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US wildlife agency agrees to review protection for habitats after conservationists sue over mass die-offs from poor water quality

The US Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has agreed to update critical habitat protections for manatees after legal pressure from environmental groups, as the animals continue to die in record numbers.

More than 1,000 manatees died in Florida last year, wiping out more than 10% of the state’s population, the deadliest year on record. The unusually high mortality rate for the threatened mammals has continued into 2022, with 562 deaths in the first five months.

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Exclusive: Study finds people have ‘astonishing’ levels of compounds thought to disrupt hormones

A cocktail of chemical pollutants measured in people’s bodies has been linked to falling semen quality by new research.

Chemicals such as bisphenols and dioxins are thought to interfere with hormones and damage sperm quality, and the study found combinations of these compounds are present at “astonishing” levels, up to 100 times those considered safe.

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Queensland starts search for new pumped hydro site as part of plans to seek 7GW of capacity in the state to support switch to renewables.

The post Queensland starts search for new pumped hydro, seeks 7GW of storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Already critically endangered, the southern bent-wing bat is still declining in a drying climate. If we don’t step in, it will likely be extinct within three generations of bat. Emmi van Harten, Lecturer in Ecology, La Trobe University Lindy Lumsden, Principal Research Scientist, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Thomas Prowse, Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Mathematical Sciences, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

As Love Island contestants get dressed in second-hand clothes, can fashion ever be eco-friendly?

Leading economists blow a hole through the main tool used to produce the slow net-zero scenarios embraced by climate policymakers.

The post Slow 2050 net-zero scenarios not worth the paper they’re written on, say economists appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Sellers simply call ivory by other names including 'bovine bone', investigation shows.

In our third Energy Transformed podcast we look at the data and digitisation challenges emerging from energy transition and whether current laws are fit for purpose.

The post Energy Transformed Podcast: The future of energy systems – digital and data challenges appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Delays in the government-funded Snowy 2.0 could have big impact on timing of coal plant closures and shape of energy policy.

The post Bowen slams Morrison and Taylor for hiding extent of Snowy 2.0 delays appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The Tesla Model Y electric crossover has finally gone on sale in Australia, after a long two year wait. Specs confirmed.

The post Tesla opens orders for Model Y in Australia, with cars in every show room appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In Europe, the mantra is "energy efficiency first" and the IEA calls energy efficiency the "first fuel." In Australia, it is the "forgotten fuel" – to our great cost.

The post Forgotten fuel: Australia’s failure on energy efficiency is a global embarrassment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL loses yet another senior leader as it announces Loy Yang A unit outage could last all of winter.

The post Loy Yang A unit outage to extend beyond Winter as Corbett departs AGL appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW establishes a new $1.2 billion investment facility to fast track the construction of transmission infrastructure for the states' REZs

The post NSW to spend $1.2 billion fast-tracking transmission and energy storage to unlock REZs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A UK-registered carbon insurance company that seeks to reduce delivery risk in removals transactions has raised £350,000 in a “heavily-oversubscribed” pre-seed funding round.

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) will slash emissions from its fossil gas product and ramp up the availability of renewable natural gas (RNG) to its customers by 2030, the company said Wednesday.