Nor’easter storm batters US east coast with heavy winds and power outages
At least one person killed and about 110,500 households still without power from North Carolina to New EnglandA strong, deadly storm known as a nor’easter battered the US’s east coast over the wee...
Dog dies trying to protect northern California couple from bear attack
Couple was seriously injured after attack on 19 September and are mourning the death of their French bulldog A bear attack last weekend has left a California couple seriously injured and mourning the ...
‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery
Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSw...
The endangered native ponies of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides – a photo essay
Fewer than 400 Eriskay ponies remain. One of the rarest native breeds in the world, their plight is unique because the community living on their tiny Hebridean island are fighting for them. The ponies...
Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds
Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human healthThe hormone-disrupting herbicide atrazine is contaminating nearly 25%, or about 860,000...
Concern mounts over slow-moving, planetary-scale ‘Kelvin’ wave heading for California
The ocean phenomenon could raise sea levels by up to a foot as El Niño keeps warm water trapped along the coastConcerns are mounting about an ocean phenomenon known as a Kelvin wave that could raise ...
Decades of fossil fuel influence paved way for Trump’s assault on university research, study says
Fossil fuel firms have spent years trying to regulate climate research by donating to US universities, study authors argueRecent attacks on US universities by the Trump administration have built on de...
Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows
EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran warBusiness live – latest updatesEurope live – latest updatesSales of residen...
‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution
People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming resultsLast February, I got a call from a woman called Sam Hammond....
Trump administration to slash clean car rules aimed at cutting climate emissions
Environmentalists decry move that relaxes requirements on automakers to control pollution from gas-powered carsThe Trump administration on Monday announced it was slashing clean car rules that had bee...
Samuel Alito steps aside in a major climate case amid scrutiny over oil stock holdings
Decision from conservative justice comes before court hears case on whether fossil-fuel firms deceived US publicSupreme court justice Samuel Alito recused himself on Monday from a major climate-change...
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