WHO most polluted cities list sees New Delhi smog trump Beijing
An hour ago The World Health Organization has named the world's most polluted cities - and the worst has three ...
'Catastrophic' decline in numbers of small native animals
Small native animals are facing “an extraordinary decline” across the northern third of ...
US already seeing wide impact of climate change, major study finds
The effects of human-induced climate change are being felt in every corner of the United States, ...
White House calls for urgent climate change action after report warns of more extreme weather
The White House called on Tuesday for urgent action to combat climate change, as it released a ...
Sustainability partners part ways
The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has signalled a change in priorities, ...
Australian businesses need more sustainable growth path, groups say
Australian companies need to lift their game when it comes to action on climate change and ...
'Dracula' writing LNP green policies
The Queensland government has given the ‘‘keys to the blood bank to Dracula’’ by letting a mining ...
Dreaded El Nino looms in the Pacific
Australia remains on course for its first El Nino in five years, a weather event that typically ...
Coalition plan to strip Tasmania forest of World Heritage status was made without external review
The federal government's unprecedented bid to strip Tasmanian forests of World Heritage status was ...
Angry wind farmer challenges Joe Hockey to bull fight
A farmer hosting wind turbines which Joe Hockey says are offensive challenges him to a bull fight.
QCoal worker developing LNP green policies
A mining company's corporate affairs chief has been in charge of developing environmental policy ...
Doubts raised over financial viability of Galilee Basin coal mine proposal
Further doubts have been raised about the financial viability of proposals by two Indian ...
Glider the bad egg as parrot population struggles
It may look cute, but the marsupial sugar glider has been fingered for its dark side - as a ...
Wind energy surges to record share as coal ebbs
Joe Hockey might not like its source but wind energy’s share of Australia’s main ...
East Antarctica ice more at risk than thought to long-term thaw, study finds
Part of East Antarctica is more vulnerable than expected to a thaw that could trigger an ...
Fishermen catch rare pink goblin shark
Fishermen have pulled a rarely-seen goblin shark from the Gulf of Mexico before throwing the ...
Canberra records coldest morning of the year
Temperatures dropped below freezing for the first time since November last year in Canberra on ...
Big surf, high winds batter Sydney coast
Cool conditions and a strong southerly swell of as much as four metres had swimmers, boaties and ...
Climate scientists in audit commission's crosshairs
The nation's climate and weather predicting capacity and the jobs of dozens of scientists are at ...
First falls of the season for Perisher and Thredbo
A light dusting of snow fell on the ski slopes on Saturday, days before possible frost and subzero ...
Global carbon dioxide levels exceeded historic threshold throughout April
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere averaged more than 400 parts per million throughout ...
Wintry weekend ahead for Sydney
Sydney is set for its coldest weekend since last July, with the Bureau of Meteorology expecting ...
$50-million phantom fox under challenge in Tasmania
A $50-million program designed to eradicate foxes in Tasmania was based on flawed science and ...
Joe Hockey warns clean energy and 'utterly offensive' windfarms are in his budget crosshairs
Treasurer Joe Hockey has attacked wind farms as “utterly offensive and “a blight on the landscape” ...
Joe Hockey warns clean energy and 'utterly offensive' windfarms are in his budget crosshairs
Treasurer Joe Hockey has attacked windfarms as “utterly offensive and “a blight on the ...
Government staff negligence led to 46 cattle deaths: report
Government-owned cattle suffered barbed wire wounds when they desperately tried to access water in ...
Endangered Baw Baw frogs hatched in captivity for first time
Keepers at Melbourne Zoo have for the first time managed to hatch and raise young Baw Baw frogs, a ...
Energy expert tells how to save on household bills
It is understandable that cold callers who interrupt dinner with supposedly unbeatable offers to ...
Storing solar power is the key to cutting energy bills, CSIRO says
The electricity market is in for a shake-up.
Australia risks copying US 'ag-gag' laws to turn animal activists into terrorists
When Amy Meyer saw a sick cow being pushed by a bulldozer outside a slaughterhouse, she did what ...
Strides in solar storage could mean exit from electricity grid
Solar photovoltaic systems will continue to spread across Australian rooftops because of rising ...
Great Barrier Reef 'facts' TV ads ignore dredge dumping risks
New “Reef Facts” commercials are currently airing during prime-time television shows in ...
Anti-coal seam gas activists allowed to stay
Less than a week after a council vowed to shut down a large anti-coal seam gas protest camp in the ...
Wintry blast to snap Sydney's run of balmy weather
A wintry blast is heading Sydney’s way that will knock temperatures 14 degrees below where they ...
UN warns on health of Great Barrier Reef, but gives Abbott government a reprieve on 'in danger' listing
The United Nations world heritage body has expressed ‘‘concern’’ and ‘‘regret’’ about Australia’s ...
Green group refocuses on national issues after funding cut
Victoria’s green legal centre will turn to national environmental battles in the wake of ...
China slashes spending on new fossil-fuel power plants
China added nearly 40 per cent less coal- and gas-fired power capacity in the first quarter than it ...
China considers expansion of carbon trading to key industrial zones
China is developing plans to expand its pilot carbon trading schemes into more of its key ...
El Nino seen exacerbating drought in south-east Asia
The most-severe drought in 17 years is threatening supplies of palm oil from Indonesia and ...
Tony Abbott's climate policies a $40 billion budget slug, says Climate Institute
The Abbott government's changes to existing climate change policies would cost the budget as much ...
First snowfall of the year at Thredbo
The first snowflakes of winter have fallen on the skiing fields of Thredbo with further snow ...
Sydney ends gloomiest April since 1990
Feel like you’ve been under a cloud lately? There's a reason.
Environment
BHP and AGL still expanding fossil fuel holdings
BHP Billiton, Adani Enterprises and AGL are among listed companies expanding fossil fuel holdings.
Ministers agree to work towards improving air quality countrywide by 2016
State and territory governments have hammered out a plan to work towards a national agreement by ...
Households face higher power bills by 2020 if renewable-energy target is scrapped, study finds
Axing Australia’s renewable-energy target – currently under review by the Abbott ...
Peabody and the coal juggernaut
How’s your carbon footprint going? Did you turn your lights off during earth hour last month? ...
Solar wind energy tower a 'game changer', company says
Solar Wind Energy Tower won approval to develop a $US1.5 billion project that would use ambient ...
Revival beckons for former solar PV giant Suntech
Wuxi Suntech Power's $519 million acquisition by Shunfeng Photovoltaic International paves the way ...
Disasters
Inquiry sparks fears of clash over disaster funding
The federal and state governments may be headed for a fiscal fight, with the Productivity ...
New life breathed into rescued battery hens
When a ray of sunlight struck the soil a metre away, Loulou made a dash for the golden patch, ...
Canberra gets chilly: cold front to hit the ACT
Warm afternoon comes before one the coldest fronts to cross the territory since spring.
Sydney wakes to a wet Sunday
An unseasonably warm autumn has come to an abrupt end as Sydney awoke to rain on the last day of ...
The tree whisperer
An Australian aid worker's eureka moment has turned the tide for drought-ravaged lands in Africa. ...
Direct action could fail even without Palmer United Party
Legislation to implement Tony Abbott’s direct action policy is almost certain to fail in the ...
Lightning may have sparked Newcastle house fire
Firefighters are battling a blaze at a Newcastle home that may have been sparked by a lightning ...
Coalition's emissions reduction fund poses more questions than answers
From the subject of prime ministerial launches promising solutions for the moral challenge of a ...
White paper leaves carbon questions unanswered
Economists and environment groups have rounded on the Abbott government’s "direct action" ...
Sydney weather: final burst of summer breaks 28-year record
Sydneysiders enjoyed a final burst of summer on Thursday, experiencing the warmest day for this ...
'Direct action' will achieve 5% emissions reduction 'easily': Greg Hunt
Environment Minister Greg Hunt has said the government will easily meet its 2020 target of a 5 per ...
$20m WA native land deal clears way for Anketell Port
Aboriginal land owners have signed a $20 million deal with the West Australian government paving ...