The California legislature has voted to extend the state's carbon emissions cap-and-trade program.
SOPHIE AUSTIN
Thousands of US companies will no longer be required to report their greenhouse gas emissions, with the program described as bureaucratic red tape.
Staff Writers
A traditional owner says she's talking to her lawyers after the federal government approved a massive gas project extension on her Country.
Aaron Bunch
Environmentalists have taken aim at the Albanese government after the controversial North West Shelf gas project in WA was extended till 2070.
Duncan Evans
Woodside’s North West Shelf gas processing plant has been given final approval to keep operating until 2070 with 48 strict conditions aimed at protecting nearby ancient Indigenous rock art.
Katina Curtis
Offshore wind might take longer to develop as it is still a new technology in Australia, but an expert says it is viable despite its latest project stumble.
Rachael Ward and William Ton
Environmentalist Tony Harrison is heading to Albany’s weekend markets to gather signatures for a petition he hopes will persuade the Water Corporation to recycle brine produced at a possible desalination plant.
Claire Middleton
NSW Opposition leader Mark Speakman has backed an end to controversial laws protecting brumbies in the state’s Snowy Mountains.
Nathan Schmidt
Building codes must be updated to contend with intense weather cycles driven by climate change that put homes at risk of serious damage, research shows.
Abe Maddison
Sydney has recorded its wettest September day in almost 150 years as wild weather continues to smash the state.
Alexandra Feiam
Environment Minister Murray Watt The Federal minister has given notice to Murujuga traditional owner Raelene Cooper of the imminent decision over the Woodside proposal.
Steve Irwin's father says authorities should "throw the book" at an influencer over his treatment of crocodiles in Australia, describing it as disgusting.
Laine Clark
A date has been set, but West Australians are being told to be ‘good citizens’ and avoid hoarding empty liquor bottles until they became eligible for the 10¢ containers for change scheme.
Jessica Page
An Aussie state’s algal bloom crisis has killed scores of marine wildlife and decimated industries. Now, there are fears it could get worse.
Margaret River dam owners are being called on to help in cutting-edge research to find populations of critically endangered hairy marron
Craig Duncan
Low-cost German grocery retailer Aldi is expanding into a new sector, promising households a ‘simpler’ experience in one key area.
Wind, not floods or fires, has emerged as Australia's costliest natural hazard with NRMA reporting a 32 per cent surge in weather-related claims this year.
Cameron Micallef
A massive new national park aimed at protecting koalas could generate hundreds of millions of dollars, new modelling has revealed.
A federal minister has slammed Queensland’s decision to block major wind farm projects, warning it threatens industry jobs and investment.
Elodie Jakes
A fire tower camera has captured a tornado tear through pastoral land during severe thunderstorms in NSW.
Andrew Hedgman, Alexandra Feiam, Emma Kirk
Seafood industry representatives are pleading with the federal government to consider a new JobSeeker program to preserve jobs amid a rolling environmental catastrophe.
The federal government ignored warnings of a marine heatwave and failed to commit funding to fight SA's devastating algal bloom, a senate inquiry has heard.
Big business has warned the billions of dollars in capital investment needed to drive emissions cuts would come to nothing if projects get bogged down in approval delays under failing environmental laws.
The former Greens leader has landed his next job after being booted from parliament in Labor’s 2025 election sweep.
