AAP News Stories
Environment news from Australian Associated Press
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Garbage to glass: larvae helps turn waste into wine
Waiter, there's bugs in my wine ... in a unique circular endeavour, hotel food scraps are being processed into fertiliser by larvae to nourish local vineyards.
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Push for leaders to see climate as gender issue
Global leaders are urged to consider the climate and gender equality crises as one and the same as women and girls bear the brunt of climate change impacts.
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Competition puts Australia's green iron edge at risk
Australia's renewable energy and rich iron ore deposits make it a potential leader in green iron and steel but other nations may be closing the gap.
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'Like charging a phone': $1.5m boost for EV network
More than 400 apartment buildings could get access to electric vehicle chargers as part of a push to remove a speed bump to their adoption.
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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.