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Brazil’s environmental movement is under threat – and Lula is siding with oil industry

admin — Sat, 31 May 2025 05:00:36 +0000

Politicians reviled environmental minister Marina Silva in the senate this week, but new legislation is fuelling the fire

‘Nothing left’: Irish whale-watching company closes amid ‘overfishing’

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 17:42:33 +0000

Sprat fishing has disrupted the food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins

A whale-watching company has abandoned tours off Ireland’s southern Atlantic coast and declared the waters an empty, lifeless sea.

Colin Barnes, who ran Cork Whale Watch, announced he was closing the company because overfishing of sprat has disrupted the marine food chain and diverted humpback, minke and fin whales as well as dolphins.

Australia’s best photos of the month – May 2025

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 15:00:21 +0000

Floods, elections and frocks: here is Guardian Australia’s pick of the month’s most striking images

Australia’s emissions up slightly in 2024 as Labor faces heat over ‘climate-wrecking’ gas project

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 15:00:20 +0000

Greens leader accuses Albanese government of failing two climate tests: pollution on the rise and approving extension for North West Shelf

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Sussan Ley wants to keep the Coalition together – but caving on net zero won’t help her win back seats | Tom McIlroy

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 15:00:18 +0000

High-profile Nationals and powerful forces in business and media are pushing back against climate action, posing a test of credibility for the new Liberal leader

After another scrappy week for the faltering Coalition, Bridget McKenzie on Thursday called for the National party to stop talking about itself.

Warning UK-Gulf trade deal could let in low-welfare chicken and undermine farmers

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 13:04:42 +0000

Industry figures say allowing poultry imports that do not align with British production standards would be ‘betrayal’

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Recent Canadian wildfires are record-breaking – and will threaten US air quality for days

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 12:00:14 +0000

After historic seasons in last two years, blazes continue trend of warm, dry conditions intensified by climate crisis

Enormous early-season wildfires have erupted across the prairie provinces of Canada this week, taxing local emergency response and threatening a long stretch of dangerous air quality across eastern North America.

Can you live without a car in the mountains? Yes, with planning and a few different bikes

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 11:50:51 +0000

Even in the foothills of the Italian Alps, cycling can be a practical alternative to driving, and more enjoyable, too

Living car-free in a big city is fairly common these days. Yes, it can mean some adaptation, but when so many things are on your doorstep it’s not such a big challenge. So how about car-free life in a remote Italian mountain village, with barely any public transport?

We have been living in rural Italy without a car for more than five years now. Even though we have always loved bicycles, the decision to sell our car wasn’t a particularly considered one.

How the US became the biggest military emitter and stopped everyone finding out

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 11:00:15 +0000

Academic Neta Crawford warns that if Donald Trump follows through on his threats of war, emissions will soar and the planet will pay the price

Pfas detected in US beers in new study, raising safety concerns

admin — Fri, 30 May 2025 11:00:14 +0000

Researchers point to contaminated water after ‘forever chemicals’ found in all but one of 23 sampled beers

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