AAP News Stories
Environment news from Australian Associated Press
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Australia urged to spend big while green iron is hot
Australia could replace carbon-intensive coal and gas exports with green iron and quadruple earnings, a report says, but only if it makes changes.
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Shareholders drag Macquarie over coals on net zero
A leading investment bank has come under pressure from shareholders demanding to know how its growing exposure to fossil fuel squares with net-zero ambitions.
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'Salty soup': climate threat to vital lagoon ecosystems
Drought, sea level rise and more water evaporation from higher temperatures are ratcheting up lagoon salt contents to potentially harmful levels.
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Young humpbacks exposed to danger with shifting births
An increasing number of humpback whales are being born in southerly waters, potentially exposing calves to greater risks.
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Banning common items may end 'forever chemicals' crisis
People behind an effort to ban non-essential 'forever chemicals' have warned PFAS will keep accumulating until exposure sources are reduced.
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Algal bloom linked to surge in shark sightings
An algal bloom that has killed dozens of species of fish and sharks amid a lengthy marine heatwave, is being linked to a rise in shark sightings.
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Record electric truck haul aims to drive down emissions
One of Australia's biggest transport companies will invest in a record-breaking electric truck fleet, including prime movers to be built in Brisbane.
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'Saltwater in my veins': fight to protect island homes
Tishiko King's love of the ocean is at the heart of a documentary following her fight to protect her Country in the Torres Strait islands.
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Parents, energy company settle over greenwashing claims
A settlement has been reached between a parents' climate action group and one of Australia's largest energy companies over greenwashing claims.
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Land squeeze threatens climate-exposed islanders
Climate change-fuelled sea level rise and extreme weather events are encroaching on island communities and forcing repeat displacement.
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Wastewater may solve wee green hydrogen price problem
The cost of renewable hydrogen could be cut substantially if Australian researchers can scale their latest discoveries involving wastewater.
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Hundreds of marine species suffocate in toxic algae
In what has been described as a "'horror movie for fish", hundreds of species off the Australian coast have been killed by deadly algae in just two months.
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Power for millions of homes in major clean energy call
Grid access has been granted to ten renewables projects expected to supply electricity to more than half the homes in the country's most populous state.
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Home building rush balances price tags with power bills
Balancing the higher upfront cost of energy efficient homes with their long-term savings on power bills is a challenge in the rush to build affordable housing.
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'Really attractive': subsidies to charge battery boom
It's full steam ahead for Labor's home battery scheme following the party's re-election, with some installers applying the discount already.
