Climate change group sues US government over approval of new BP project in Gulf of Mexico

Climate change group sues US government over approval of new BP project in Gulf of Mexico

Sixteen years after BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster caused the worst oil spill in U.S. history, environmental groups are suing the Trump administration over approval of BP’s new massive ultra-deep oil drilling project in the Gulf of Mexico. In March, the administration approved a plan by BP to drill for oil even deeper than the Deepwater … Read more

Survey finds energy industry’s confidence that new oil pipelines will be built quickly is fading

Survey finds energy industry's confidence that new oil pipelines will be built quickly is fading

Open this photo in gallery: Premier Mark Carney will sign a memorandum of understanding with Alberta Premier Daniel Smith in Calgary in November 2025.Jeff McIntosh/Canadian Press The latest business sentiment survey from ATB Cormark Capital Markets suggests that confidence in new oil pipelines being selected for expedited federal review within the next year is waning. … Read more

‘I don’t understand’: Birds flee and hundreds of turtles left for dead after government cuts water to NSW wetlands

'I don't understand': Birds flee and hundreds of turtles left for dead after government cuts water to NSW wetlands

An “incomprehensible” disaster has struck NSW wetlands after the state water board abruptly stopped environmental flows in the north-west region, leading to the deaths of turtles, waterfowl, frogs and sheep. Researchers at the University of New England (UNE) are desperately trying to save more than 300 turtles they say were left for dead at Gwydir … Read more