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She took chickens from a slaughterhouse. Was it a rescue or a crime?

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:00:47 +0000

Zoe Rosenberg, a California student, is on trial over a tactic that animal rights activists consider a moral imperative. Critics say it’s a threat to the food supply

On a Monday afternoon in late September, Zoe Rosenberg, a 23-year-old University of California, Berkeley, student, emerged from a courtroom in Santa Rosa, California. Flanked by her lawyers, she moved briskly through the courthouse corridors, past more than 100 prospective jurors.

Pinned to her black blazer was a tiny metallic chicken, glinting on the lapel.

As the Coalition shows its colours on nature, Labor faces a question: will it really protect Australia’s wildlife? | Clear Air

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:00:47 +0000

There are some decent elements in what Labor is proposing, but the overhaul could end up as tinkering rather than transformation

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Tanni Grey-Thompson says disabled drivers at risk of missing out on switch to electric cars

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:00:44 +0000

Former Paralympics champion says inaccessible charging points show government ‘has forgotten about us’

Campaigners including Tanni Grey-Thompson have warned that disabled drivers are at risk of being locked out of the electric car transition because of inaccessible chargers.

The former Paralympics champion and the Electric Vehicle Association England are pushing for the government to introduce standards to ensure chargers are easy to reach.

Drax faces lawsuits over claims workers developed asthma from wood dust

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 11:00:02 +0000

Current and former employees say they were not adequately protected despite knowledge of health risks

Ten lawsuits have been filed against Drax after diagnoses of asthma allegedly linked to its wood pellet fuel, it has been revealed.

Current and former workers at the UK’s largest power station claim they have not been adequately protected against sustained exposure to wood dust, which can cause serious health problems including asthma, dermatitis and nasal cancer.

India trials Delhi cloud seeding to clean air in world’s most polluted city

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:25:13 +0000

Bharatiya Janata party launches first test flight as brown haze blankets city after Diwali – but experts decry ‘gimmick’

The Delhi regional government is trialling a cloud-seeding experiment to induce artificial rain, in an effort to clean the air in the world’s most polluted city.

The Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has been proposing the use of cloud seeding as a way to bring Delhi’s air pollution under control since it was elected to lead the regional government this year.

Week in wildlife: a ferocious wildcat, a cheeky seal and a disgruntled lioness

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:00:37 +0000

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

Secret report shows likely source of ‘poo balls’ that closed Sydney’s beaches last summer

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 05:35:10 +0000

Exclusive: Fat, oil and grease built up in sewerage pipes before being dislodged by heavy rain and ejected from Malabar outfall

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“Lost” giant rat found alive in Papua mountains after 30 years

admin — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 03:34:34 +0000

In the mist-shrouded mountains of New Guinea, a Czech researcher has achieved a world-first — capturing photos, video, and data of the elusive Subalpine Woolly Rat, Mallomys istapantap. Once known only from museum specimens, this giant, shaggy rodent has been rediscovered after three decades, revealing a hidden ecosystem of biodiversity. Working alongside indigenous hunters, the expedition not only unveiled new scientific insights but also strengthened the bridge between local knowledge and modern research — offering hope for conservation in one of the planet’s last unexplored frontiers.

Airport expansion will put UK’s net zero goal in ‘serious jeopardy’, MPs warn

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 23:01:28 +0000

Committee urges ministers to set out measures to reduce carbon emissions before work starts on new runways

Airport expansion plans backed by the government are putting the UK’s net zero target in “serious jeopardy”, MPs have warned.

Without new safeguards, proposals to enlarge airports including Heathrow and Gatwick could push the UK over its carbon budgets, according to a report from the cross-party Commons environmental audit committee.

White House approves increased oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s national wildlife refuge

admin — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:31:32 +0000

National Petroleum Reserve lease sales and permitting for road through Izembek wildlife refuge were also approved

The Trump administration has approved more oil and gas drilling across Alaska’s Arctic national wildlife refuge (ANWR), prompting widespread criticism from environmental conservation organizations.