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THE CONVERSATION - AU - Environment

With less than a year to go, the Murray-Darling Basin Plan is in a dreadful mess. These 5 steps are needed to fix it

With less than a year to go, the Murray-Darling Ba...

1 year ago 73

In a Barbie world ... after the movie frenzy fades, how do we avoid tonnes of Barbie dolls going to landfill?

In a Barbie world ... after the movie frenzy fades...

1 year ago 77

Talking about eating less red and processed meat provokes strong feelings. That's why this new evidence-based report is welcome

Talking about eating less red and processed meat p...

1 year ago 77

Drones are disturbing critically endangered shorebirds in Moreton Bay, creating a domino effect

Drones are disturbing critically endangered shoreb...

1 year ago 57

Why the shipping industry's increased climate ambition spells the end for its fossil fuel use

Why the shipping industry's increased climate ambi...

1 year ago 66

How far to the next electric vehicle charging station – and will I be able to use it? Here's how to create a reliable network

How far to the next electric vehicle charging stat...

1 year ago 76

Consumers want NZ farmers to comply with regulations -- better monitoring and transparency would help to build trust

Consumers want NZ farmers to comply with regulatio...

1 year ago 79

Why does my cat pee on the rug? Are they trying to tell me something?

Why does my cat pee on the rug? Are they trying to...

1 year ago 60

'Humanity's signature': study finds plastic pollution in the world's lakes can be worse than in oceans

'Humanity's signature': study finds plastic pollut...

1 year ago 69

Another assault on Country and its precious species has begun at Binybara/Lee Point

Another assault on Country and its precious specie...

1 year ago 58

Plastic pollution in some NZ lakes is comparable to northern hemisphere lakes in highly populated areas, global study finds

Plastic pollution in some NZ lakes is comparable t...

1 year ago 65

Dutton wants Australia to join the "nuclear renaissance" – but this dream has failed before

Dutton wants Australia to join the "nuclear renais...

1 year ago 79

Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular economy can give us affordable, sustainable homes

Turning the housing crisis around: how a circular ...

1 year ago 64

Climate change threatens to cause 'synchronised harvest failures' across the globe, with implications for Australia's food security

Climate change threatens to cause 'synchronised ha...

1 year ago 84

Global temperature rises in steps -- here's why we can expect a steep climb this year and next

Global temperature rises in steps -- here's why we...

1 year ago 45

Indonesia is suppressing environmental research it doesn't like. That poses real risks

Indonesia is suppressing environmental research it...

1 year ago 53

New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean must balance environment protection and responsible research

New Australian laws for ‘engineering’ the ocean mu...

1 year ago 70

New transmission lines are controversial for nearby communities. But batteries and virtual lines could cut how many we need

New transmission lines are controversial for nearb...

1 year ago 100

Developers aren't paying enough to offset impacts on koalas and other endangered species

Developers aren't paying enough to offset impacts ...

1 year ago 58

10 reasons humans kill animals – and why we can't avoid it

10 reasons humans kill animals – and why we can't ...

1 year ago 63

China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID never happened. That's bad news for the climate crisis

China is pumping out carbon emissions as if COVID ...

1 year ago 109

The ancient practice of livestock guardian dogs is highly successful on Australian farms today

The ancient practice of livestock guardian dogs is...

1 year ago 58

Why are so many climate records breaking all at once?

Why are so many climate records breaking all at on...

1 year ago 66

Why Indonesia wants Australia's help to supply the world with electric vehicles and batteries

Why Indonesia wants Australia's help to supply the...

1 year ago 63

It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El Niño. Here’s what that means for our flammable continent

It’s official: Australia is set for a hot, dry El ...

1 year ago 90

Decades of less rainfall have cut replenishing of groundwater to 800-year low in WA

Decades of less rainfall have cut replenishing of ...

1 year ago 84

The earth might hold huge stores of natural hydrogen – and prospectors are already scouring South Australia for it

The earth might hold huge stores of natural hydrog...

1 year ago 91

Turtles on the tarmac could delay flights at Western Sydney airport

Turtles on the tarmac could delay flights at Weste...

1 year ago 64

Too big, too heavy and too slow to change: road transport is way off track for net zero

Too big, too heavy and too slow to change: road tr...

1 year ago 67

The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the 'social cost of water' concept won't work

The Murray-Darling Basin shows why the 'social cos...

1 year ago 145

$Land clearing and fracking in Australia's Northern Territory threatens the world's largest intact tropical savanna$

Land clearing and fracking in Australia's Northern...

1 year ago 78

Why red fire ants and yellow crazy ants have given themselves a green light to invade Australia

Why red fire ants and yellow crazy ants have given...

1 year ago 67

We could need 6 times more of the minerals used for renewables and batteries. How can we avoid a huge increase in mining impacts?

We could need 6 times more of the minerals used fo...

1 year ago 100

Australia has introduced a new bill that will allow us to ship carbon emissions overseas. Here's why that's not a great idea

Australia has introduced a new bill that will allo...

1 year ago 87

Marshall Islands, a nation at the heart of global shipping, fights for climate justice

Marshall Islands, a nation at the heart of global ...

1 year ago 70

Soil erosion is filling vital inland river waterholes, putting the squeeze on fish, turtles and crayfish

Soil erosion is filling vital inland river waterho...

1 year ago 80

NZ's geothermal wells offer a cheap way of storing carbon permanently -- equivalent to taking 600,000 cars off the road

NZ's geothermal wells offer a cheap way of storing...

1 year ago 100

Victoria has rediscovered a dragon – how do we secure its future?

Victoria has rediscovered a dragon – how do we sec...

1 year ago 69

Fractured foundations: how Antarctica's 'landfast' ice is dwindling and why that's bad news

Fractured foundations: how Antarctica's 'landfast'...

1 year ago 61

Buying bugs and beetles, or shopping for scorpions and snails? Australia's pet trade includes hundreds of spineless species

Buying bugs and beetles, or shopping for scorpions...

1 year ago 78

Marine species are being pushed towards the poles. From dugong to octopuses, here are 8 marine species you might spot in new places

Marine species are being pushed towards the poles....

1 year ago 93

Why shouldn't I pour oil or paint down the sink? And what should I do instead?

Why shouldn't I pour oil or paint down the sink? A...

1 year ago 101

Huge Cadia gold mine ordered to reduce polluting dust. Is it safe to live near a mine like this?

Huge Cadia gold mine ordered to reduce polluting d...

1 year ago 67

Before the colonists came, we burned small and burned often to avoid big fires. It's time to relearn cultural burning

Before the colonists came, we burned small and bur...

1 year ago 95

Green hydrogen could be a game changer by displacing fossil fuels – we just need the price to come down

Green hydrogen could be a game changer by displaci...

1 year ago 133

Wallaby joeys and platypus puggles are tiny and undeveloped when born. But their mother's milk is near-magical

Wallaby joeys and platypus puggles are tiny and un...

1 year ago 100

Why is it so damn cold right now? A weather researcher explains

Why is it so damn cold right now? A weather resear...

1 year ago 60

Global average sea and air temperatures are spiking in 2023, before El Niño has fully arrived. We should be very concerned

Global average sea and air temperatures are spikin...

1 year ago 121

Is climate change outpacing our ability to predict extreme heatwaves?

Is climate change outpacing our ability to predict...

1 year ago 69

Is leaving dog poo in the street really so bad? The science says it’s even worse than you think

Is leaving dog poo in the street really so bad? Th...

1 year ago 67