Focus on Environment
Huge gas fields – under a coral reef. Will a rejection on environmental grounds stop Woodside’s Browse project?
Woodside's A$30 billion Browse gas project faces rejection due to environmental concerns, challenging Australia's biggest oil and gas company.
Hawaiian Electric raises going concern doubts over wildfire settlement financing
The company said it was working closely with financial advisers to develop a plan for their settlement contribution.
Residents of Serbia’s lithium-rich region vow to block EU-backed mining
Thousands are expected to show for a major rally this Saturday in Belgrade, calling for a law to ban lithium mining in Serbia
A 13-month streak of global temperature records just ended. Here are five takeaways
After over a year of record-breaking heat, July 2024 saw a slight cooldown, but climate change still drives extremes.
Climate change fueled record early fires in Brazil’s wetlands, study says
Climate change has amplified wildfires in Brazil's Pantanal by 40%, threatening to surpass the 2020 devastation, scientists warn.
In Lula’s Brazil, Amazon deforestation rises for first time in 15 months
Deforestation in Brazil's Amazon rose in July, ending a 15-month decline under President Lula.
Hottest oceans in 400 years endanger Great Barrier Reef, scientists say
Australia's Great Barrier Reef faces unprecedented threat as water temperatures reach their highest in 400 years, driven by climate change.
Poland drafting plan to reduce Oder river salinity, minister says
Desalination installations planned to reduce Oder river pollution caused by coal mining waste.
Environmental groups sue Suncor for Colorado refinery pollution
Environmental groups sued Suncor Energy, claiming its Colorado refinery violated air quality laws over 9,000 times.
Moving toward circularity: The future of battery minerals
A report from RMI explores how advancements in battery technology and recycling could lead to net-zero mineral demand by 2050.
