Environmental News

Policies on renewables and the Great Barrier Reef will also influence the way people vote, according to Lonergan poll

Senate committee examining job cuts signals it will ask auditor general to investigate senior staff’s private email use

Arpa-E project deploys drones and robots to breed fast-growing, drought-resistant and greener biofuel from sorghum which could replace corn ethanol

Mary Robinson says Australia must abandon fossil fuel-driven growth and contribute to poor countries’ development

Opponents of the oil industry-backed fracking bill say it would have threatened the environment and south Florida’s drinking water

Coal-reliant country may be trying to slow the rise of renewable energy with a clampdown on turbine construction and maintenance, say analysts

As February breaks another global record for the hottest month, we assess the impact of El Niño on the recent succession of extraordinary weather events

Reclaim the Power says it will use direct action at a dozen international sites in May, including the UK’s largest opencast coal mine in south Wales

Tax should be lowered by up to £5,000, according to Policy Exchange report, which says the government is doing far too little to cut energy waste

Reports find increases in family violence and mental health problems due to stress of natural disasters outweighs cost of rebuilding infrastructure