Government shelves plans to ban hard-to-recycle plastic
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·1 Sept 2026
Government shelves plans to ban hard-to-recycle plastic The Government has shelved plans to ban hard-to-recycle PVC and polystyrene from food and beverage packaging, and Zero Waste Aotearoa says...
Moa Point disaster caused by systemic leadership failures, damning report finds
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·1 Sept 2026
The catastrophic failure of the Moa Point wastewater treatment plant was caused by long-standing systemic failures of leadership by Wellington City Council, Wellington Water and the plant's...
Muddying the waters makes stickleback fish more coordinated, study finds
Phys.orgby University·1 Sept 2026
Muddying the waters makes stickleback fish more coordinated, study finds Stickleback fish can change their social behavior to help them find food in cloudy water, according to a new University of...
Survey reveals marine biodiversity hotspot needs protection
Phys.orgby Simone Hewett·1 Sept 2026
Survey reveals marine biodiversity hotspot needs protection An environmental DNA study by a multi-institutional research collaboration has revealed distinct regions of extraordinary marine...
US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown ahead of midterms
Al Jazeeraby Al Jazeera Staff·1 Sept 2026
The United States House of Representatives has approved a temporary spending measure that will keep the federal government funded through December 11.
Cuba's tourism plummets 62% after US pressure and energy embargo
The Independentby Via AP news wire·1 Sept 2026
Cuba’s tourism has nosedived since the U.S. has ramped up its pressure on the island this year, threatening international tour operators and imposing an energy embargo.
To promote climate action, emotion may matter more than information
Phys.orgby Tobias Brosch·1 Sept 2026
To promote climate action, emotion may matter more than information Every year, public authorities and nongovernmental organizations spend millions on communication campaigns designed to encourage...
California lawmakers let schools' AC funding lapse, handing $191 million back to utilities
CalMattersby Alejandra Reyes-Velarde·1 Sept 2026
IN SUMMARY - In a last-minute push, lawmakers tried to pass a proposal that would have extended the life of this school air conditioning program.
At the Grand Canyon, Flooding and Wildfire Underscore Compounding Extreme Weather Risks - Inside Climate News
Inside Climate Newsby By Kiley Price·1 Sept 2026
An intense downpour at Grand Canyon National Park transformed hiking trails and shallow creeks into deadly rapids over the weekend, killing at least two people.
Togo cosponsors proposal to review commercial whaling ban
Mongabay Globalby Bobbybascomb·1 Sept 2026
Togo is cosponsoring a proposal to review commercial whaling quotas, drawing criticism from whale conservation groups.
MapQuest hits No. 1 on the App Store after rejecting 'Lake America' name
Mashableby Olivia Tauber·1 Sept 2026
For anyone who remembers printing MapQuest directions before a road trip, the navigation service may feel like something that belongs in the glove compartment of internet history.
Nepal’s riverside communities cling to hope with loved ones missing after deadly flood
Channel News Asiaby CNA·1 Sept 2026
Nepal’s riverside communities cling to hope with loved ones missing after deadly flood A week after a catastrophic flood tore through Nepal’s Himalayan valleys, thousands remain missing and rescue...
Commentary: Rebuilding Nepal without repeating mistakes of 2015 earthquake
Channel News Asiaby Nischal Dhungel·1 Sept 2026
Commentary: Rebuilding Nepal without repeating mistakes of 2015 earthquake The question is not simply how to respond to the flood, but how to reduce the economic and human consequences of the next...
Privatisation of water firms ‘difficult to reverse’, Burnham admits
The Independentby Will Meakin-Durrant·1 Sept 2026
Andy Burnham has cautioned that his administration would "find it very difficult to reverse" the privatisation of water companies that occurred in 1989, nearly four decades ago.
Miracle breakthrough as five Aussies found alive in Nepal
PerthNowby Madeline Cove·1 Sept 2026
Nepal floods: Five Australians found alive as desperate search continues for 38 Aussies still unaccounted for Five Australians have now reportedly been found alive in flood-ravaged Nepal...
Canada's Labrador Shelf preserves climate records once thought erased by ice
Phys.orgby Kiel University·1 Sept 2026
Canada's Labrador Shelf preserves climate records once thought erased by ice The Labrador Shelf is a shallow marine area on the margin of the Labrador Sea in the North Atlantic off the east coast...
Sunshine and snow: Your photos of WA's wild August weather
ABC News Australiaby Tabarak Al Jrood·1 Sept 2026
After a disappointingly dry July, much of Western Australia officially ended winter on a more familiar wet note.
Ocean heat waves linked with poorer health among children in coastal communities
Phys.orgby Katie Bohn·1 Sept 2026
Ocean heat waves linked with poorer health among children in coastal communities Marine heat waves—periods of abnormally warm ocean temperatures—may have negative health effects on children who...
Live: Four Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster
ABC News Australiaby Courtney Gould·1 Sept 2026
live Federal politics live: Four Australians confirmed safe in Nepal-Tibet flood disaster Four Australians have been confirmed safe after the Nepal-Tibet flood, with the number of unaccounted-for...
Aboriginal community still damaged, without key services months after floods
ABC News Australiaby Joseph Hathaway-Wilson·1 Sept 2026
At the end of a dust-laden road on the banks of the Daly River, the remote Indigenous community of Nauiyu bears the scars of disaster.
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