AAP News Stories
Environment news from Australian Associated Press
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Trial could boost Australia's bid to be battery leader
A multimillion-dollar pilot program will test whether Australia can produce more materials for electric vehicle batteries with less impact on the environment.
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Midnight Oil frontman leads 'great Australian mission'
Musician, activist and former politician Peter Garrett is hoping to usher in the next generation of Australians to care for the land as he begins a new role.
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Fort Denison pics no indicator of sea level rise
Images of an Australian island are being used to falsely claim on social media that sea levels haven't changed since the 19th century.
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'Elvis of birds': clue found in hunt for elusive parrot
Researchers are racing against time to find and protect a critically endangered parrot after a decade-long search led to audio of the rare bird's call.
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Oily orange water result of mine pollution, court told
A rural community group alleges rivers, ponds, dams and water tanks have been contaminated by pollution from one of Australia's largest gold and copper mines.
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'Committee of doers' stare down climate root cause
More than 50 countries, Australia included, are assembling for a first-ever conference dedicated to drafting the final chapter of the fossil fuels story.
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Remote community solar project to cut diesel and bills
Cheaper electricity bills, local jobs and clean energy are set to flow from a landmark solar power project owned and operated by a remote Aboriginal community.
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How extreme Aussie weather is fuelling 'eco-anxiety'
More than half of Australians say they are giving up on regular hobbies such as gardening and playing sport due to stress brought on by extreme weather.
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Remote community demands safe housing in extreme heat
A remote Aboriginal community is taking legal action against their government for failing to provide safe housing in extreme heat.
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'Tiny' tax returns on gas has leading economist fuming
Australians have finite stocks of gas and other natural resources and deserve a fair return on them, an inquiry has been told as calls grow for tax reform.
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'Cruel and unsafe': crackdown on exotic animal trade
A fresh campaign has been launched to crack down on the rise of increasingly sophisticated, and often cruel, exotic pet smuggling operations.
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Electric vehicle batteries could spark recycling market
An Australian company will create a recycling plant for the batteries used in households and electric cars after a multimillion-dollar investment.
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Heat-safe rentals pushed to protect from quiet killer
Heat stress is already weighing on health and productivity despite being largely preventable, informing a push to reform housing and work safety policy.
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Pacific declaration urges end to age of fossil fuels
The newly-inked Tassiriki Call from a group of Pacific nations demands a fossil fuel treaty, the strategic use of international law, and rejects CCS technology.
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Climate emitters opt for cheap offsets, few real cuts
Official figures suggest Australia's main industry decarbonisation tool is pushing polluters to rely on inexpensive offsets rather than actual emissions cuts.
