ABC Environment

You probably don't have one in your backroom cupboard or garage, but the Prime Minister does and so too some other early adopters—batteries are the new boom for power storage.

An Australian company is planning to build the biggest solar storage plant in the world in South Australia.

It's time to get serious about reducing deaths from air pollution: DEA

High profile elders of the ALP calling for Australia to recognise the state of Palestine have been criticised for the timing of their remarks.

The North Dakota pipeline is part of an ongoing story of dispossession and environmental injustice.

Malcolm Farr explains what lies ahead this week in federal politics.

People in more than 70 countries around the world are exposed to unsafe levels of arsenic in drinking water.

Danny Price says a national plan for a secure power system is needed.

The federal government is considering a rule change to allow the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to invest in 'clean coal' technology.

Endangered Irrawaddy dolphins and river communities are threatened by three new dams proposed for 'feasibility studies' along the Mekong River in Cambodia.

The strategy to fix the Murray-Darling hangs in the balance as states and irrigators squabble over returning more water back to the river.

Globally, the impacts of climate change are going to contribute to human migration. Where it occurs, it should be supported so as to protect people’s communities, livelihoods, rights, and health, argues Dr Celia McMichael.

Gliding over a glacier in the Himalayas is a metre long squirrel with a smallish head, silky fur as long as your little finger and a fluffy tail like a fox. The wooly flying squirrel has hardly ever been seen alive.

A very large, and potentially very lucrative, shale gas field has been identified in the Northern Territory, 500 kilometres southeast of Darwin. But the NT Government has a moratorium on fracking. We hear about this latest development in the territory at a time when the nation is debating our energy security and some are saying the gas option has to be revived.

What are governments doing around the world to try to beat one of the most costly diseases in wheat; and a leading global scientist warns 'anti-science' is leading to poor decisions.

Why were certain areas rolled out before others? what packages should you get? What do you do if the speeds don't live up to what you were sold? Kelly Stevens from NBNCo joins us in studio to answer all of your questions.

The frozen and fragile continent of Antarctica needs international attention. With increasing state rivalries, environmental concerns, and the need for resources, is the Antarctic Treaty System in need of reform?

The frozen and fragile continent of Antarctica needs international attention. With increasing state rivalries, environmental concerns, and the need for resources, is the Antarctic Treaty System in need of reform?

The Opposition wants 50 per cent of our energy to come from renewables by 2030, but the target may not be legislated.

Shadow Assistant Treasurer Andrew Leigh says building new coal-fired power stations will increase electricity bills.