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California grid experiencing shift in electricity demand amid COVID-19 outbreak
Coronavirus: Lockdowns continue to suppress European pollution
Trump administration allows companies to break pollution laws during coronavirus pandemic
Extraordinary move signals to US companies that they will not face any sanctions for polluting the air or water
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has suspended its enforcement of environmental laws during the ongoing coronavirus outbreak, signaling to companies they will not face any sanction for polluting the air or water of Americans.
In an extraordinary move that has stunned former EPA officials, the Trump administration said it will not expect compliance with the routine monitoring and reporting of pollution and won’t pursue penalties for breaking these rules.
Continue reading...Manitoba suspends provincial CO2 tax plan due to coronavirus pandemic
EU Midday Market Briefing
Plastic: How to predict threats to animals in oceans and rivers
Climate change: 'Gob-smacking' vision for future UK transport
CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Mar. 27, 2020
Wildlife charity plans to buy UK land to give it back to nature
Heal Rewilding will find lower-grade land and let it recover naturally, rather than planting
A new national wildlife charity called Heal Rewilding is planning to buy ecologically depleted land across Britain and give it back to nature.
The charity, which launches on Monday, is crowdfunding and will seek former farms, green belt or lower-grade land where wildlife can recover. The sites will be within easy reach of large towns and cities to benefit more people.
Continue reading...EUA price collapse overdone based on initial virus impact -analysts
Soil carbon advances in Australia as overall offset issuance slows
Coronavirus UK lockdown causes big drop in air pollution
Air quality in big cities is likely to improve even more in coming weeks, say scientists
The nationwide shutdown caused by the coronavirus outbreak has led to big drops in air pollution across the UK’s major cities, new data analysis shows.
Levels of toxic pollutants were likely to fall even further, scientists said, as traffic remained off the roads but prevailing westerly winds from the Atlantic returned. Current easterly winds are bringing additional pollution from continental Europe to Britain.
Continue reading...Rightwing thinktanks use fear of Covid-19 to fight bans on plastic bags
Articles from conservative groups argue plastic bags are safer for coronavirus than reusable bags, misrepresenting recent studies
The fight to ban plastic bags, many of which end up polluting oceans and rivers, has taken a step backward as conservative US think-tanks exploit the fear of Covid-19, campaigners have said.
Articles warning that reusable cloth bags are worse than plastic ones for spreading coronavirus have been linked to major rightwing nonprofits such as the Manhattan Institute, and contain misinformation aimed at defeating or repealing plastic bag bans, said Greenpeace USA.
Continue reading...NSW land-clearing approvals increased 13-fold since laws relaxed in 2016
Independent MP calls for approvals pause as Natural Resources Commission report shows more than 37,000ha approved last year
Land-clearing approvals in New South Wales have increased nearly 13-fold since the Coalition government relaxed laws in 2016, according to a secret report to the state cabinet by its Natural Resources Commission.
The report, marked “Cabinet in Confidence”, was commissioned by the government in January 2019 under an agreement between the Liberals and Nationals to review land clearing if applications exceeded 20,000ha a year. The commission handed it to the government in July, but released it only after the Independent MP Justin Field threatened legal action.
Continue reading...Adelaide Airport first to switch bus fleet to 100% electric
Adelaide Airport bus will become the first airport in Australia to switch entire bus fleet to electric, in new deal with airport transfer service SkyBus.
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Scientists find bug that feasts on toxic plastic
Bacterium is able to break down polyurethane, which is widely used but rarely recycled
A bacterium that feeds on toxic plastic has been discovered by scientists. The bug not only breaks the plastic down but uses it as food to power the process.
The bacterium, which was found at a waste site where plastic had been dumped, is the first that is known to attack polyurethane. Millions of tonnes of the plastic is produced every year to use in items such as sports shoes, nappies, kitchen sponges and as foam insulation, but it is mostly sent to landfill because it it too tough to recycle.
Continue reading...Origin pulls plug on gas exploration in Northern Territory. Who’s next?
The crash in oil prices exacerbates the uncertain future of gas as Origin Energy hits pause on fracking plans in the NT.
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Australia’s newest and biggest wind farm sets benchmark for lowest price
Australia's biggest wind farm is also likely to have set a new benchmark on price as well, the first public tender to set a contract below $50/MWh.
The post Australia’s newest and biggest wind farm sets benchmark for lowest price appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Environment department begins purging website of historical emissions data, projections
Australian emissions data goes missing as historical data and projections scrubbed from the environment department's website.
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Ratch Australia signs up Aldi Foods in second PPA for Collector wind farm
Ratch follows up Infigen PPA with deal to sell 19.4% of power generated by 227MW Collector project in NSW Southern Tablelands to retail supermarket giant Aldi.
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