Green groups' 'lawfare' against mines has broad support: poll
Even Coalition supporters are in favour of using the courts to challenge mining projects, a survey finds.
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Peter Hannam
Peter Hannam is Environment Editor at The Sydney Morning Herald. He covers broad environmental issues ranging from climate change to renewable energy for Fairfax Media.
The chart that shows how wild Sydney's winter was
Spring might have sprung across the nation but it arrives with the prospect of an extension of Australia's wet and relatively mild winter.
'Very poor': How Australia went to the bottom of the class
The world's 20 largest economies need to increase their climate commitments, and Australia's not doing its fair share.
Climate Change Authority's key report 'neglects to join the dots'
The Climate Change Authority has backed off its commitment to assess the implications of the Paris climate accord in a move critics say signals a weakening of its independence.
What winter has done to summer's bushfire risk
Australia's second wettest winter on record is likely to delay the onset of the fire season across much of the nation's south.
'Extinction by government decree': the species threatened by WestConnex
One of the critically endangered woodlands in Sydney's south faces the chop within days to provide temporary parking space for WestConnex machinery, opponents say.
Big drenching ahead for Sydney to usher in spring
Spring is declared to be "well and truly here" for the Harbour City.
Australian Conservation Foundation loses Federal Court coal case
Adani's Carmichael coal mine has cleared another legal hurdle after the Federal Court threw out a challenge against the project.
Lone Ranger: Kakadu uranium miner faces fewer safety checks
With the clock ticking down on the controversial Ranger mine, government oversight is being cut.
We’ve been wrecking the planet a lot longer than you think
If the planet started warming earlier than we thought and we are closer to warning levels, scientists find.
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