Focus on Environment
No decision yet on $21bn gas project, Australian state regulator says
Woodside Energy's Browse gas project in doubt after newspaper leaked regulatory comments, with official recommendations due next year.
Sea-bed regulator elects secretary general as calls grow to pause deep-sea mining
The International Seabed Authority has a new secretary general
Vermont suffered millions in damage from this week’s flooding
Officials have said the state of Vermont is asking the federal government for help following $6 million worth of damage.
Severe drought has returned to the Amazon earlier than expected
The Amazon is beginning the dry season, with many rivers already at critical levels, prompting governments to anticipate contingency measures.
Hawaiian Electric, others agree to $4 billion Maui wildfire settlement
Blazes tore through Maui on Aug. 8 2023, killing over 100 people and causing damage estimated at $5 billion.
Colombia, Guatemala learn from each other in rainforest preservation
In the lush jungle of northern Guatemala — in the largest protected area in Central America — 30 leaders from Colombia’s Amazon basin...
Deep sea mining opponents hope to score regulatory win
Opponents of deep sea mining seek an international moratorium, hoping a key regulatory text at the ISA meeting sparks global action.
Fires in Brazil’s Amazon rainforest for July surge to highest in two decades
The number of fires in the Amazon rainforest region surged to a record high for the month of July in almost two decades,...
Net zero transition needs significant investment to avoid failure, report warns
Scotland’s route to net zero must include significant investment to avoid failure, a report has warned. The investment report by the Just Transition...
Drillers emit far more methane than US estimates, aerial survey shows
U.S. oil and gas basins are emitting around four times more planet-warming methane than federal regulators have estimated, survey shows
