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Ards North Down Council looks to set up local animal cruelty register

Earlier this year Environment Minister Edwin Poots said an NI register was "untenable"

Belfast Live

Council in talks to end controversial Stirling link road plan as protestors call for project to be ditched forever

Talks are to take place in a bid to scrub the controversial Viewforth Link Road from Stirling’s transport strategy. Stirling Council’s new environment and housing convener has agreed to meet with Stirling West Tory councillor Neil Benny to discuss

Daily Record

Murray-Darling Basin plan: states likely to get extra time to deliver water

Tanya Plibersek says 2024 deadline is ‘challenging’ as NSW and Victoria expected to ask for exemptions from commitments

The Guardian - AU

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Water ministers leave door open on extension to water-saving deadline in Murray-Darling Basin Plan

Australia's water minister has hinted major water-savings deadlines in the Murray-Darling Basin Plan could be extended beyond 2024, as New South Wales claims it has won a commitment for "greater flexibility" to deliver one of the country's biggest environmental reforms.

ABC News

Meta Unveils New Virtual Reality Headset Quest Pro

A year after it rebranded itself in the name of building a metaverse, Meta on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its virtual reality headset tailored for working professionals. The $1,500 Meta Quest Pro features a number of new features that are meant to improve users' perception of truly being…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Fish GPS? Scientists find goldfish go farther next to certain stripes

Changing their surroundings reveals how the creatures gauge distance using visual density of environment

The Guardian - UK

Oil spill in Launceston's Tamar River sparks calls for removal of abandoned boats

There are calls for better management of Launceston's Tamar River as the Environment Protection Authority works to contain an oil spill. It says the likely source is an abandoned tugboat, but that has been contested by the son of a former owner.

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Government urged to reject plan to release CSG wastewater near ‘bum-breathing’ turtle’s Queensland habitat

An independent expert report found Santos’ proposed releases could have ‘major impacts’ in the Dawson River

The Guardian - AU

U.N. Secretary-General, PM Modi to launch environmental programme at Gujarat’s Statue of Unity

Events in Kevadia will be attended by hundreds of officials, and over a hundred diplomats and heads of Indian missions worldwide

The Hindu

3 Financial Services Stocks Investors Shouldn't Be Buying Right Now

Financial services providers usually benefit from a rising interest rate environment due to the positive correlation of their revenues with interest rates. However, financial services stocks SoFi Technologies (SOFI), Marathon Digital (MARA), and BitNile (NILE) are not well-positioned to capitalize on the current rate environment. One should avoid these stocks…

StockNews.com

Colombia's Congress ratifies Escazu international agreement for the environment

Colombia's Congress has ratified the Escazu agreement to protect the environment, the government said late on Monday, paving the way to provide greater protection to environmentalists across the Andean country.

Reuters

'Silent Spring' 60 years on: 4 essential reads on pesticides and the environment

In 1962 environmental scientist Rachel Carson published “Silent Spring,” a bestselling book that asserted that overuse of pesticides was harming the environment and threatening human health. Carson did not call for banning DDT, the most widely used pesticide at that time, but she argued for using it and similar products…

The Conversation

Genetically engineered bacteria make living materials for self-repairing walls and cleaning up pollution

With just an incubator and some broth, researchers can grow reusable filters made of bacteria to clean up polluted water, detect chemicals in the environment and protect surfaces from rust and mold.

The Conversation

Are Low Interest Rates A Must For Tech Growth? Raoul Pal Says India Shows Otherwise

Former Goldman Sachs executive and macroeconomic expert Raoul Pal has raised an interesting argument about how Indian growth tech companies are expanding significantly in a higher interest rate environment as compared

Benzinga

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Commentary: The Supreme Court shouldn’t meddle with California’s standards on meat and eggs

On industrial pig farms in the United States, mother pigs are confined for their entire lives in barren cages barely larger than their bodies. In these “gestation crates,” these intelligent animals are tortured. They cannot turn around or even fully lie down, causing them to develop painful sores and cramped…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Saudi Arabia Promotes Investment Environment to Fund Cultural Projects

Saudi Arabia’s Cultural Development Fund launched a partnership with the private sector to bolster the investment environment in the cultural field and provide a crowdfunding opportunity for the first creative projects. The partnership agreement was signed with Beehive company, which provides an inspiring environment for entrepreneurs and artists.

The Independent UK

Royal College of Nursing issues apology after damning report into its culture

The independent report details ‘very serious findings’ including ‘a misogynistic environment’.

Al Jazeera

Agribusiness depletes soil and water in Portugal’s Alentejo

Environmental organisations, residents protest the exploitation of Odemira’s land and water resources for greenhouses.

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Bangkok Post

Asean's chief priority is recovery

Asean, comprising open trading nations and net importers of energy, has been severely impacted by the economic disruptions linked to the pandemic and the economic fallout arising from the ongoing geopolitical conflicts, notably, through higher food and energy prices and more restrictive trade flows.

Evening Standard

Who is Ranil Jayawardena? Environment secretary to ban solar farms, report reveals

The Defra secretary has opposed solar farms built on England’s agricultural farmlands, a report has revealed

USA Today Sports Media Group

Sean McVay on hostile environment at SoFi Stadium against Cowboys: ‘It was challenging’

McVay said that #Cowboys fans at Sofi Stadium presented a challenge to the #Rams in Week 5

The Independent UK

Underground microbes may have swarmed ancient Mars

Ancient Mars may have had an environment capable of harboring an underground world teeming with microscopic organisms

The Hindu

A. Achyuthan, a man synonymous with environmental activism, passes away

He was part of 1980s movement to protect the Silent Valley forests, headed a panel that studied the impact of endosulfan on villages in Kasaragod district, and has been credited with the creation of ecological consciousness in the minds of people of Kerala

The Independent UK

Liz Truss opposes placing solar panels on farmland, Downing Street says

It comes amid reports that Environment Secretary Ranil Jayawardena is considering stricter planning rules for solar power developments.

Radio France Internationale

Welcome to Versailles, city of Molière, cycle paths and new money

François de Mazières, Versailles’s mayor since 2008, is a big fan of bicycles and architecture. He was re-elected for a third term in 2020, as an independent on a ‘divers droite’ (miscellaneous rightwing) ticket. He’s leading a crusade against ugliness in the city’s built environment and against its rightwing reputation

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