ABC News Australiaby Gabrielle Becerra Mellet, Madigan Landry, and Chela Williams31 Aug 2026
In short: Residents say illegal firewood gathering is damaging the landscape and undercutting businesses across WA's South West forests.
World news | The Guardianby Damien Gayle Environment correspondent31 Aug 2026
The accumulation of microplastics in soil presents an emerging threat to the UK’s food security, according to scientists, MPs and campaigners who have called for legally binding targets to cut...
Carbon Briefby Zeke Hausfather31 Aug 2026
Every six to seven years, climate modelling groups around the world run a coordinated set of simulations that explore how the climate could change in the future.
Mongabay Globalby Andy Lehren31 Aug 2026
- There are more than 1,300 documented cases since 2000 of live coral smuggling, with many cases sourcing coral from Southeast Asia, including the Philippines and Indonesia, according to data from...
PerthNowby Madeline Cove31 Aug 2026
Nepal floods leave 500 workers trapped in tunnels as 43 Australians remain missing amid China disaster Rescuers in Nepal are racing against time to reach hundreds of workers feared trapped inside...
Mongabay Globalby Morgan Erickson-Davis31 Aug 2026
- In East Africa, many communities are experiencing both malnutrition and a loss of biodiversity due to deforestation.
FOX Newsby Alec Schemmel31 Aug 2026
As the AI boom drives an unprecedented hunt for electricity, two states are taking sharply different approaches to assuage fears that Big Tech’s massive energy needs will raise Americans’ utility...
PerthNowby Jack Nivison and Ria Pandey31 Aug 2026
Michael Keats’ partner speaks out after first Australian death in Nepal The partner of the first Australian confirmed dead after the Nepal floods has spoken of her “shock and grief” at losing...
Phys.orgby Yale University31 Aug 2026
A single fix reverses the case for rolling back vehicle emissions standards Two administrations, the Biden administration and the second Trump administration, reached opposite conclusions about...
World news | The Guardianby Gabrielle Canon31 Aug 2026
A deadly flash flood in the Grand Canyon over the weekend was likely driven by a confluence of climate factors, including drought, wildfire scarring and warming temperatures in the Pacific Ocean...
ABC News Australiaby Kimberley Putland and Alistair Bates31 Aug 2026
In short: The Shire of East Pilbara will refund Mineral Resources nearly $160,000 in historic rates from its road maintenance budget.
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa31 Aug 2026
Revived Waiwera Thermal Springs in Auckland aims for 2028 opening date The developers behind the highly anticipated Waiwera Thermal Springs in Auckland are aiming for a 2028 opening date.
ABC News Australia31 Aug 2026
In short: Rescue crews are continuing to search for more than 4,400 people missing since last week's catastrophic flash floods on the Nepal-China border.
CalMattersby Rachel Becker31 Aug 2026
IN SUMMARY - Two bills requiring data centers to disclose water use head to Newsom’s desk. - Data centers are using billions of gallons of California’s water. Will Newsom make them say how much?
World news | The Guardianby Joanna Walters31 Aug 2026
Phantom Ranch has been a solitary refuge visited by some of the most famous names of history. More typically, it’s been a beacon for the half-collapsed, exhausted and overheated hikers trudging...
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa31 Aug 2026
Kākāpō Population Soars to 325 The 2026 kākāpō breeding season, the biggest on record, has come to an end with a bumper number of kākāpō chicks produced.
Mongabay Globalby Erik Hoffner31 Aug 2026
- Deep in the Gulf of Mexico, an ecosystem exists in water so salty and lacking in oxygen that its marine life is unique and virtually unstudied.
The Independentby Michael Phillis31 Aug 2026
The sole pipeline that supplies water for millions of Grand Canyon visitors was badly damaged by weekend flash flooding, setting up a tricky repair scenario and upending a yearslong construction...
Good Good Goodby Clark Corbin31 Aug 2026
Crews are nearing completion of a new wildlife underpass in southeast Idaho after the public, nonprofit agencies, conservation groups, and government agencies pushed for years to protect migrating...
ABC News Australiaby Matt Garrick and Kylie Stevenson31 Aug 2026
In short: The tap that will feed gas fracked from the Beetaloo Basin into the Northern Territory's power grid is being turned on today.
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