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New Biodiversity Action Plan confirmed by North Lanarkshire Council

Following a public consultation, the council’s Environment and Climate Change Committee has approved the action plan for 2023 to 2027.

Daily Record

Australia rejects new coal mine on environmental grounds

Australia has for the first time rejected a coal mining application based on environmental law

The Independent UK

Rejection of Clive Palmer coal mine will not affect other proposals, federal government says

The Queensland government has rejected a major coal mine proposal under national environmental laws for the first time, but insists that will not affect 18 other projects under review.

ABC News

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Tanya Plibersek killed off Clive Palmer's coal mine. It's an Australian first – but it may never happen again

Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has formally rejected mining magnate Clive Palmer’s proposed Central Queensland Coal Project. Her decision was based on the risk of damage to the Great Barrier Reef, freshwater creeks and groundwater.

The Conversation

Coal mine rejection not broad precedent, says minister

Tanya Plibersek has defended her decision to block Clive Palmer's proposed coal mine in Queensland on the edge of the Great Barrier Reef.

AAP

Auckland scathing of minister's powers in planning changes

As MPs begin considering feedback on two proposed laws to replace the Resource Management Act, Auckland Council warns against placing too much power in the hands of a cabinet minister.

Newsroom.co.nz

Banning straws might be good for the planet – but bad for people with disability or swallowing problems. What is 'eco-ableism'?

This month, Victoria became the latest Australian state to ban single-use plastics, including straws. While this is a win for the environment and marine life, it will come at a price for social inclusion.

The Conversation

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The dingo fence is the world's longest and has cascading effects on the Australian environment

The dingo fence does its job keeping the predator at bay — but that single change has cascading effects on the environment, right down to the shape of the sand dunes.

ABC News

The pollutants in our diet that could accelerate ageing

Pollutants are, by definition, harmful. But not all of them are equally harmful. Of the multitude of synthetic chemical compounds that pollute our environment, those that set off the loudest alarm bells are persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

The Conversation

Microplastics: are plastic alternatives any safer for our health?

Plastic pollution is now pervasive in our environment, contaminating everywhere from our homes and workplaces to the planet’s deepest recesses. The problem regularly makes headlines, with the spotlight turned toward ocean pollution in particular.

The Conversation

Brazil agencies launch raid against illegal gold miners in Yanomami lands

Brazil's environmental and indigenous agencies have launched an enforcement operation in the Amazon rainforest to expel thousands of illegal gold miners blamed for causing a humanitarian crisis among the Yanomami people, officials said on Wednesday.

Reuters

The Alton Towers job vacancies you can apply for now including Ride Host and Performer

The Staffordshire theme park is looking to fill several roles at its 550-acre site

Manchester Evening News

Pupils praised after cleaning up in their community

Harrysmuir students have done a wonderful job cleaning up the area around the school

Daily Record

Now even the Environment Agency workers are on strike

"Running the agency and its staff into the ground is an act of wilful negligence by ministers"

Bristol Post

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England’s flood warning systems on autopilot again as staff stage strike

Workers at Environment Agency who protect communities from weather disasters among those striking for second time in month

WEKU

Why the EPA puts a higher value on rich lives lost to climate change

There is one number that the Environmental Protection Agency relies on to decide which climate policies to pursue. So why does that number assume the lives of richer people are worth more?

AAP

Clive Palmer's Queensland coal project rejected

A central Queensland project proposed by Clive Palmer has become the first coal mine to be refused under national environmental laws.

ABC News

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek blocks Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek cites national environmental laws as the reason for rejecting Clive Palmer's Central Queensland coal mine project.

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AAP

NSW planning laws failing to protect koalas: report

Land development has caused significant koala habitat loss in the Sydney basin, a report says, compounding the effect of droughts, fires and floods.

Bangkok Post

Markets meant to limit climate change

Attempts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions are not restricted to environmental and technological approaches, as economic instruments are meant to support campaigns against global warming.

ABC News

Anti-fracking group launches Supreme Court action against the NT government's approval of Beetaloo Basin exploration plan

The Central Australian Frack Free Alliance will argue the Northern Territory's Environment Minister failed to consider the full environmental impacts of new exploration works in the Beetaloo Basin.

Newcastle Herald

Mining legacy: a void the size of Sydney Harbour

Post mining voids covering an area the size of Sydney Harbour could be the lasting environmental legacy of coal mining in the Hunter, a new report has warned.

Edinburgh Live

Edinburgh locals told 'don't feed ducks' as swans wiped out by bird flu at historic park

Historic Environment Scotland have put signs up at St Margaret’s Loch in Holyrood Park as they link the bird deaths to avian flu.

Manchester Evening News

Government could still require Greater Manchester to enforce Clean Air Zone charges

Greater Manchester has still not convinced the government that it will improve air quality enough without introducing charges

The Conversation

Waste crime: how online advertising platforms are facilitating illegal dumping

The new BBC podcast, Buried, by investigative journalists Dan Ashby and Lucy Taylor, is a compelling look at how criminals are infiltrating the UK waste disposal system. It opens with a tape recording by a trucker, on his deathbed. He tells the story of one of the worst environmental crimes…

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