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EU environmental chiefs have announced another one-year delay to plans to tighten up rules on importing products such as soy, beef and cocoa that have been linked to forest destruction.

Green groups regret lax environmental standards on pharmaceuticals, voluntary monitoring and late compliance dates from the political agreement reached on the Water Framework Directive’s revision.

Ministers agree Australia's "broken" environment system needs fixing but land managers criticise continued funding of damaging projects.

Murray Watt agrees recovery plans for greater glider, ghost bat, lungfish and sandhill dunnart were not made by successive governments

Every time you step into a store, you’re stepping into a carefully crafted environment designed to influence your behavior. Retailers have mastered the art of using psychology to make you buy more than you planned. From the layout of aisles to the music in the background, every detail is chosen…

The Government hopes the measures can help to unblock stalled developments and contribute to water-saving targets.

A restaurant kitchen is a high-pressure environment where speed and consistency are the keys to success. To achieve this, chefs and line cooks have developed several strange but effective “tricks of the trade.” These bizarre techniques are used to make food look better, cook faster, or taste more consistent. While…

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Gov. Lujan Grisham appears to push commission to overturn its recent ruling barring the use of produced water outside the oilfield.