ABC Environment

The decision was always going to be controversial, but the very public pressure placed on her by National Party MPs has Labor and the Greens asking if she was bullied.

Country Drive: Nucoal, Murray Darling and Sprigs of rosemary

Members of the Queensland Liberal National Party believe Environment Minister Melissa Price is dragging her feet in signing off on the mine's groundwater management plan.

Protestors shut down one of Melbourne's busiest intersections during peak-hour this morning, others broke into abattoirs and farms where they released animals and threatened farmers.

Despite the reputation of the dingo as being a "stock killer" there's an ongoing debate about the role they play in Australia's ecosystems.

Blue sky thinking is a feature of much discussion around the future of our cities — but will it really help us create the sustainable cities of the next century?

The energy used in producing food which is wasted in the US is enough to power countries such as Sweden or Switzerland.

With natural disasters like Cyclone Idai increasing in frequency and intensity across Africa, how can governments better mitigate against the risks of these events?

This week, how do we reduce plastic use without causing extra food waste; and how one dairy business has changed how it operates to stay strong in business.

A bilby dreaming story guides a mother with a sick child to an outback town. Decades later, the child returns to repay the favour and look after the bilby.

In a significant step in the push to develop a commercial hydrogen industry in Australia, green hydrogen has been delivered to Japan from Queensland.

A chorus of critics say the laws are badly written and will have unintended consequences.

A delegation of Queensland MPs are concerned the Environment Minister has not yet signed off on the Adani coal mine.

A new study found the settlement of new coral larvae fell by 89 per cent in the wake of the ocean heatwaves.

Will any of these policies have a real impact on the bigger project of reducing the effects of climate change?

The plan includes a cap on emissions for the nation's 250 biggest polluters, emissions standards for the transport industry and an electric car target.

The CEO of the Electric Vehicle Council said policy certainty would lead to much needed investment certainty.

The barrier would cut off water sources for the toads in a bid to eradicate them from an area.

When he rediscovered the elusive night parrot in 2013, John Young became a hero in the bird world. But his reputation is now in tatters after the veracity of his latest fieldwork was criticised by a panel of experts. Did the charismatic naturalist fake evidence of the green and yellow feathered creature? Ann Jones investigates a scandal that threatens to undermine conservation efforts.

Most Australians would be familiar with the mass spawning of corals that occurs in spring every year on the Great Barrier Reef. But along the tropical West Australian coastline, the mass spawning occurs in the autumn. In fact, it began just last night.