Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Veteran conservative lawyer quits Trump’s interior department and warns of ‘assault on the rule of law’

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:00:15 +0000

John Murdock had been working for the agency for 18 years and his resignation comes during an exodus of longtime federal workers and scientists

An 18-year veteran of the US Department of the Interior has resigned in protest from the sprawling federal agency, denouncing “a deeply troubling assault on the rule of the law” that took place at the department under Donald Trump.

Drax datacentre could create nearly twice the yearly emissions of all Gatwick flights

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 10:27:03 +0000

Exclusive: Campaign group’s analysis of North Yorkshire plans finds datacentre would have to burn 4.9m tonnes of wood a year

Drax’s planned datacentre could produce nearly double the emissions of all flights out of Gatwick airport each year by burning 4.9m tonnes of wood annually, an analysis has shown.

Campaigners say this would make it “one of the dirtiest datacentres out there”.

US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:09 +0000

For-profit water corporations, federal cuts and climate crisis are ‘supercharging water rate hikes’, study co-author says

US households are paying 62% more for drinking water than they did a decade ago – outpacing inflation, grocery prices and household incomes, according to a new study.

Australia faces summer of extreme weather, Anthony Albanese warns at pre-Cop

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 05:01:23 +0000

Prime minister tells delegates in Tuvalu and Fiji that ‘super El Niño’ brewing in the Pacific shows climate change is ‘here right now’

Anthony Albanese has warned Australia faces a hazardous summer, likely including floods, cyclones and extreme heat, due to the immediate threat of the climate change and a rising “super El Niño”.

Environmental preferences and jurisdictional distribution of juvenile loggerheads in the eastern North Pacific

admin — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 06 October 2026; doi:10.1038/s44183-026-00250-w

Environmental preferences and jurisdictional distribution of juvenile loggerheads in the eastern North Pacific

Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:53:49 +0000

Party in England and Wales ditches commitment to phase out nuclear in major shift in its energy policy

Green party members have voted to end the party’s opposition to nuclear power, dropping a commitment to phase out the technology in a major shift in its energy policy.

Snakes, bobcats, mountain lions: the secret animal world beneath the Hollywood sign

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 14:00:27 +0000

An international symbol for the city, the sign is also hallmark of the region’s environmental richness

Atop Mount Lee, in the heart of Los Angeles, the wind is quiet. Two red-tailed hawks sail above, barely flapping as they coast the thermal air like surfers on a wave. Standing beside the giant letters of the Hollywood sign, the city seems peaceful. On a clear day, blocks and blocks of homes unfold beneath and the skies reveal sights all the way to Catalina Island – nearly 50 miles out, across the Pacific.

That’s the beauty seen from the Hollywood sign.

Man caught with 300 tortoises and 77 parrots bound for Malta at Sicilian port

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:52:30 +0000

Italian police say Maltese citizen under investigation for smuggling after animals found packed in car

A Maltese man is facing animal cruelty charges after allegedly attempting to transport 300 tortoises and 77 parrots from Sicily to Malta.

The animals were found packed into a car near the boarding area for a Malta-bound catamaran during an inspection at the Sicilian port of Pozzallo, the local unit of Italy’s financial police squad said on Monday.

US supreme court hears big oil’s bid to block climate damage lawsuits

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:34:45 +0000

How the court will lean is unclear amid Suncor Energy and ExxonMobil’s attempt to stop lawsuits at state level

The US supreme court began its new nine-month term hearing arguments on Monday in a major case in which big oil companies attempted to strike a fatal blow against lawsuits that seek to hold them accountable for the climate crisis.

Mixed start for pre-Cop as just two non-Pacific leaders accept Australian invitation to climate summit

admin — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:52:03 +0000

Anthony Albanese joins about 4,000 people in Fiji for preparatory meeting for year-ending Cop31 UN climate summit