Breaking Waves: Ocean News

Mark Carney reaches deal with Alberta for oil pipeline opposed by First Nations

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 18:05:08 +0000

Prime minister says deal ‘sets the state for an industrial transformation’, but project is likely to face wide opposition

Mark Carney has agreed an energy deal with Alberta centred on plans for a new heavy oil pipeline reaching from the province’s oil sands to the Pacific coast, a politically volatile project that is expected to face stiff opposition.

Scientists warn of severe climate-related risks to UK economy and security

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 16:21:58 +0000

Experts lay out scale of changes needed in ‘first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing’ in Westminster

A host of eminent scientists have warned politicians, business and community leaders that the UK risks severe climate-related risks to its economy, public health, food systems and national security.

According to its organisers more than 1,000 corporate bosses, senior civil servants and civic leaders were set to assemble in the Methodist central hall in Westminster for the “first-of-its-kind national emergency briefing” on Thursday morning.

Willow trees on Prince William’s land in Devon poisoned with herbicide

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 15:36:04 +0000

Exclusive: Unknown culprit suspected of spraying glyphosate on protected trees hoped to stop peat erosion and flooding

Trees planted as part of a nature restoration project on Prince William’s land in Dartmoor national park have been deliberately poisoned with herbicide, sparking outrage and a hunt for the culprit.

The willow trees, on Duchy of Cornwall land, were planted as part of a project to stop peat erosion, store carbon and reduce the risk of flooding.

‘How far is it going to escalate?’ Fear Santos gas plan in Beetaloo basin could be start of NT fracking rush

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:00:38 +0000

Environment group warns of ‘major risk’ to groundwater, which supplies 90% of Northern Territory water supply

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Food is medicine, and that’s a fact. Why we all need Native American foodways

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:00:38 +0000

Ecologically sound farming and land stewardship can change individual, collective and planetary health

Within Indigenous communities across North America and beyond, we have long known that food is medicine. This isn’t just theory; it’s fact. We understand that seasonal, regionally specific and culturally relevant foods are vital for nurturing, nourishing and healing both our people and our planet. And it’s high time we all embrace the Native American concept of food as medicine.

‘Nature feeds us more than it floods us’: Asheville after-school program teaches kids to forage

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 13:00:36 +0000

In the wake of Hurricane Helene, No Taste Like Home aims to rebuild trust between students and the land

Juniper Stewart just turned 12. She wears a cropped orange sweater and her ginger curls in a bob. She used to like Taylor Swift, but now she’s more into the Cranberries and other indie rock.

Wild turkeys off the menu in Maine after ‘forever chemicals’ found in birds

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 11:00:26 +0000

Contamination of wildlife with Pfas, which can increase risk of cancer, a growing problem in US

Hunters in Maine have been warned not to eat wild turkeys in parts of the state, after the birds were found to contain “forever chemicals” that can cause an increased risk of cancer.

Maine officials warned that high levels of Pfas – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances – have been detected in wild turkey and deer killed and harvested in areas in the south-west of the state.

Week in wildlife: seal pups, albino turtles and a sleeping tiger

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 08:00:21 +0000

This week’s best wildlife photographs from around the world

Ministers to crack down on ‘for-profit’ litter enforcers in England

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:00:21 +0000

Councils will end contracts allowing private enforcers to receive 50% to 100% of each fine served

Ministers have signalled an imminent crackdown on so-called “for-profit” litter enforcement arrangements in England, where private firms are paid for each fixed penalty notice issued.

Under long-awaited statutory guidance, councils would have to end contracts that allow private enforcers to receive between 50% to 100% of each fine they serve.

Labor’s nature law overhaul contains wins – but we should watch for gremlins in the details | Adam Morton

admin — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 06:29:36 +0000

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act changes are an improvement, but the rush to pass them was purely political