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Wilpena was one of five koalas to arrive from Australia as part of a conservation programme.

The Environmental Protection Agency has been cut to a skeleton staff, meaning work to ensure clean air and water is left undone

The US government shutdown has stymied environmental testing and inspections, prompting warnings that Americans’ health is being put at increasing risk as the shutdown drags on.

More than 13,000 employees at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) are not at work, with just 794 people deemed essential staff currently undertaking the agency’s duties.

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Closure of agriculture department offices could not have come at a worse time for farmers awaiting emergency federal aid

Just as American farmers thought Donald Trump had rescued them from the economic consequences of his trade war with China, along came the government shutdown.

Related: American farmers fear being caught up in Trump's trade wars

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Menindee resident Dick Arnold and grazier Rob McBride show their dismay at the hundreds of thousands of native fish that have been killed along a stretch of the Lower Darling River in New South Wales in a second major incident. 'This is nothing to do with drought, this is a manmade disaster'

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About 200 trees were DNA-tested to find and preserve unrecorded varieties unique to Wales.

EU and US states are to introduce laws helping people to mend appliances that break down.

With sales of vegan foods on the rise, check the environmental impact of plant-based milks.

Ants have something similar to blood, but it's called haemolymph. Some insects use it in unusual ways. When threatened by a predator, blister beetles can squirt haemolymph from their knees. Tanya Latty, Senior Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) signed an executive order Tuesday announcing the US state’s first ever GHG targets, coming ahead of an updated climate plan that may reveal further information on a possible cap-and-trade strategy.

Maintenance and sanitation problems also reported 18 days after government shutdown furloughed the vast majority of park staff

For 17 days, a host of volunteers and a skeleton staff kept the trash cans and toilets from overflowing at Joshua Tree national park.

But on Tuesday, 18 days after the federal government shutdown furloughed the vast majority of national park staff, officials announced that vandalism of the park’s distinctive namesake plants and other maintenance and sanitation problems will require closure starting Thursday.

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The NSW Government is blaming drought and blue-algae bloom but locals say it's due to the poor management of the river system.

New Hampshire state legislators are drafting a bill to install the post-2020 RGGI Model Rule, while an additional measure could funnel auction revenue back into energy efficiency projects, multiple sources told Carbon Pulse.

Energy companies offer thousands of different prices, making finding the best deal all but impossible. Bruce Mountain, Director, Victoria Energy Policy Centre, Victoria University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Switzerland’s agency tasked with acquiring Paris-era carbon credits is advancing its sourcing efforts despite uncertainties domestically and on global rules covering emission trade after 2020.

European carbon prices rebounded on Tuesday following Monday’s sell-off, though some traders grew more bearish by the light volumes and lack of sustained buying.

Following three years of decline, US carbon emissions spiked in 2018, according to new research.

US energy-related CO2 emissions rose markedly in 2018 as natural gas-fired power output outpaced both renewables growth and declines in coal use and as other sectors ramped up production, analysts said on Tuesday.

Twenty-two people have been hospitalised this summer with Irukandji stings, which can cause brain haemorrhages

The deadly Irukandji jellyfish is likely to spread further down Australia’s east coast as temperatures warm, an expert says, after twice as many Queenslanders were stung by the species this season than usual.

Twenty-two people have been hospitalised this summer with Irukandji stings – which are so severe they can cause brain haemorrhages and a debilitating sensation of impending doom, known as Irukandji syndrome.

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People who instal solar from April will have to give away surplus until scheme launches

Households with solar panels are to get a guaranteed payment for excess electricity they export to the grid – but there will be a hiatus when people are expected to give it away for free.

Energy minister Claire Perry said on Tuesday she would legislate for a new market that will make energy firms compete to offer solar homes the best price for any unused energy they export.

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