Australian state looks to lock in renewable energy target.
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state has proposed passing laws to lock in a renewable power target of 40 percent by 2025,...
Victoria moves to become first state to enshrine renewable energy targets in law.
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Government says law, which will include 40% renewables by 2025 and commitment to invest in new projects, will send a strong signal to investors
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9 eastern states agree to cut power plant emissions an extra 30%.
Nine eastern states announced Wednesday that they have agreed on a proposal to cut global-warming pollution from the region's power plants an additional 30...
High-resolution modeling assesses impact of cities on river ecosystems
New mapping methods can help urban planners minimize the environmental impacts of cities' water and energy demands on surrounding stream ecologies.
Arsenic risk in Pakistan much greater than expected
Arsenic-contaminated groundwater may threaten the health of 50 to 60 million people in Pakistan. This is shown by a study in which data from...
New microbe has potential to help rebalance Earth’s nitrogen cycle
Microbiologists have now provided unparalleled insight into the Earth's nitrogen cycle, identifying and characterizing the ammonia-oxidizing microbe, Nitrospira inopinata.
Does 'sustainability' help the environment or just agriculture's public image?
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Wade Dooley, in Albion, Iowa, uses less fertilizer than most farmers because he grows rye and alfalfa, along with corn and soybeans....
California pollution permits sell at highest price ever.
Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press
Updated 11:26 pm, Sunday, August 27, 2017
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California raised more than $640 million this month auctioning off permits...
Are the floating houses of the Netherlands a solution against the rising seas?
Floating homes in IJburg, Amsterdam.
(Photo: Wojtek Gurak/Flickr)
Not far from Amsterdam's Central Station lies IJburg. Hidden in plain view, the city's newest district is somewhat of an...
Island states need better data to manage climate losses.
Loss and damage – an emerging issue in climate negotiations – is not just a future threat to highly vulnerable small island developing states...
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