Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Federal court dismisses landmark Torres Strait climate case but warns of ‘bleak future’ without urgent action

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:02:49 +0000

Class action led by two community leaders argued government had legal duty of care to prevent or deal with damage linked to global heating

Reform-run councils once known for green policies expected to scrap climate pledges

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 05:00:48 +0000

Former Durham county council climate lead calls motion to rescind climate emergency declaration ‘reprehensible’

Two councils that have been recognised for their work to cut emissions but are now under the control of Reform UK are expected to scrap climate pledges this week.

Durham county council’s deputy leader, the former GB News presenter Darren Grimes, has proposed a motion to rescind a 2019 declaration of a climate emergency, in what it is believed would be a UK first.

Could giving this pod of dolphins the same legal rights as humans help keep them safe?

admin — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 02:00:44 +0000

With a bottlenose population threatened by fishing gear, boats and pollution, campaigners on South Korea’s Jeju island are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable cetaceans

It is a beautiful sunny day on the island of Jeju in South Korea and as the boat cuts through the water all seems calm and clear. Then they start to appear – one telltale fin and then another. Soon, a pod of eight or nine dolphins can be seen moving through the sea, seemingly following the path of the boat.

Buyers of new EVs under £37,000 can get discount under UK scheme

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 21:30:38 +0000

Grant offering up to 10% off may benefit some cheaper Chinese models but leave Tesla fans paying full price

Buyers of new electric cars priced at less than £37,000 will be able to get a discount of up to 10% under a new UK government scheme, a move that may benefit some cheaper Chinese models but leave Tesla fans still having to pay the full price.

The Department for Transport has reintroduced a grant, which had been scrapped in June 2022, to encourage more drivers to switch from petrol and diesel to electric vehicles.

Texas camp leader waited over an hour after flood warning to evacuate

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 20:30:26 +0000

Camp Mystic leader, who died trying to save small children, waited over an hour after alert before starting evacuation

The Texas way: why the most disaster-prone US state is so allergic to preparing for disasters

Trump officials address ‘chemtrails’ conspiracy theories while spreading misinformation, experts say

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:07:49 +0000

EPA’s move comes as it slashes climate research funding and cuts weather forecasting and scientific agencies’ staff

Trump officials’ recent attempt to dispel concerns about “chemtrails” has perplexed and angered some experts who say the administration has itself promoted the conspiracy theory while also spreading climate misinformation.

UK’s clean electricity growing too slowly to meet climate targets, report says

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:56:16 +0000

UK’s energy system operator forecasts emissions a third over target by 2035, in second official warning in a month

Britain is expected to fall short of the progress needed to meet its climate targets over the next decade because it is not growing its supply of clean electricity quickly enough, according to the government’s energy system operator.

Ed Miliband says Tories are ‘anti-science’ for abandoning net zero consensus

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:42:10 +0000

Energy and net zero secretary lays out stark picture of how climate crisis and nature depletion is affecting UK

Climate activists will welcome Ed Miliband’s words but tough choices lie ahead

Ed Miliband has accused the Conservatives of being “anti-science” by abandoning a political consensus on net zero as he gave MPs a stark outline of how the climate crisis and nature depletion are already affecting the UK.

More of England expected to enter drought status after hottest June on record

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:05:55 +0000

Up to five areas could enter drought status and more hosepipe bans expected after three heatwaves and lack of rain

As many as five areas of England are expected to go into drought this summer after the hottest June since records began in 1884.

Three heatwaves, which tend to increase water consumption, combined with a lack of rain means that large swathes of England are heading towards drought status and the damage to the environment that entails.

About 1,500 tarantulas found hidden in cake boxes at German airport

admin — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 15:05:14 +0000

Customs officials at Cologne Bonn airport tipped off by ‘noticeable smell’ that did not resemble confectionary

Arachnophobes beware: customs officials have released photos from a seizure of roughly 1,500 young tarantulas found inside plastic containers that were hidden in chocolate sponge cake boxes shipped to an airport in western Germany.