Environment News

Li Keqiang is pledging to make the country's smoggy skies "blue again" and "work faster" to address pollution caused by the burning of coal for heat and electricity.

Construction of the first hemp house in WA has sparked calls to build a processing plant so local farmers can supply the industry with a sturdy, fireproof, termite-resistant building material.

Solar provides rays of hope for the small mining town of Collinsville in north Queensland as companies vie to take advantage of the region's 300 days a year of perfect sunshine.

A Triabunna fish farm meeting wants Councillor Michael Kent to resign as mayor, and declares 'no confidence' in Primary Industries Minister Jeremy Rockliff.

Fraser Island dingoes that have threatened humans and are destined to be put down should be allowed to live at Queensland's only sanctuary for the animals, a wildlife park owner says.

Lewisham residents say management of coastal erosion at the town's foreshore has been a "total failure of governance".

Scientists say they've been hearing worrying stories about platypus numbers, so they are setting off on a nationwide search to find just how the species is faring.

Although the cane toad has done damage to many Australian species, others like the black-headed python are thriving.

Farmers are already feeling the effects of climate change and, in a bid to protect their crop from destructive weather, are investing in protective houses for their paddocks.

The Karen forests, isolated by decades of civil unrest, contain some of the most iconic species of endangered mammals in the world.

An invasive exotic weed, thought to have been tipped into the river from an aquarium, is spreading along Manning River banks.

A remote sensor camera picks up footage of a quokka joey in the Northcliffe fire zone, bringing joy to conservationists who feared for the population after the 2015 bushfire in WA's South West.

Researchers from the Australian National University call for an urgent rethink of the Basin Plan, arguing the money being spent is not achieving the desired results set out under the policy.

"They've eaten through the wiring. They've eaten through the middle seat belt." Have rats acquired a taste for car parts manufactured using soy-based products?

A plan which could force more gas into South Australia's energy market to put downward pressure on power costs and improve reliability is flagged by Premier Jay Weatherill.

A horse trail riding business owner who says he is being "forced out of the forest" is the latest casualty in a battle between the logging industry and environmentalists.

The Newman government slashed oversight of the controversial coal seam gas industry in Queensland despite warnings it would lead to serious non-compliance and to CSG companies "gambling" with safety, cabinet documents show.

A third consecutive year of falling coal consumption and a renewable energy spending spree has made China the new global leader on climate change, some environmental groups claim.

Noisy gas-powered devices used to scare off birds away from vineyards has turned a winery region into an "artillery range", an irate neighbour says.

Activists who fought off coal seam gas exploration on the New South Wales north coast share their successful formula with communities across the globe facing their own environmental battles.

As the world needs to produce more food to feed a larger and wealthier population, climate change is impacting a number of staple crops around the world.

A pair of New South Wales sheep farmers discover snakes have eyes bigger than their stomachs, after pulling an entire snake from the corpse of another.

Clive Palmer's Waratah Coal company lodges an expression of interest with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to develop a "clean coal" plant in Queensland's Galilee Basin.

A 60kg bundle of plastic that washed ashore in New South Wales highlights the issue of rubbish being dumped by passing ships.

A section of Constitution Avenue that recently underwent a multi-million-dollar redesign may be closed for some time after a large water pipe burst and flooded the road.