Environment
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Tex Perkins rallied to save it, but ‘world-class’ wildlife hospital could still close
Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital, a registered charity, has treated more than 7000 creatures since it opened in October 2020.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
‘Largest coal mining proposal’ in state’s history floated for NSW
The Environment Protection Authority has warned that the rest of the NSW economy would have to make steeper cuts to greenhouse gas emissions to compensate if the proposal to continue Hunter Valley Operations goes ahead in its current form.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Heavy rain is set to soak eastern states
First taste of winter weather forecast for Australia's east coast.
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Renewables
A not so mighty wind: NSW lags in renewable energy approvals
Renewable energy proponents say it is taking too long for projects to be approved a week after the Minns government extended the lifeline of the Eraring coal power station.
- by Nick O'Malley
Here comes winter … and more rain
May will be the 14th consecutive month of record-breaking ocean temperatures globally, as 2024 shapes up to shatter last year’s heat record.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Bianca Hall
Analysis
Endangered species
Why can’t Forestry find any gliders, when everyone else can?
It has all the ingredients of a Monty Python sketch: bureaucrats shuffling around a forest looking for nocturnal animals in the middle of the day.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons