The NSW government intends to dump an independent scientific committee that guarded the health of the Snowy River for a hand-picked, government-controlled body.
Environment Minister Greg Hunt vows nobody will pay for the carbon tax on July 1 next year. But there's enormous complexity in repealing the legislation for business.
A new report says the federal government's mandate to axe the carbon price would cost $2 billion in returns to polluters. It's a poison pill the Coalition should be wary of.
The world had an opportunity to save parts of the Amazon from oil exploration. But diplomatic diddling means the developing world has abdicated its responsibilities to the globe's great lung.
High profile US meteorologist Eric Holthaus quit flying due to global warming concerns, but is it really a helpful move?
The gas industry has taken a problem of its own making to spin its drilling activities. And the federal government seems to have taken the bait, writes Australian Institute economist Matt Grudnoff.
By charting a canny path through the Coalition party room, Greg Hunt could yet deliver on his obvious passion for environmental issues, including climate change.
The damaging escape of a virus from an abalone farm is no surprise, an aquaculture insider explains; the industry has serious problems and some sites are breeding grounds for diseases and parasites.
The born-again Climate Council seems to be a goer financially. And being axed by the Abbott government could help it do its job.
How many Coalition MPs really support wind farms? Not many, it would seem.
