Will burying dead trees after a wildfire keep their carbon locked up?

‘Every day it’s more barriers’: how the US is shutting out climate refugees

Proposed Sai Kung marine park to cover most coral reefs: Hong Kong authorities

A planned marine park in waters surrounding Sharp Island in Sai Kung will cover most coral reefs, Hong Kong authorities have said, allaying a green group’s concerns about insufficient protection of ecologically sensitive areas. Janet Lee Ka-wai, senior marine conservation officer at the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, also said on Wednesday that underwater mapping technology had been used to assess coral coverage and identify ecological sites. Major coral spots identified...

The rightwing campaign to control how US judges view the climate crisis

US energy secretary Chris Wright featured in seminars to judges when he was a fracking executiveAs cities and states sue big oil for billions in damages over allegations that it covered up the dangers of its products, rightwing organizations are attempting to discredit the wave of litigation. They claim the lawyers behind it are teaming up with an environmentally focused legal education non-profit to bias federal judges against oil companies. But it is actually fossil fuel-backed...

Recycling centre to reopen after fire burned for two weeks

Investigations are continuing into the cause of the blaze at the Lower Melville Woods Waste Facility in Fife.