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Trump boosted half of US coal plants with taxpayer dollars and ‘free passes to pollute’, report says

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 13:00:42 +0000

Environmental Defense Fund analysis shows administration handed out $950m and Clean Air Act exemptions

It’s a good time to be a coal plant in the US. The Trump administration has given support to almost half of the nation’s coal plants, helping them to continue operating despite economic and regulatory headwinds, according to a new analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund.

Mill 19: a creative hub built into a former steel factory

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 12:00:42 +0000

In Pittsburgh, Pennsylviania, a post-industrial site gets a second life

Healey to veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 11:48:14 +0000

UK chancellor’s plans add to concerns government is moving away from pro-renewables agenda

John Healey has said he will veto new offshore wind projects if they will not lower bills, adding to concerns that the government is moving away from the pro-renewables agenda.

Announcing his plans, the chancellor said clean power is “how we break the grip of international gas prices on our bills”, but added the shift towards it “has to come at the right pace, in the right places, with the grid to carry it”.

‘Bunch of baloney’: calls grow for Cop summit reforms as countries on track to fail nature targets

admin — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 08:48:05 +0000

Cop17, focused on protecting nature and restoring ecosystems, concludes on Saturday with critics saying system allows ‘one idiot’ to stall progress

Calls are growing for major reforms to UN biodiversity summits as countries fail to deliver on their promises to halt the destruction of the natural world, with governments likely on track to continue their record of never having met a target in the 34-year history of the convention.

Australia’s best photos of the month – October 2026

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 23:00:26 +0000

Dolly Parton, tulips and outback life all feature in the best images captured across the country in October

Apartments, community centres and a pink outdoor toilet: Australia’s 2026 National Architecture award winners – in pictures

Twice as many plants and animals sold in wildlife trade as previously thought, says report

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 18:00:19 +0000

More than 100,000 species are traded globally, whether illegally smuggled, sold as ornaments or in fisheries, timber and fashion industries, study finds

The number of plant and animal species in use or sold in the wildlife trade is more than twice as high as previously thought, researchers have discovered.

The Iran war is deepening the US energy crisis. A bad winter is ahead | Mark Wolfe

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:00:20 +0000

Congress must act to ensure that families are able to heat their homes before the start of the season

Heating oil may be the clearest warning yet of how the war in Iran is deepening the US’s energy affordability crisis. Families who heat their homes with oil are facing bills that could be 50% higher this winter, adding nearly $900 to the cost of keeping their homes warm. These families were already struggling before the war began.

Public sector an ‘afterthought’ to North Sea oil jobs, says Unison leader

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:04:03 +0000

Andrea Egan calls for same political focus on teachers, care sector and NHS and says Jackdaw decision ‘a serious misstep’

The leader of the UK’s biggest trade union has called for the same political focus to be given to NHS, education and care sector workers as there has been on those employed in North Sea oil and gas.

Andrea Egan, the general secretary of Unison, said too often public sector workers were treated as an “afterthought” by the government compared with the “massive political focus” on protecting jobs in the North Sea.

The asteroid killed the dinosaurs. Why did crocodiles survive?

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:34:16 +0000

Scientists may have solved a 66-million-year-old mystery: how crocodiles survived the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs. A sweeping analysis of fossils and ancient climates suggests that their preference for warm environments placed them in tropical refuges that remained habitable even after the catastrophic impact.

Five reasons why the US midterms matter for the climate – and your energy bill

admin — Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:30:52 +0000

Voters are feeling the pinch of Trump’s anti-climate agenda as energy costs rise, but a shake-up in Congress could shift things

If the polls can be believed, the US could see a blue wave in the midterms, giving Democrats a chance to take back the House and Senate, and gaining up to four governor’s seats.