Keira Wright

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Stephen Stapczynski |Keira Wright

Stricter policies and legal challenges from environmental and indigenous groups have held up Australian gas developments. Photographer: Greg Wood/AFP/Getty Images(Bloomberg) -- Australia’s natural gas sector secured a long-awaited regulatory victory with permission to extend the life of the nation’s biggest export plant, but the industry is still grappling with policy uncertainty that it says hampers investment.

1 week ago | bloomberg.com | Keira Wright

(Bloomberg) -- Australia gave preliminary approval to extend the life of its biggest and oldest liquefied natural gas plant for decades, potentially creating billions of dollars in new drilling opportunities but raising questions about the nation’s climate agenda. Environment Minister Murray Watt said he’s made a proposed decision to extend North West Shelf LNG’s operating life to 2070, with conditions. Operator Woodside Energy Group Ltd.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Keira Wright

11 hours agoClimate and weather scientists are joining the anti-Trump resistance in the most ‘scientist-iest’ wayForget marching in the streets with creative signs. For President Donald Trump’s second term, in the face of steep funding cuts for climate and weather research and forecasting, scientists have a new way of engaging the public: livestreamed presentations.

2 weeks ago | insurancejournal.com | Keira Wright

At least four people died and thousands are without power as severe storms lashed Australia’s most populous state. Large swaths of New South Wales state remain on high alert for floods and extreme weather. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue into the weekend in central and southern regions, and coastal areas are bracing for wind gusts of up to 80 kilometers an hour, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. The weather system is now moving south with heavy rains in Sydney on Friday.

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Keira Wright

Flood water flowing through Parramatta Wharf in Sydney on May 23. (Bloomberg) -- At least four people died and thousands are without power as severe storms lashed Australia’s most populous state. Large swaths of New South Wales state remain on high alert for floods and extreme weather. Heavy rainfall is expected to continue into the weekend in central and southern regions, and coastal areas are bracing for wind gusts of up to 80 kilometers an hour, according to the Bureau of Meteorology.