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Phosphorus and nitrogen contribute to water pollution and cause harmful algal blooms. New research shows how mats of floating flower beds can take advantage of these nutrients while cleaning the water.
By allowing a case against local greenhouse gas emitters to go ahead, the Supreme Court of New Zealand has opened the door to a new front in climate law – one that takes tikanga Māori into account.
Hermit crabs have been using plastic waste such as bottle tops as homes instead of empty snail shells.
Microplastic pollution is a growing problem − one lab is looking at tiny insects as inspiration for how these pollutants might move through water.
Garbage is decomposing in landfill sites across sub-Saharan Africa, releasing methane gas. If governments harnessed this as clean energy, Africa would avoid environmental damage worth US$6.7 billion.
This year’s Blue Drop Audit report of water quality in South Africa has found that 46% of water supply systems are contaminated and over two thirds of wastewater treatment plants are close to failure.
Society’s wealthiest are responsible for generating climate change – but who are these people, and why are their emissions so high?
The longest-running study of its kind reviewed death records in the path of pollution from coal-fired power plants. The numbers are staggering − but also falling fast as US coal plants close.
Increasing awareness of the dangers ‘forever chemical’ road salts pose to our fresh water systems highlights the urgent importance of finding new approaches to de-icing our roads.
Wars are multiplying – and the damage these conflicts do isn’t just immediate. They leave long-term environmental damage
‘Living materials’ made with genetically engineered bacteria and Jell-O-like gel could make pollutants in water bodies nontoxic.
Environmental degradation of Nigeria’s Niger Delta region is causing poverty as well as food insecurity, increased crime and conflict.
The accumulation of synthetic pollutants found in the blubber of killer whales is impacting the marine mammals’ health. Urgent action is needed to tackle the issue.
A team of scientists has developed a method for creating a new class of plastic materials that are potentially more recyclable than single-use plastics.
While the Great Barrier Reed needs nutrients to support the ecosystem, it is possible to have too much of a good thing.
The preliminary global-average temperature anomaly for September is a shocking 1.7°C. These are the drivers of current record-breaking heat.
For students to learn in a safe, healthy environment, school administrators must deal with a myriad of potential environmental contaminants, from allergens to cockroaches.
Sea glass, while an eye-catching treasure and a multimillion-dollar industry, exists because of decades of improper waste management.
A new book delves into the species that live in, on and near Melbourne’s Yarra: from the millions of humans who rely on it for water to creatures such as owls, wallabies and flying foxes.
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Chief Environmental Scientist, EPA Victoria; Honorary Professor, School of Natural Sciences, Macquarie University
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Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University
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Senior Research Fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Senior Principal Research Scientist, Environment, CSIRO
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Professor of Statistics, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate professor, Obafemi Awolowo University
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Emeritus Professor of Medicine, University of Adelaide
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Director of CORDIO in East Africa and Adjunct Fellow, Pwani University
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Professor, Australian National University
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Associate Professor, Australian National University
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Lecturer of Environmental Chemistry, Madonna University, Nigeria
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Associate Professor, University of Pretoria
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Part-time lecturer and Director of the Africa Livelihood Innovations for Sustainable Environment Consulting Group, University of Nairobi
