Environment

Breath of fresh airFamily’s smog struggle inspired WA climate activist

Experiencing Beijing’s choking smog as a seven-year-old had such a big impact on Curtin University student Tiffany Verga that it helped shape her career choices 15 years later.

Bethany Hiatt

EnvironmentCoke drinks moving to recycled plastic

Coca-Cola's Australian operation will ditch using polystyrene - an environmental hazard - for its frozen drinks from next year.

Steven Deare

UK presses ScoMoAussies favour renewables over gas-lead recovery

Most Australians would prefer investment in clean energy to help lift the economy out of its COVID-induced recession to the Federal Government’s plan for a “gas-fired” recovery.

James Thornhill

EnvironmentWater banking could prepare for drought

The CSIRO says up to eight Sydney Harbours could be stored under the Murray-Darling basin providing an opportunity to secure water before the next drought.

Maureen Dettre

EnvironmentAussies don't want gas-led recovery: study

The majority of Australians want renewable energy to help drive the country's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new survey has found.

Tiffanie Turnbull

EnvironmentControversial quarry project will go ahead

Fifty-two hectares will now be cleared to make way for a controversial quarry extension in Port Stephens, after the federal government approved the project.

Tiffanie Turnbull

EnvironmentFlash floods, wild winds for NSW weekend

Severe thunderstorm activity is predicted for parts of NSW over the weekend with the whole state expected to receive some rainfall.

Greta Stonehouse

EnvironmentHot Western Sydney schools lacking shade

The first comprehensive research report into surface heat in Western Sydney has found scorching temperatures more than 70 degrees Celsius.

Greta Stonehouse

EnvironmentForest activists take to the trees

Environmental activists are camping out high in the tree canopies this weekend to help protect Australia's forests.

EnvironmentGreens back High Court Murray challenge

South Australia is threatening to go to the High Court to secure its Murray River water entitlements, with the Greens saying they will back the challenge.

Passion ProjectThe Perth man tackling our plastic problem

When engineer discovered there would be more plastic in the ocean than fish by 2050, he knew he had to do something.

Darren Lomman

Cash for CansWest Aussies earn big as 10 million containers recycled

WA’s new cash-for-containers initiative has seen more than 10 million containers returned in just 12 days – and paid out over $1 million to participants.

Charlotte Elton

EnvironmentStudy to help koalas injured in bushfires

A new university study is to look at the clinical outcomes of koalas injured in last summer's bushfires across Australia.

EnvironmentUnexploded bomb removed from Aust reef

An unexploded 45kg bomb has been removed from a coral reef off the Australian coast.

Callum Godde

Controversial developmentHundreds paddle in protest against resort plan

South West residents opposed to a luxury housing and resort development on a pristine piece of the Margaret River coast have taken part in a mass ‘paddle out’ to protest the plan.

Emily Moulton

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Tasmania-sized piece of WA gets Indigenous protection

Two new WA sites have been declared Indigenous Protected Areas under Federal Government agreements, including 2.9 million hectares in the Great Sandy Desert and 4.4 million hectares near Norseman.

Annabel Hennessy

Beach closureShark warning in the State’s South West.

A shark measuring almost 5m has been spotted near a whale carcass in the State’s South West sparking a beach closure and a shark alert.

Containers for ChangeWest Aussies’ not-so-rubbish recycling feat

It’s been one week since the State Government launched Containers for Change — so has the cash-for-cans recycling scheme been a success or a total waste?

Rourke Walsh

EnvironmentSterile flies to combat SA fruit fly issue

South Australian agriculture officials are set to release millions of sterile flies in a bid to combat a string of fruit fly outbreaks across Adelaide.

CAsh inEverything you need to know about ‘cash-for-cans’

WA’s new ‘cash-for-cans’ scheme starts today. But what can I claim cash back on, where do I take my containers and how will it impact my shopping bill? Here’s everything you need to know.

Charlotte Elton

‘Not adequateRecycling groups rubbish ‘cash for cans’ scheme

WA’s Container Deposit Scheme starts today but recycling groups are claiming that it is the least accessible in the country.

Charlotte Elton

EnvironmentControversial Narrabri gas field approved

The NSW premier insists the controversial Narrabri coal seam gas project went through a robust assessment before it was approved, sparking outrage from locals.

Dominica Sanda

Out on a limbDoes this tree have more rights than residents?

A Perth council is backing plans to let a developer build an extra three storeys on top of a $21m apartment complex in a bid to save an 80-year-old river red gum.

Kim Macdonald