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Environment groups say a worrying WA environment trend is taking place in the NT
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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August 15, 2025
Less than a year after Western Australia's environmental watchdog was stripped of its powers to assess the emissions of some of the state's most highly polluting projects, environmental advocates and experts say they are concerned the Northern...
Pakistan reaches critical environmental tipping point as forest cover shrinks by 18%
GEO TV
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August 17, 2025
Deforestation, climate change contributing to devastating floods. KP witnesses largest share in decline in biomass production. GB forest cover lower than 4%, making region vulnerable to floods. ISLAMABAD: Experts have warned that Khyber...
Riley Symonette, Madison Hepburn and Aalysha Rolle - dreamers that do
The Nassau Guardian
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With students preparing for the new academic year, three Bahamians have opted for an alternative post-secondary education program where selection is based on demonstrated promise and potential. Even though Riley Symonette, Madison Hepburn and...
How to Unearth Sustainable Investment in Mining: A Financial Professional's Guide
Kiplinger
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August 20, 2025
The global mining sector extracts and refines a wide range of materials, used in everything from construction to automotive output to electricity generation and electronics production. Each of these produces significant carbon dioxide emissions...
Seeds of resistance
The Ecologist
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August 20, 2025
“We’re self-sufficient. We don’t want to rely on trade or merchants,” explains Aref Bali, co-chair of the environmental office. “We grow everything ourselves—even the seeds.” Further south, in the rural community of Al-Chaddadeh, a women's...
People often miscalculate climate choices, study finds
The Gleaner
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August 17, 2025
It turns out that many persons aren’t great at identifying which personal decisions contribute most to climate change. A study recently published by the National Academy of Sciences found that when asked to rank actions, such as swapping a car...
iGA Istanbul Airport increases its sustainabilty targets
Passenger Terminal Today
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August 20, 2025
iGA Istanbul Airport has released its 2024 Sustainability Report, which has been prepared using a ‘double materiality’ analysis, an evaluation of a companies sustainability from two perspectives (impact materiality and financial materiality), to...
Global ESG metrics failing Southern Africa – Tourism
New Era
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A high-level gathering of tourism investors, developers and ESG leaders has sparked critical debate about the relevance of global sustainability standards in the Southern African context. It raised pressing questions about whether widely used...
Why wasp numbers are booming in the UK - and why it’s actually a good thing
The Independent
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August 20, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Rare ‘brain-eating’ amoebic infection resurfaces in Kerala, Kozhikode district on alert
The Print
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August 20, 2025
Thiruvananthapuram: The health department is on alert in Kerala’s Kozhikode district after the deadly primary amoebic meningoencephalitis (PAM) once again saw a surge in the southern state. Caused by the amoeba Naegleria fowleri, PAM was first...
NUS recognised for green building excellence
National University of Singapore
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August 20, 2025
Translating innovation into practice Beyond certification, NUS has played a pivotal role in pushing for an alternative cooling approach to reduce energy consumption while maintaining thermal comfort. Under Singapore’s new proposed Built...
Heating Equipment Market Size, Share And Forecast To 2033
MENAFN
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August 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Straits Research) Introduction The global heating equipment market is experiencing consistent expansion, driven by increasing demand from residential, commercial, and industrial sectors for efficient, economical, and environmentally...
Growing Greener With Branching Out Workshops
The National Tribune
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August 20, 2025
More than 30 Ballajura locals got their hands dirty this autumn as part of the City of Swan’s 2025 Branching Out sustainability workshop series, which explored the vital role of trees in urban environments. Throughout April and May, the free...
Delta Conveyance Project called key solution for California's future water supply
Golden State Today - California
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August 19, 2025
A new report from the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has identified the Delta Conveyance Project as the most effective measure to secure California’s water supply in the face of climate change. The project is considered essential...
Record number of mosquito-borne disease outbreaks in Europe: health agency
The Peninsula
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August 20, 2025
Stockholm: Europe has registered a record number of outbreaks of mosquito-borne illnesses such as chikungunya and West Nile virus this year, the EU health agency said Wednesday, saying climate change was contributing to a "new normal". Europe is...
The IFRS sustainability train has officially arrived
Business Day
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August 20, 2025
In June 2023, the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation introduced its inaugural global Sustainability Disclosure Standards, IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. This marks a new era for how companies report on their environmental, social,...
Climate change is undercutting the MAHA movement's healthy food agenda
Environmental Health News
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August 15, 2025
Extreme weather and rising emissions are making it harder for small farmers to grow nutritious food, complicating the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again campaign. Lisa Held reports for Civil Eats. In short: The Make America Healthy...
71% of firms say US ESG changes will affect compliance
RTE Ireland
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August 20, 2025
Seven in 10 financial firms say US and EU Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rule changes will affect Irish compliance. A survey by the Compliance Institute found more than half expect the impact to be "moderate", while one in five expect...
Climate scientists push back as Trump administration seeks to weaken EPA authority
Environmental Health News
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August 15, 2025
A group of U.S. scientists is working quickly to counter a federal report that downplays fossil fuel risks and could help dismantle the legal foundation for regulating greenhouse gas emissions. Dharna Noor reports for The Guardian. In short:...
Indigenous Amazon leaders demand action
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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August 20, 2025
BOGOTA, Colombia -- Indigenous leaders from across the Amazon are urging South American presidents meeting in Bogota this week to turn promises to protect the region's rainforest into concrete action, and to give Indigenous groups more say in the...