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Don’t let Donald Trump undermine your faith in the climate fight | Gina McCarthy

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 11:00:29 +0000

The president’s fossil-fuel obsession can’t stop global progress, writes the former Environmental Protection Agency head

Heatwave that fuelled deadly wildfires was Spain’s ‘most intense on record’

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 10:53:33 +0000

Country’s weather agency says 10-day period from 8-17 August was hottest since at least 1950, as fires still rage

A 16-day heatwave Spain suffered this month was “the most intense on record”, the country’s state meteorological agency (AEMET) has said.

Provisional readings for the 3-18 August heatwave exceeded the last record, set in July 2022, and showed an average temperature 4.6C higher than for previous such phenomena, the agency said on X.

Trout farm in Cotswolds tourist hotspot accused of welfare abuses

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 06:00:25 +0000

Exclusive: Charity says footage shows fish being struck repeatedly and at least one child taking part in killing fish

Animal welfare campaigners allege that a “harrowing series of welfare abuses” have taken place at one of England’s oldest working trout farms in a tourist hotspot in the Cotswolds, including the participation of children in killing fish.

UK carmakers claimed leaving EV sales rules unchanged would cost jobs and investment

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 06:00:25 +0000

BMW, Jaguar Land Rover, Nissan and Toyota lobbied against zero emission vehicle mandate, documents show

Carmakers claimed that leaving electric car sales rules unchanged would threaten British jobs and cost them hundreds of millions of pounds, according to documents that show the private lobbying for a slower transition away from fossil fuels.

Taiwan referendum on reopening last nuclear plant fails

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 05:17:03 +0000

Clear majority backs restarting Maanshan reactor but doesn’t reach legal threshold, as president says nuclear power may be reconsidered if it becomes safe

A referendum to push for the reopening of Taiwan’s last nuclear plant has failed to reach the legal threshold to be valid, though the president said the island could return to the technology in the future if safety standards improved.

Queensland urged to use TikTok and ‘trusted influencers’ to combat misinformation during natural disasters

admin — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 00:00:15 +0000

A reliance on politicians and lack of government content on TikTok during recent cyclones allowed misinformation to flourish, academic says

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New England states vow to fight Trump administration order to halt work on offshore wind farm that’s nearly complete

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 22:46:06 +0000

Rhode Island and Connecticut officials say project, slated to power 350,000 homes, is essential to their climate goals

The Democratic governors of Rhode Island and Connecticut promised on Saturday to fight a Trump administration order halting work on a nearly complete wind farm off their coasts that was expected to be operational next year.

Australia’s amount of plastic waste surges as recycling rates fail to improve

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 20:00:11 +0000

Australians produced 3.2m tonnes of plastic waste in 2023-24, up from 3m tonnes the previous year

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Plastics recycling rates in Australia have flatlined as the amount of waste continues to grow, the latest government data reveals.

Alaska was lucky to avoid disaster after a landslide and tsunami. What about next time?

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 15:00:05 +0000

The close call in Tracy Arm 50 miles south of Juneau on 10 August is the latest sign that as glaciers melt, risks may rise

The landslide that triggered a powerful tsunami in Alaska’s Inside Passage early on 10 August was a close call, say scientists, tour operators and agency officials, with the risk of such events apparently increasing as glaciers retreat because of climate change.

‘We want builders on site, not filling in forms’: Albanese government cuts red tape in bid to boost home building

admin — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 12:30:01 +0000

Pausing changes to Construction Code, establishment of ‘strike team’ within environment department and use of AI in planning among reforms

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