Asia is ramping up its use of fossil fuels to cover energy shortages caused by the Iran war

Asia is ramping up its use of fossil fuels to cover energy shortages caused by the Iran war

Governments across Asia are increasing their use of coal, the dirtiest fuel, as they try to cover the huge energy deficit caused by the US-Israel war against Iran. This process has produced warnings from climate experts who point to the negative environmental impact of coal, and they say that the energy crisis should be an … Read more

Traditional compensation replaces punishment for illegal logging that is trivial

an illegally purchased tree in the Wild Cattle Creek State Forest

A landmark decision in the NSW Land and Environment Court could change the way cultural owners across the country are compensated after cultural harm. The NSW Forestry Corporation was sentenced in March for illegal logging of large old growth trees in the Wild Cattle Creek State Forest, north of Dorrigo on the state’s north coast. … Read more

Australia’s solar energy waste issue is growing every year

Men in dark clothes stand on a terracotta-tiled roof pulling out solar panels.

The annual level of solar energy waste produced in Australia is expected to grow by 30,000 tonnes by 2030, according to predictions from the government department working to develop a national recycling plan. In January, a three-year, $24.7 million, three-year pilot aimed at creating a national plan to deal with solar waste was announced by … Read more

Kotek issues first 2026 drought forecast for Baker, Umatilla and Deschutes counties

FILE - A kayaker paddles in Lake Oroville as water levels remain low due to ongoing drought conditions in Oroville, Calif., Aug. 22, 2021. The drought in the American West worsened last year to become the worst drought in at least 1200 years and the worst for new life. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File)

SALEM, Ore. (KATU) Oregon Governor Tina Kotek has issued her first drought declaration of the year. READ MORE | Oregon is now 85% dry, Washington 65%, with a hot and dry spring forecast. Drought has been declared in Baker, Umatilla, and Deschutes Counties by Executive Order 26-05. This is the first drought emergency declared since … Read more

Outrage over developer’s plan to build $10m mansion on illegally cleared land

The provider of the house.

A property developer who illegally cut down hundreds of trees has launched a new plan to build a $10 million luxury complex in Sydney’s south and clear more vegetation, despite being ordered to remediate the environmentally unfriendly land. Amir Abu Abara, the owner of a 7.4 hectare site in Barden Ridge, was fined $70,000 after … Read more

‘It blew my mind’: Long-glacial ecosystem, including fossils of lion-sized armadillos and giant ground sloths, discovered in Texas ‘water cave’

A person wearing a black suit and hard hat with a flashlight on it bends over a circular wall of a small cave.

While exploring a cave in central Texas, they unearthed a lost glacial ecosystem, including the remains of a giant tortoise and a lion-sized armadillo, among fossilized groundwater. In a study published on March 19 in the journal Quaternary Researchthe researchers say that the cave may contain the remains of animals that lived in a relatively … Read more

Could a war with Iran change the future of energy?

Could a war with Iran change the future of energy?

The Iran war is causing the greatest power in decadesit still does not expect the end. As the war halts shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, which normally carries a fifth of the world’s daily oil supply, prices rise, countries rise. food supplyand governments are scrambling to find alternative sources of energy. Iran is also … Read more

Iran’s war is causing massive environmental damage, carbon emissions surpassing Iceland’s levels

Iran war triggers major environmental damage, carbon emissions surpass Iceland levels

ISTANBUL The Gulf War has added new environmental challenges to an already fragile region, as attacks on power infrastructure and military targets have caused widespread pollution and toxic emissions, raising concerns about nuclear safety. The conflict began on Feb. 28, when the US and Israel attacked targets inside Iran. In addition to casualties, the war … Read more

Governor Kotek declares a drought emergency for three Oregon counties, including the Deschutes

Oregon Drought Monitor March 26th, 2026

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Recycled wastewater comes for Phoenix faucets. Leaders say it is necessary amid the drought

Cranes atop the Cave Creek Water Plant in Phoenix, Arizona on March 27, 2026. A $350 million renovation of the plant would allow Phoenix to deliver recycled wastewater to city customers, stretching resources amid a regional drought.

In northern Phoenix, where the landscape is a mix of desert deserts and master-planned cities, the future of the city’s water system is evolving. With climate change and drought to reduce the amount of water In the rivers and reservoirs that feed the nation’s fifth largest city, Phoenix is ​​betting big on technology that can … Read more