Rescue dog finds new home as koala protector-in-chief The search for Australia's next top koala detector is over as Bear, the four-legged conservation hero, hands over the reins for a hard-earned retirement. AAP · Sep 29
EPA union sues Trump administration to restore collective bargaining contract Federal workers’ union alleges EPA illegally terminated agreement with the goal of repressing political dissent The Guardian - US · Sep 29
South West Water fined £8m for hundreds of sewage spills in Cornwall and Devon District judge orders record fine for region and says incidents of pollution cannot be tolerated The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
‘Every moth is precious’: why are there so many bogong moths, and how can you safely remove them from your home? Bogong numbers dropped up to 99.5% between 2017 and 2019, but wetter and cooler conditions are thought to be behind the recent surge The Guardian - AU · Sep 29
‘It’s just cruel’: US households hit by surge in electricity shutoffs amid record hot summer Utility disconnections were up 28% in 10 states in July 2026 – the hottest month ever recorded in the US – compared with July 2024, data shows The Guardian - US · Sep 29
The night sky is getting 10% brighter every year. We’re forgetting what darkness feels like If more cities start regulating outdoor lighting, we humans could make the environment better for all living creatures The Guardian - US · Sep 29
Whale of a task to remove 31-tonne carcass from beach Authorities will use an excavator to remove a stinking 31-tonne whale carcass that washed ashore at a popular capital city beach. AAP · Sep 29
UN warns of ‘narrowing window’ to restore world’s forests Food and Agriculture Organization urges governments to make forest restoration a national priority The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Saving the Siamese crocodile: Cambodia moves to protect one of the world’s last wild populations Indigenous communities play crucial role, as ‘genetic bank’ area of wetland offers hope for critically endangered reptile The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Country diary: A tangle of butterflies and battle re-enactments The Marches, Shropshire: On a day of micro-dramas past and present, we witness a Welsh victory over the English, just as it was 861 years ago The Guardian - UK · Sep 29
Corporations claim their fossil fuel emissions are a drop in the ocean. But what if we could count the real cost? A new tool called Carbon Impacts Tracer can be used to estimate climate impact from emissions across eight metrics, including lost food production The Guardian - AU · Sep 28
Counting the cost: tool estimates fossil fuel impacts From additional heat to the loss of coral and glaciers, an online tool promises to calculate the effect of coal, oil and gas developments. AAP · Sep 28
As Suncor Approaches, Justice Alito Recuses The petitioners appear to lose a vote they might need in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County. Reason · Sep 28
‘Are these chemicals in my blood?’ How one community learned the truth about Pfas pollution People living next to a chemicals plant near Blackpool were tested for ‘forever chemicals’. Last week they received the alarming results The Guardian - UK · Sep 28
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Heat pump sales soar across Europe after states cut electricity taxes, data shows EU to push member states to cut tax rate below duty on gas, with 11% surge in sales also put down to fallout from Iran war
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 ‘Contract between humans and river’: Bristol Avon’s rights enshrined in charter River charters part of wider movement establishing ‘moral’ framework to protect nature and hold institutions to account
The Guardian - US · Sep 28 Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Bangkok declared a ‘disaster zone’ after flooding, as rainstorms shift direction Capital city submerged in waist-high flood water, while elsewhere Hurricane Nolo threatens Hawaii’s Big Island
AAP · Sep 28 Sharks spotted after whale carcass stinks up city beach A popular swimming beach has been closed and multiple shark warnings issued after a whale carcass washed ashore, days after a man was killed by a shark nearby.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 28 ‘Thrilled’: huge swarms of bogong moths surprise NSW residents and may point to species’ recovery Researcher says sightings of the endangered moth have increased over the last two years but ‘this year has blown them out of the water’
AAP · Sep 28 'Not all good news' amid whale conservation anniversary Global delegates have descended on an Australian city to mark a major whale conservation anniversary and discuss new threats to the marine mammals.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 Country diary: A young shieldbug has found a safe place to hide – or so it hopes Bedmond, Hertfordshire: Serge Hill Project is a haven for humans and wildlife, and there’s much to find in its collection of drought-tolerant plants
The Guardian - UK · Sep 28 ‘You can taste the land’: the Somerset farmer bringing wildflowers back to cheddar Tom Calver has sacrificed milk yields to give his cows a more varied diet of plants and believes the result is better cheese and richer farmland
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27 Silver linings in the garden’s snail trails Brief letters: Country diary | Benjamin Netanyahu | Fried-egg crisps | Manchester City FC | David Pannick
The Guardian - UK · Sep 27 Burnham dodges questions on Heathrow third runway as project faces four-year delay Airport chiefs say 2035 deadline unachievable with 2039 more likely as critics say delay makes case for project ‘even more dubious’