combined with shrinking coal input to help slash greenhouse gas emissions from Australia's main electricity grid.

Election expected to drive confidence in electric cars

Australia's transition to low-emission vehicles could speed up after the election, experts say, fuelled by ongoing tax cuts and emission limits.

Kilotonnes of dead salmon spark call for farm scrutiny

Almost 13 per cent of Tasmania's annual salmon production died amid a mass mortality event caused by a bacterial outbreak, renewing calls for greater scrutiny.

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Tuna tune-up: calls for clearer green claims on cans

Canned tuna brands spruiking their sustainability credentials have been urged to stick with the facts and steer clear of exaggerated assertions.

'Powerful': Tassie takes out top Tidy Towns gong

Six regional towns and cities have been celebrated for stepping up to protect their environment, with 4000 volunteers driving change for good.

Wombat AI: software deployed to track native animals

Tasmanian devils, eastern quolls, fallow deer and other wild animals are being tracked using artificial intelligence to free up conservationists' time.

Traditional owners blast Rio Tinto's record on reforms

The world's biggest iron ore miner has failed to remedy its destruction of a sacred Aboriginal site five years ago, a traditional owner says.

Wrong turn: whale species' population growth stalls

Australian researchers have found potentially troubling signs for the southern right whale population, indicating its recovery may be stalling.

Murky waters surround federal salmon farm review

A federal assessment of salmon farming in a marginal federal seat continues despite law changes designed to ensure the future of the industry.

Woodside to tap US gas in Louisiana LNG project

An oil and gas development in the southern United States will position Australian giant Woodside as a global powerhouse, the company says.

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