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What’s next after legal win for contentious Midwest power line
The Cardinal-Hickory Creek project has become a flashpoint in the debate over high-voltage transmission lines. The post What’s next after legal win for contentious Midwest power line appeared first on E&E News by POLITICO....
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BLM proposes end to new oil leases on 1.6M acres in Colorado
The Bureau of Land Management plan would also create tens of thousands of acres of protected areas in the western part of the state. The post BLM proposes end to new oil leases on 1.6M acres in Colorado appeared first on E&E News by POLITICO....
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Teal MPs criticise CO2 sea dumping bill as ‘greenwashing’ fossil fuel industry
Independent MPs Monique Ryan and Sophie Scamps say the Labor bill to allow permits for storing carbon dioxide in international waters would encourage more gas projects Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast ...
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Activist says Woodside CEO’s safety was never under threat by protest at her Perth home
Disrupt Burrup Hub’s Jesse Noakes says there was no intent to enter Meg O’Neill’s house Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast A climate activist arrested after protesting at the Western Australia home...
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Independent MP Monique Ryan expresses 'distress and disgust' at CO2 sea dumping bill – video
The independent member for Kooyong Monique Ryan has accused the federal government of encouraging more gas projects by introducing legislation that would allow carbon dioxide to be pumped into international waters. 'The bill will be a key enabler of gas expansion, granting social licence for new and...
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Red admiral butterfly population soars 400% in UK as winters warm
Sightings rise to 170,000 so far this year as climate breakdown changes behaviour of species Red admiral butterflies are enjoying a 400% boom in British gardens this year, data reveals, as the migrant insect favours the warmer climes brought by climate breakdown. Butterfly Conservation has reported ...
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Expert panel calls for urgent rethink on Great Barrier Reef management amid ‘unremitting’ climate crisis
Group chaired by former chief scientist Ian Chubb writes to Tanya Plibersek, saying ‘business as usual’ on the reef is not an option Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast Leading national experts on the...
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Greenpeace activists put black fabric on Rishi Sunak's mansion in oil protest – video
Greenpeace protesters climbed on to the roof of the prime minister's mansion in North Yorkshire and draped it in oil-black fabric to 'drive home the dangerous consequences of a new drilling frenzy'. The climbers managed to get on top of Sunak's constituency home in Kirby Sigston as the PM flew to Ca...
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Huge sinkhole opens up in China after catastrophic flooding – video report
Typhoon Doksuri has swept northwards over China, bringing heavy rainfall to Beijing and the surrounding areas. Days of torrential downpours triggered catastrophic flooding, destroying roads and trapping residents across the region. State media reports at least 21 deaths caused by the floods, as auth...
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Three-quarters of Republicans think economy is priority over climate – poll
Survey finds 53% of Americans think addressing climate crisis should be given priority but 72% of Republicans say otherwise Almost three-quarters of US Republican voters think the economy should be given priority in domestic policy, even at the risk of ignoring the climate crisis, a new poll found. ...
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