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Scientists hopeful antidote can help protect bumblebees from pesticides

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:29:04 +0000

Study suggests hydrogel microparticles increase survival by 30% in bumblebees exposed to lethal doses of neonicotinoids

Scientists have developed a “vaccine” for bees against pesticides – and it appears to work, according to an initial study.

Fear for koalas after bushwalker finds fire ant nests in Queensland sanctuary

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:00:28 +0000

Calls for suppression efforts to be extended after at least five nests discovered at Logan in the Daisy Hill koala bushlands

Labor’s stalled environmental agenda under pressure from left and right

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 15:00:26 +0000

While the Greens remain hopeful of compromise, the PM has indicated he wants a deal struck with the Coalition

Rapid intensification of Hurricane Francine is a sign of a hotter world

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:52:32 +0000

The storm’s winds increased 35mph in 24 hours – something that global heating is only making more common

Hurricane Francine may now be weakening after pummeling Louisiana but the storm’s rapid and surprise intensification into a category 2 storm is one that scientists say is only getting more common due to global heating.

Government rules out underground cabling in National Grid upgrade

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:38:06 +0000

Rollout of pylons in countryside is a cheaper, quicker way to integrate green electricity, energy adviser says

The government has ruled out burying electricity cables underground as part of its energy strategy, which will involve the unrolling of hundreds of pylons across the British countryside, Ed Miliband’s clean energy adviser has said.

Chris Stark, the former leader of the Climate Change Committee, now heads the government’s “mission control” department for decarbonising the grid by boosting renewable energy and building connections across the country.

California firefighters take advantage of cooler weather to battle three wildfires

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:18:06 +0000

Wildfires east of Los Angeles threaten tens of thousands of homes since accelerating during weekend heatwave

Firefighters battling three major wildfires in the mountains east of Los Angeles took advantage of cooler weather as they slowly gained the upper hand, but not before dozens of homes were destroyed and thousands of people were forced to evacuate.

Burned-out firefighters are fleeing the US Forest Service amid labor disputes: ‘We are decimated’

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 13:00:24 +0000

As increasingly explosive fire seasons ravage the country, federal firefighters say their employer is exacerbating exhaustion by misclassifying their jobs

Firefighters are feeling the strain of another long and intense season, with months to go before the highest risks subside. But as they battle the flames, the thousands of people working for the US Forest Service (USFS), the largest federal employer of firefighters, are also fighting for changes within the agency to tackle issues they say have made the work even harder.

Grangemouth oil refinery to close by end of June, putting 500 jobs at risk

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:53:22 +0000

Owners confirm site will become fuel import terminal and distribution hub, in blow to Scotland’s industrial base

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The owners of the Grangemouth oil refinery have confirmed it will shut by the end of June next year, in a blow to Scotland’s industrial base and the site’s 500 employees.

US lawmakers push to exclude lucrative chemicals from official PFAS definition

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:20 +0000

Language in Senate defense bill is probably first step to shield widely used toxic F-gases from regulation

US lawmakers and the military are pushing for a new definition of toxic PFAS “forever chemicals” that would exclude a subclass of toxic compounds increasingly used across the economy and considered to be potent greenhouse gases.

Big oil faces a rising number of climate-focused lawsuits, report finds

admin — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 10:00:20 +0000

Communities, states and advocacy groups push to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for role in climate crisis

Big oil is facing a soaring number of climate-focused lawsuits, a new analysis has found. It’s a sign that more communities are demanding accountability for the industry’s contributions to the climate crisis.