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The US EPA released its proposed rulemaking to replace the Obama-era Clean Power Plan (CPP) on Tuesday, giving states more leeway on regulating coal-fired power plants but still considering whether trading would be an eligible compliance mechanism under the new programme.

Stop the Cull group says it will not threaten cull organisers but rather disrupt them

Animal rights activists have published what they claim is a comprehensive list of farmers leading the badger cull complete with addresses, phone numbers and a map.

The Stop the Cull group has suggested its supporters get in touch with the scores of cull organisers it says it has identified to express their opposition, “sabotage” their time by making misleading phone calls or arrange demonstrations outside their farms.

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Plan would boost output from coal-fired plants and lead to as many as 1,400 premature deaths a year

The Trump administration has put forward a greenhouse gas emissions plan that could boost output from coal-fired power plants rather than push them towards closure and result in as many as 1,400 premature deaths each year.

Related: Andrew Wheeler: 'point man for Trump' focused on undoing Obama's EPA agenda

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A project, more than a decade in the making, sees young eagles released in a bid to boost declining numbers.

There's hopes that a new project in Scotland will re-introduce Golden Eagles in England and Wales.

The history of the lemurs, the most endangered group of mammals, is more complex than we thought.

Scientists say they have definitive evidence for water-ice on the surface of the Moon.

New Zealand carbon allowances took another step towards the price ceiling in Tuesday trade, adding pressure on the government to act quickly to raise the fixed price option.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Tuesday narrowly survived a snap leadership challenge from climate sceptic Peter Dutton, but the latter is expected to try again and if he succeeds, climate change would likely slink even further down on the government’s agenda.

Where people and wild animals share the same space some form of management seems to be unavoidable. What does it take to ensure the welfare of animals in the wild?

EU carbon prices extended their 10-year high for a second successive session on Tuesday, as more analysts revised their near-term forecasts upwards after underestimating the year’s stellar gains.

From John Howard’s promise to introduce an emissions trading system in October 2007 to Malcolm Turnbull’s dumping of the emissions reduction target from the national energy guarantee in August 2018, the past 11 years of Australian politics has been marked by a torturous series of backflips and U-turns on energy and climate change policy. The so-called ‘climate wars’ span the leadership of five Australian prime ministers – John Howard, Kevin Rudd, Julia Gillard, Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull – and show no sign of ending.

• Malcolm Turnbull survives Peter Dutton leadership challenge – for now

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GM Holden will hire 150 new engineers at its Port Melbourne plant, to fast-track the development of 20 new EVs by 2023, and an AV by 2019.

The post GM Holden seeks 150 engineers to accelerate electric, autonomous vehicles appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Thousands of reservation holders invited to inspect "mass market" Tesla Model 3 EV in Australia for first time. They will have to wait at least another year for delivery.

The post Australian Tesla customers get to see and touch, but not yet drive, a Model 3 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The first wind turbine in what will be world’s first utility-scale, on-grid wind, solar and battery energy storage project has been installed.

The post First turbine installed at world first wind-solar-battery hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ratch Australia begins electrification of its 180MW Mount Emerald wind farm, says full operation expected to commence in November this year.

The post Queensland’s biggest wind farm powers up near Mareebra appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Berri Barmera Council issues tender to build and operate 10MW solar farm in South Australia Riverland region.

The post SA council launches tender to build 10MW solar farm in Riverland region appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate change denial is at the root of the half-baked policies and outright wrecking that have blighted the past decade

I needed to write this column really quickly, otherwise we might have had a new prime minister before I’d finished, and the climate policy we don’t have might have changed several times.

I gave myself 30 minutes because that reflects the fickle care and short-termism that has been afforded climate change in Australia in recent years.

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Darren Miller, the co-founder of electricity retailer Mojo Power has been named as the new chief executive of ARENA.

The post Mojo co-founder Darren Miller gets top job at ARENA appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Whether cutting oil production or crediting corn ethanol under the LCFS would help achieve carbon cuts in the transport sector emerged as contentious issues as California regulator ARB on Monday sought advice on how to deal with rising emissions from the sector.