Alcoa fail tests for protecting cockatoos and drinking water
The US miner has held back findings that it drilled near Cockatoo nesting trees and has had its plans for protecting Perth's water supply rejected.
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Off-the-charts marine heat severely damages Ningaloo and other pristine coral reefs
Luck has run out for WA's coral reefs, with most under twice the level of heat stress that can kill coral. Climate change is the cause.
Barnaby Joyce's reasons for Australia to abandon net-zero don’t stack up
The former deputy prime minister's push against the "lunatic crusade" of limiting global warming is not backed by evidence.
Five reasons Australia's green hydrogen dream has foundered
Several big green hydrogen projects have been shelved. An expert explains why Australia’s sky-high ambition for the industry is struggling to reach fruition.
How the North West Shelf expansion risks Murujuga’s 50,000-year-old rock art
An expert, independent of government and industry, explains how prolonged industrial activity on the Burrup Peninsula in WA endangers an Australian marvel.
Green light for gas: North West Shelf gas plant cleared to run until 2070
Federal environment minister Murray Watt did not have to consider climate impacts when making his decision.
Can Murray Watt fix Australia’s broken nature laws? First stop, WA
After promising so much, Federal environmental protection legislation went backwards in Labor's first term. Now, a new minister is stuck between miners and the environment.
What are Labor and the Coalition offering on energy, emissions and climate?
While the focus is elsewhere, the threat of climate change remains. Have a look at what both sides of Federal politics intend to do about it.
Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reefs bleach in unison for the first time
An intense marine heatwave strips colour and life from two World Heritage-listed reefs.
Woodside’s bid to extend a huge gas project is testing both parties' environmental credentials
Whether Australia's oldest gas export plant - the North West Shelf - can operate until 2070 has become a political hot potato.
The promise of green iron, steel and ammonia keeps the green hydrogen dream alive
Hydrogen was once sold as a universal climate fix — a clean, green wonder fuel for cars, homes, power grids and even global export - but reality has cooled that buzz.
Explainer: what does it mean to ‘firm’ renewables?
Large power grids are among the most complicated machines humans have ever devised - here is how a key component works.
A marine heatwave killing huge numbers of fish in northwest WA is heading south
Oceans worldwide are experiencing record-breaking heat as they absorb more than 90 per cent of the heat trapped by greenhouse gases