ABC News

Tasmania's timber industry will be covered by the Regional Forest Agreement (RFA) for another two decades, in deal to be finalised today.

The Guardian

The “archaic” practice of mining rivers in north Queensland is making a mockery of Australia’s key policy to protect the Great Barrier Reef, wasting multimillion-dollar efforts to cut runoff pollution, its opponents say.

Energy Matters

Since 2007, solar and wind power have prevented the premature deaths of up to 12,700 people in the US.

The Courier Mail

AGL Energy and the Government-owned QIC will build a $850 million wind farm with 123 turbines at Coopers Gap, about 250km northwest of Brisbane.

Sourceable

Australia is in the midst of an energy crisis. Costs are growing for both homes and businesses. At the same time, our energy infrastructure is ageing, meaning more costs are looming to replace power stations and wires already past their sell-by date. And we’re having trouble coping with peaks and troughs in demand brought about by extreme weather. With climate change starting to bite, we’re under pressure to reduce our emissions.

The Conversation

Air guns used for marine oil and gas exploration are loud enough to affect humpback whales up to 3km away, potentially affecting their migration patterns, according to our new research.

The Gold Coast Bulletin

THE council is looking to save $117,000 a year by halting funding for a rabbit proof fence that stops short of Gold Coast City boundaries.

PS News

The Department of Environment and Energy recently joined forces with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources with the support of the aquarium industry, to close down the trade of Cajun dwarf crayfish in Australia.

ABC News

A rare native night bird once feared extinct in Australia is making a remarkable comeback in the Sunshine Coast hinterland of Queensland.

The Australian

Melting sea ice could help cool the planet by flooding the atmosphere with particles that deflect sunlight.

The Weekly Times

FARMERS of the nation can be reassured. When it comes to solving the future issues of agriculture with science, the East Loddon P-12 College students are on to it.

The Sydney Morning Herald

The controversial waste management magnate behind plans to build a massive "energy-from-waste incinerator" near homes in western Sydney defended his environmental track record before a fiery parliamentary inquiry into the safety of the proposal on Thursday.

Food & Beverage

While there are clear humanitarian, environmental and economic reasons to reduce food waste, the solutions to the problem are not as clear. We spoke to Karl Deily, President of Sealed Air Food Care to hear his views on how to best address this problem.

Ragtrader

The Melbourne fashion industry has come together to support a partnership between Kangan Institute and Red Cross.

Inside Waste

A new report shows Australia produced around 5.6 million tonnes of hazardous waste in 2014-15, a 30% increase from 2010-11.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Sydney and much of eastern NSW can expect "vigorous" winds on Friday, with peak gusts approaching 100km/h by the middle of the day as a powerful low pressure system drifts eastwards.

Food & Beverage

Aqualove, a new alkaline and eco-friendly water product intended to meet the growing demand for products that assist with neutralising the body’s PH balance has been released.

The Daily Telegraph

The Press Council has considered a complaint from BirdLife Australia about an article published in The Daily Telegraph on 6 December 2016, headed “ENVIRO-MENTAL STATE FUNDS FOR GREEN MOANERS” in print and “Environmental protesters receiving state and federal grants even as they disrupt major projects” online. The print article began on page one, headed “EXCLUSIVE: Taxpayers’ funding for Gang Green”.

Reneweconomy

The Tasmanian government has recommitted to plans to add up to 1000GWh of new renewable generation to the state’s power mix, making it “energy self-sufficient” by 2022, in response to the final report from the state’s Energy Security Taskforce.

The Conversation

A while ago I asked what types of people will lead our great energy transition. Well, some of them seem to be living in North Melbourne. Earlier this month I watched as Victoria’s Climate Change Minister Lily D’Ambrosio announced A$1 million for a hydrogen refuelling station to power zero-emission local government vehicles. The money, from the New Energy Jobs Fund, will sit alongside A$1.5 million that Moreland Council is investing over three years.

The Fifth Estate

Clean tech start-up Wattwatchers is gearing up for expansion, with the successful conclusion of a $4 million Series A capital raising, which saw the Clean Energy Finance Corporation put in $2 million through its Clean Energy Innovation Fund.

Energy Matters

We may soon be able to install solar panels from a broad palette of colours, thanks to new nanotechnology.

The Urban Developer

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has today expanded its partnership with Sustainable Melbourne Fund, boosting momentum for investment in renewable energy across Victorian councils and small businesses.

PS News

The Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate has announced that the ACT Community Gardens grants program is open for 2017.

The Fifth Estate

Cement creates more carbon emissions than every car in the world combined, but Beyond Zero Emissions has cooked up a plan for Australia to lead the world with a zero carbon cement industry. And one that could help reverse job losses through the closure of coal plants.

The Fifth Estate

There’s an old question about grants. Some funding is great but is it ever enough? The issue recently rose to the fore with the recent announcement from Sustainability Victoria that had a new program of grants for energy efficiency, called Better Commercial Buildings. While some sources grumbled that the money was too little to achieve much and that waiting around for grants could delay action, SV has pointed out that funding is just part of the story. More important and probably more valuable is end-to-end support to get an upgrade program going.

Drive

Hyundai has revealed sweeping plans to introduce a new range of electric vehicles including a dedicated battery-powered platform to take on the likes of Tesla.

The Mercury

TASMANIA’S two largest salmon producers will review research that linked the accelerated growth rate of farmed salmon to hearing deficiencies in up to 50 per cent of fish.

ABC Rural

In a blow to hunters, but a win for mango farmers, magpie geese populations in the Northern Territory are at their lowest since records began in the 1980s.

Farm Weekly

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has called on Geraldton residents and birdwatchers to help locate 16 escaped Indian ringneck parakeets which could prove a major pest in the wild.

9 News

Holidaymakers have once again caused the death of a dolphin after taking selfies with the animal rather than helping it back to the sea.

ABC News

The future of Tasmania's iconic giant freshwater crayfish has scored a big win with the state and federal governments signing off on a recovery plan for the unique species.

ABC News

Perth researchers are using motion sensor cameras in urban backyards to better understand the lives of quendas in the city.

The Geelong Advertiser

BARWON Water’s $42 million Black Rock water plant is yet to distribute a drop of Class A recycled water to the growth areas it was built to service in 2013, despite information online stating it is doing so.

Manufacturers’ Monthly

Researchers from Edith Cowan University have developed a way to modify the atomic structure of iron to create a metal that can strip impurities from water in just a few minutes.

Yahoo!7 News

A South Australian irrigation project expected to deliver up to 3700 jobs will go ahead after the federal government agreed to partly fund the $155.6 million project.

The Conversation

The media is at the forefront of generating awareness over environmental issues. It is easy to name influential films like An Inconvenient Truth or note advances made by The Guardian’s environmental reporting. But what is often missing from this discussion is the environmental costs of producing media in the first place.

The Newcastle Herald

THANKFULLY it didn’t require a postal plebiscite for Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg to table a Bill in Federal Parliament that will bring Australia in line with world emission standards for marine engines.

The Age

Victoria's Environmental Protection Authority is tackling the removal of a toxic mountain of tyres from a site in western Victoria like a military operation.

The Fifth Estate

Staff are the primary generators of operational waste in an office building. They produce an average of 118 kg of waste per person each year. Much of this is avoidable items such as coffee cups, disposable lunch and beverage containers, paper towels and office paper. Now CitySwitch’s Choose.Reuse. campaign encourages employees to think about their waste practices, take actions to avoid and reduce waste, and improve recycling and stream contamination rates.

Broadsheet

A new partnership between Detpak and Smart Planet Technologies aims to reduce the number of coffee cups in landfill.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Most of Australia can expect a hotter-than-average spring driven in part by unusually warm waters off the east coast, increasing the chances of an early and active fire season in the south-east.

The Courier Mail

WEATHER experts are forecasting little reprieve from the heat with sweltering temperatures expected to stay right up until summer.