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Monica O’Shea
Regional MPs Warn Power Grid At Risk After Net Zero Authority Clears Lower House
The Authority will receive $1 billion of funding over the next decade.
Jun 07, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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Jun 07
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UK News
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Chris Summers
Asian Hornets Have Survived British Winter and Could Be Here to Stay
Asian hornets are gradually moving further north and experts say they pose a major threat to indigenous species of bees.
Jun 04, 2024
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Chris Summers
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Jun 04
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Monica O’Shea
Uber Introduces ‘CO2 Emission Savings’ Tracker for Passengers
The ride hailing service is aiming to eliminate all ’tailpipe emissions’ by 2040.
Jun 04, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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Jun 04
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Live Sheep Export Ban Introduced Into Parliament, With Coalition Pushback
Farmers have launched a ‘keep the sheep’ campaign with more than 9,000 signatures.
May 30, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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May 30
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US News
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Lorenz Duchamps
More Than 4 Million Chickens Will Be Culled at Iowa Farm Where Bird Flu Was Found
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds has issued a disaster proclamation, enabling state and federal agencies to assist with tracking and containing the virus.
May 29, 2024
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Lorenz Duchamps
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May 29
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Health Viewpoints
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Sayer Ji
Hidden Food Threat: Experts Warn of Dangers of RNAi Crops
Imagine a technology that could genetically rewire organisms in real-time, silencing critical genes across entire ecosystems with unknown effects.
May 23, 2024
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Sayer Ji
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May 23
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Animals
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Rex Widerstrom
Rare Feather Tickles a Collector’s Fancy: Sells for World Record $46,500
A feather from an extinct New Zealand bird has sold for a record price to an unknown buyer at an auction in Auckland.
May 21, 2024
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Rex Widerstrom
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May 21
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Australia News
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AAP
Wombat Burrows Help Other Critters Survive After Fires
‘They’re the only surviving native species capable of digging deep, wide burrows.’
May 20, 2024
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May 20
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California
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Travis Gillmore
California Governor Joins Pope Francis for Vatican Climate Summit
The event brought together leaders from around the world and other governors of U.S. states, including those of Massachusetts and New York.
May 17, 2024
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Travis Gillmore
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May 17
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Australia News
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Crystal-Rose Jones
Great Barrier Reef Doomsday Claims Should Be Audited: Scientist
An Australian scientist says the Great Barrier Reef sustained ’record amounts’ of coral from 2022-23, but the government says the reef needs protecting.
May 17, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
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May 17
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Labor and Greens Carbon Dioxide ‘Tax on Family Cars and Utes’ Passes Parliament
The New Vehicle Efficiency Standards will add thousands of dollars to the cost of buying SUVs, utes and four-wheel drives, according to the Coalition.
May 17, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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May 17
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Europe
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Ella Kietlinska
EU Gives Final Approval to Revised Farming Policies After Months of Protests
Under the revised law, smaller farms under 10 hectares will be exempt from controls and penalties for noncompliance with some EU farming rules.
May 15, 2024
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Ella Kietlinska
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May 15
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Energy Companies Offering EV Charging for Under $5
Electric vehicle sales fell in the month of April in Australia. However, hybrid sales increased.
May 14, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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May 14
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Australia News
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Crystal-Rose Jones
A Cooler April for Australia, but the ‘Hottest’ on World Record, Says Bureau of Meteorology
The world felt a little warmer in April after it was declared the warmest April month on record, but Australia bucked the global trend.
May 14, 2024
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Crystal-Rose Jones
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May 14
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
37 Local Mayors Push for Energy Companies to Pay Climate Change Levies
A letter calling for an extra $10 billion of tax has been signed by mostly Green and independent councillors across the country.
May 10, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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May 10
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Discovery
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Anna Mason
This Is the World’s Deepest Sinkhole, Nearly the Height of Chicago’s Trump Tower—and Experts Are Yet to Reach Its Bottom
May 09, 2024
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Anna Mason
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May 09
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Companies
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Jana J. Pruet
Mercedes Vows to Keep Making Gas-Powered Engines as EV Transition Slows
The company said it has set up its plants to be flexible, allowing customers to decide which type of engine they prefer to buy.
May 08, 2024
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Jana J. Pruet
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May 08
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Australia News
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Rex Widerstrom
Are Government Departments Above the Laws They Pass?
Federal authorities were sued for damage to a sacred Indigenous site in the Northern Territory.
May 08, 2024
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May 08
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Australia News
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Monica O’Shea
Queensland Premier Doles out Coal-Funded $1,000 for Energy Bills
The coal-royalty funded handout comes less than 6 months before the Queensland state election.
May 01, 2024
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Monica O’Shea
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May 01
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US News
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Tom Ozimek
FDA Says No Infectious Bird Flu Virus Found In Powdered Infant Formula, Cottage Cheese, Sour Cream
The agency is testing retail dairy products amid an outbreak of bird flu among dairy cow herds.
May 01, 2024
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Tom Ozimek
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May 01
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