Greenhouse gas levels highest in 3m years
Ben Cubby Carbon dioxide concentrations in the Earth's atmosphere are on the cusp of reaching 400 parts per million for the first time in 3 million years.
Tiny Bulga wins day against mining Goliath
Ben Cubby, Sam Rigney The tiny NSW town of Bulga has won a three-year battle against mining giant Rio Tinto when a court overturned a state government-endorsed decision to allow it to dig an open-cut coalmine next to the...
Coalition blames unions, dollar for Browse gas blow
Ben Cubby, Peter Hannam 'Outrageous' industrial action and the soaring dollar had priced Australia out of the market for onshore LNG projects, says Ian Macfarlane, the Coalition's resources spokesman.
Coal gets 'rogue' status in fight for clean Earth
Ben Cubby, Peter Hannam Australian coalmining has become a ''rogue industry'' and most of the coal slated for export must stay in the ground if the nation is to tackle climate change, according to prominent US...
Commission says warming had a role in fires, floods
Ben Cubby The fierce summer endured by much of Australia was directly influenced by human-induced global warming, a new report by the Climate Commission says.
AGL failed in its duty to properly monitor gas emissions
Ben Cubby Energy company AGL has breached its environment protection licence by failing to properly monitor emissions from a gas plant south-west of Sydney since 2009.
I spy with my little fly ... animal cruelty
Ben Cubby An environment group is about to become the first in Australia to deploy surveillance drones to hunt for evidence of animal abuse on private property.
Manmade lakes to hold water from coal seam gas wells
Ben Cubby Artificial lakes will hold millions of litres of contaminated water in the Pilliga district, in north-western NSW.
Rainbow Warrior on mission to protect reef
Ben Cubby The storied Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior entered Sydney Harbour at dawn on Friday.
Ports alerted to climate change shocks ahead
Ben Cubby Ports will need to be fortified against the effects of climate change, including higher sea levels, storm surges and more erosion, according to the most detailed study of the problem yet undertaken.
Miners feel heat of coal seam gas rules
Ben Cubby The federal government's new powers over coal and coal seam gas could delay dozens of projects and ultimately cost the industry billions of dollars, companies say.
Bans lifted on fishing in sanctuaries
Sean Nicholls, Ben Cubby Every marine park in NSW will be reviewed, and bans on recreational fishing lifted in most marine sanctuaries, under major changes to environment laws announced by the state government.
Newborn armadillo footage a world-first
Ben Cubby Taronga researchers hope breakthrough will aid conservation efforts.
Giant armadillo baby filmed leaving burrow
Ben Cubby Scientists have filmed for the first time an extremely rare newborn giant armadillo leaving its burrow in Brazil's Pantanal region.
Trends create angry summer
Ben Cubby A few years ago, talking about weather and climate change in the same breath was a cardinal sin for scientists.
Experts split over value of raising dam wall
Peter Hannam, Ben Cubby RAISING the Warragamba Dam wall by 23 metres will cost up to $800 million, it has been claimed, with experts divided over its value for reducing flooding.
Acid plume poisons river after floods
Ben Cubby A POISONOUS plume of acid ''comparable to car batteries'' is forming in the Manning River, near Taree in northern NSW, researchers from the University of NSW say.
Snowy River plan threatens health
Ben Cubby The future of environmental flows into the iconic Snowy River are in doubt after the NSW government released a plan to replace its independent scientific committee with an industry-funded advisory...
Fears for Snowy River as scientists ditched for industry-funded group
Ben Cubby, Tom Arup The future of environmental flows into the Snowy River are in doubt after the NSW government released a plan to replace its independent scientific committee with an industry-funded advisory group.
