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US public health groups urge firing of EPA boss Zeldin, saying he ‘brazenly betrayed’ agency

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:18:21 +0000

Advocates say Lee Zeldin’s EPA has rolled back protections and cut staff and funding, putting health at risk

Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:54:39 +0000

GB Energy’s Jürgen Maier says boost could bring economic benefits and give supply chains ‘time to transition’ to renewables

The head of the UK’s national green energy champion has joined other high-profile renewable energy leaders in making the case for more North Sea oil and gas production as the government braces for an energy cost crisis.

Ex-Tropical Cyclone Narelle: ‘Vulnerable’ evacuees from Katherine aged care homes housed in open-sided basketball court

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:00:40 +0000

Some residents moved amid threat of flooding are under public guardianship due to reduced mental capacity. NT public guardian says they ‘would have been very frightened’

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‘Extraordinary event’ for mountain gorillas as new twins born in DRC

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:42:56 +0000

Conservationists celebrate second twin birth just two months after another set discovered in Virunga national park

A second set of mountain gorilla twins has been born in Virunga national park in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), in what conservationists are celebrating as an “extraordinary” event for the endangered primates.

Epic river migrations of fish rapidly collapsing, UN report finds

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 12:00:37 +0000

Vast journeys, among world’s great wonders, found to be under threat as freshwater fish populations crash by 81%

“It’s very hard to imagine what’s going on beneath the water when you look at a river – but you have billions of fish making these epic migrations, some of the largest animal migrations on Earth,” said Dr Zeb Hogan, at the University of Nevada in the US.

Revolut warns it risks backlash over support for energy-intensive AI and crypto

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:40:32 +0000

Fintech company’s profits leap to £1.7bn as it gears up for US push after getting UK banking licence this month

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The UK banking app Revolut has said it could face a backlash over its support for energy-intensive sectors such as crypto and AI, as it posted a 57% increase in profits for last year.

More North Sea drilling will put UK at mercy of fossil fuel markets, ministers say

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:32:13 +0000

Ed Miliband says only clean power will provide ‘energy sovereignty’ amid opposition calls for oil and gas expansion

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Ministers have said expanding North Sea drilling would put the UK at further risk from volatile fossil fuel markets, amid calls from the Conservatives and some Labour MPs to breach the manifesto pledge of no new oil and gas licences.

‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:00:14 +0000

The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch

It is bitterly cold on the deck of the Allankay and the bosun, Luca Massari, is checking that none of us are wearing contact lenses before we descend into Antarctic waters. There is a risk, he warns, that lenses will freeze solid over the eyes. Massari himself is prepared for his surroundings. He is wearing thick goggles that make him look like an Olympic ski jumper.

What are zettajoules – and what do they tell us about Earth’s energy imbalance?

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:11 +0000

When James Prescott Joule lent his name to a unit of energy, he could not have foreseen today’s alarming calculations

The primary unit of climate collapse is the zettajoule. If you have never heard of this term, you are not alone. Even scientists who work on a planetary scale struggle to relate the immensity of the change measured by this titanic unit of energy.

Eel fisher takes on authorities at Belfast court over pollution in UK’s largest lake

admin — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 06:00:10 +0000

Declan Conlon will argue officials have failed to act despite clear evidence of the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh

An eel fisher is to argue at the high court in Belfast that the authorities have allowed the ecological collapse of Lough Neagh by failing to take action over pollution.