AAP News Stories
Environment news from Australian Associated Press
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Green light for koala park a decade in the making
A state parliament has passed legislation establishing the creation of a major national park designed to protect koala habitats in the state.
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Greenhouse gas plume at massive Aussie gas plant
Satellite monitoring has detected a massive methane cloud coming from one of the world's largest oil and gas complexes in Western Australia.
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Almost all reef ecosystems face risk of collapse: study
An assessment of the world's coral reef ecosystems has found that almost all face a high risk of collapse in the next 50 years.
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Aussie sun meets US tech in carbon capture experiment
Technology that captures carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and uses sunlight to release it will be tested in Australia as part of an international partnership.
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Bushfire bill blows out to $6b a year as climate warms
Researchers have put a figure on the growing toll of bushfires in Australia but say better preparation could prevent billions of dollars in losses.
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'No surrender': UN urges action as 1.5C goal slips away
Global temperatures are on track to rise by 2.8C by the end of the century unless nations make deep emission cuts, including those from coal, oil and gas.
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Radical climate action urged to save Pacific nation
Kiribati needs to take radical action to boost the height of the archipelago if it is to survive rising sea levels, a clean energy summit has been told.
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Ill winds: calm weather puts Great Barrier Reef at risk
Australian researchers have identified weather patterns that can raise the risk of coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, and winds play a key role.
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Over-tyred: inquiry calls for a recycling overhaul
Fewer end-of-life tyres would be buried in the ground and more recycled into new roads under changes recommended by a parliamentary inquiry.
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Gas industry urged to pull 'emergency brake' on warming
A powerful greenhouse gas responsible for about a third of global warming is not being accurately measured by many oil and gas producers, a report has found.
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Warming seas threaten billion-dollar salmon industry
Climate change could cost Tasmania's salmon industry millions of dollars in revenue and force major changes to farming operations, a report has warned.
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'Long memory': Pacific faces decades of global warming
Cutting all greenhouse gas emissions will not immediately reverse the effects of climate change on the world's largest ocean, a study has found.
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National plan to put electric vehicle charging on a map
Electric vehicle charging bottlenecks and areas of high demand will be targeted by a $1.43 million national project as more motorists make the switch.
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It was all yellow: bumper canola crop after tough start
Australia's canola crop is forecast to bring home the gold, with forecasts of a record crop and high prices despite tough conditions in some key growing areas.
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Scientists solve mystery behind honeybee's sting
The design that allows the honeybee's stinger to continue pumping after coming free of its owner has been discovered, and filmed, for the first time.