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ClimateCharity urges gardeners in England to swap thirsty brassicas for drought-tolerant crops They are an integral part of the British Sunday roast – but cauliflowers are now going to be off the menu, according to the Royal Horticultural Society. England’s climate has changed so much…
Epson’s new Adelaide office and experience centre Epson Australia and New Zealand has expanded its regional presence with a move to larger, modern premises designed to support continued business growth and enhance the customer and partner experience. The new facilities in…
ClimateHundreds of staff may have worked without legally required face-fitted masks over 20 years Hundreds of London Underground workers could have been exposed to asbestos for almost 20 years without protection required under safety regulations, according to documents seen by the…
Yarra Valley Water is transforming over 35 hectares of land at its Upper Yarra Sewage Treatment Plant in Launching Place into a climate resilient wetland and swamp forest habitat, with over 172,000 trees set to be established as part of the next stage of the project. Yarra…
ClimateSolar Citizens welcomes the NSW Government announcement that the Sydney International Convention Centre will become the largest ‘solar farm’ in any Central Business District in the Southern Hemisphere. Solar Citizens CEO Heidi Lee Douglas said: “Maximising solar installations on…
ClimateRebecca Howard spent two years visiting projects and painting landscapes that feature in West Sussex exhibition Rewilding areas do not usually conform to traditional notions of beauty in England’s green and pleasant land. Detractors may bewail the beaver-felled trees, untidy…
Red-tailed Phascogale photographed at Mt Gibson Wildlife Sanctuary. © Aliesha Dodson The Red-tailed Phascogale, a species so small, quick and wary that it typically gives scientists the slip, has been captured in record numbers at a wildlife sanctuary in Western Australia’s…
ClimateGreens accuse Labour of hiding position to avoid criticism before contest, in which Zack Polanski is standing A decision on approving the controversial Jackdaw gasfield in the North Sea is to be delayed until later this autumn, with the Greens accusing Labour of hiding their…
Image credit: Felicity McCormack, Securing Antartica s Environmental Future Monash University Key points International coordination of large-scale surveys is needed to deliver reliable projections of sea-level rise for coastal planning and vulnerable nations. A group of 80…
ClimateFindings on decline of species such as Arctic tern and turtle dove published alongside flyways pledge at Kenya summit One in nine migratory birds are threatened with extinction and 45% of migratory species such as cuckoos, turtle doves and Arctic terns are in decline, according…
Standing in the forest, on Country in the Sunshine Coast hinterland, Kerry Neill’s infectious enthusiasm spilled into laughter: “If you’re not celebrating, get up, mate!” He was reflecting on the people whose stories were emerging in the Sunshine Coast Biosphere Awards, which…
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Hornsby Shire residents have once again been recognised as Australia s top mobile phone recyclers, claiming MobileMuster s Top Collector Award for a ninth consecutive year. The annual MobileMuster awards recognise local councils that collect the most mobile phones, chargers and…
ClimateThe country is one of just three that still permits commercial whaling, while its government has faced mounting pressure to ban the practice Iceland will submit a bill in February 2027 which could permanently ban whaling in its waters, a move that would leave Norway and Japan as…
Westfield destinations across Australia have announced the 2026 finalists in this year’s Westfield Local Heroes program, marking the ninth year the program has shone a light on leaders, volunteers, innovators and everyday community members who are making an impact. Australians…
ClimateResearchers find fossils ranging from 7,000 years to 46,000 years old showing evidence that devils may have become reliant on humans for scavenging Tasmanian devils lived alongside humans in Western Australia’s Pilbara region for tens of thousands of years, according to fossils…
Influential national recognition highlights Australian microalgae innovation designed to bring together agricultural productivity, sustainable food supply and climate solutions Australian microalgae company Genesis has won the Agriculture Environment category at The Australian…
ClimateWe’d like to hear from people about the impact of extreme heat this summer – and if you’ve had your power cut It’s been a record summer of heat in the US with rolling heat domes and July being the hottest month ever recorded in the country , surpassing temperatures stretching…
ClimateEnvironment Agency says talks under way about increasing prices for industrial users to try to reduce poor water management Ministers are exploring making water more expensive for some users, in the face of severe supply shortages. Despite the UK being a famously wet country,…
ClimateAs public air monitors disappear, federal rollbacks and state laws are making it harder than ever to know what’s in the air As the US’s network for monitoring air pollution deteriorates, a Floodlight investigation has found that the chemical industry is going state-to-state to…
ClimateThe Syrian rock hyrax depends on the fragile landscapes of the border region. Alongside other environmentalists, I have been documenting the destruction of its habitat Wars are usually measured in the number of people killed, homes destroyed and towns erased. Far less attention…
ClimateClimate catastrophe is on our doorstep – yet Labour’s impending approval of further drilling will bring more pain for negligible gains Pinch yourself, it’s happening again. Here is a Labour government spending a vast amount of political capital to earn tiny material gains while…
ClimateTemperatures reached 1.65C above preindustrial levels, months before El Niño system reaches full strength August was the joint-hottest month ever recorded around the world, with global temperatures reaching 1.65C above preindustrial levels, scientists said on Thursday, amid…
ClimateClimate Council forecasts more than 267,000 coastal properties will be damaged by flooding by 2100, costing hundreds of billions of dollars Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast When grazier Peter Lake moved to the Clarence Valley in the New South Wales…
ClimateA total of six people apprehended as clean-up of rubbish stacked 10 metres high cost about £6m Two men have been arrested after fly-tippers dumped a “mountain of illegal waste”, stacked 10 metres high, in Oxfordshire . Hundreds of tonnes of rubbish appeared in a field between…
ClimateMore than 140 clubs breached licences, with a third caught taking water illegally, analysis shows – but no fines issued More than 140 golf clubs in England have breached their water extraction licences in the past five years, according to data analysis by the Guardian. More than…
ClimateMan, who had arrived in Turin from Miami via Istanbul, under investigation for smuggling and faces fine or prison An Italian man is facing a hefty fine or possible prison term after the dried head of a critically endangered crocodile was found in his luggage at Turin’s Caselle…
ClimateResearchers urge governments to help worst afflicted countries, such as Nigeria and Algeria, which rely on oil revenues for public services Conflict, migration and economic upheaval will accompany the global move away from oil, unless governments act urgently to help the worst…
ClimateOS index examines which ‘urban heat islands’ suffer the most – and which cope the best with rising temperatures Portsmouth, Leicester, Exeter, Bristol and Nottingham will be among the cities that warm the most by the end of this century as global heating turns British cities…
