More than 150,000 underwater explosives used to deter seals at Tasmanian salmon farms since 2016
Salmon companies operating in Tasmanian marine areas deployed almost 1,800 explosives in first half of 2026, government figures revealGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore th...
Nuevas acciones en regiones del Perú buscan reducir la exposición al plomo y proteger la salud de niñas y niños
Las actividades recientes incluyen el tamizaje en sangre y atención integral en Cañete, el levantamiento de fichas epidemiológicas y la vigilancia ambiental en Pasco, y la supervisión de estableci...
Key ally urges Trump to back US farmers amid anger over rising prices
Iowa senator Chuck Grassley calls for embargo on diesel exports as tariffs and Iran war drive up costs for sectorDonald Trump is facing growing calls, including from within his own party, to boost sup...
Labor claims Victoria’s new datacentre rules are strongest in Australia but critics point to ‘huge loophole’
New rules include a ban near schools and require datacentres to source their own renewable energy, but won’t apply to projects already in pipelineFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updat...
California braces for record El Niño storms as governor declares emergency
Super El-Niño has already broken temperature records and is predicted to bring an extremely wet winter to the state‘Jaw-dropping’ El Niño bursts through temperature record months before peakCali...
World leaders address climate crisis before UN meet amid record-breaking El Niño
Prime ministers of Australia and Iceland discuss effects on their countries even as some shy away in face of war and inflationWorld political leaders are descending on New York for the UN general asse...
‘Short on substance’: Albanese urges climate action on world stage – but advocates say Australia failing on fossil fuels
Prime minister says ‘climate security is the new national security’ in keynote speech in New YorkFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesSign up for climate and environment editor Ad...
Solar and wind generation meet record 80% of power demand on Australia’s national grid
Rooftop solar alone generates more than half of all power used, as clear sunny days and low demand drive record-breaking surgeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking new...
‘Negligent’ to talk about long term risks to Australia without examining cost of climate crisis, experts say
One academic says federal government’s intergenerational report, a snapshot of life in 2066, ignores the economic damage on the horizonFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our b...
High-mileage electric cars are more reliable than petrol ones, study finds
EVs with 90,000 to 120,000 miles on the clock are more likely to pass MOTs than petrol models of the same ageMotorists buying a secondhand car with a lot of miles on the clock are likely to find an el...
Could you be an ‘autumn spotter’? Public asked to track changing colours of trees in England
Forestry England invites people to help it create a record of when and how the season arrives across the countryThe reds and golds of autumn leaves may be beginning to appear, but exactly when the sea...