Environment
Analysis
Energy
The gas industry used to be unassailable in Australia. Not any more
Victoria’s decision to ban new homes from installing gas appliances shows where the nation’s energy mix is heading.
- by Nick O'Malley
Latest
Global boiling: Sydney hasn’t done enough to prepare for lethal heat
It’s possible that without emission cuts and as climate change worsens, summer temperatures could rise from 26.4 to 29 degrees by 2100, a climate similar to PNG’s.
- by Laura Chung
Water tank testing reveals heavy metal levels in residents’ drinking supply
Water testing has been completed for more than 85 properties in the Cadia Valley following concerns from residents that mine pollution was affecting their health.
- by Laura Chung
Record July heat prompts dire warning: Act now ‘or we all scorch and fry’
The warmest temperatures for tens of thousands of years are prompting yet more calls from experts for urgent action on climate.
- by Nick O'Malley
Exclusive
Mining
Mining inquiry to examine pollution impacts on health
The investigation was announced on Tuesday following complaints that pollution from one of Australia’s largest gold mines was contaminating nearby residents.
- by Laura Chung
Crucial global climatic system could face tipping point in two years
As the northern hemisphere swelters through historic heatwaves and Antarctic sea ice disappears, scientists fear a major climatic system could collapse as soon as 2025.
- by Nick O'Malley
Widespread fire concern for majority of state after years of heavy rain
As a hot and dry summer approaches, fire agencies are worried fires will sweep across large parts of the state that burnt during the Black Summer Bushfires.
- by Laura Chung
Opinion
Global warming
Scorched by burning questions, our answer should not be inaction
Whether it’s climate change or the Voice, we often forget the real human cost of doing nothing.
- by Sean Kelly
Editorial
Heritage
Heritage watchdog weak and largely asleep on the job
For an organisation charged with protecting the past for the future Heritage NSW seems unable to cope with living in the present.
- The Herald's View