It will be a wet start to the weekend for Sydney with rainfall of up to 30 millimetres as a low pressure system from the north-west moves in.

Mike Pezzullo told the bushfire royal commission that the COVID-19 crisis has highlighted the need to manufacture and stockpile emergency supplies.

A patch of Lilydale bushland has been home to mob of about 30 kangaroos for years. But they are likely to be culled as their habitat is developed for housing.

NSW's national parks are reporting a surge in visits as people seek out nature to dispel the blues brought on by coronavirus.

The Berejiklian government says forecast impacts of climate change have forced it to amend its plan to raise Warragamba Dam, lifting the project's height by 17 metres rather than 14.

Crossbenchers have come out against government plans for a gas-led recovery, citing undue industry influence and worsening greenhouse gas emissions

The urban race for space is putting many animal and plant species in danger.

Residents of Wollombi in the Hunter Valley have vowed to resist plans for mining in their region.

Male seahorses transport nutrients to their developing babies in their pouches during pregnancy, a team from the University of Sydney has found.

Ahead of the looming fire season, the RFS has started preparing - working with local councils to install fire breaks, train volunteers and conduct hazard reduction burns.

Much of the coastal NSW including Sydney is likely to endure severe weather early next week with meteorologists predicting an deep low-pressure system to form just offshore.

Last week,President Macron announced a $24 billion program in response to a Citizens’ Assembly on climate change.

Environmental groups have called on Bunnings to extend to NSW its recent halt to sourcing native timber from Victoria's state forests, fearing supply will simply shift to the state's fire-hit forests.

In the high country, there are echoes of old and bitter disputes over land, culture and identity.

Heatwave trends are accelerating worldwide, as the planet warms, new research from Australian researchers shows.

In a bid to push the major parties to embrace deeper cuts to Australia's greenhouse gas emissions, the Greens have targeted net zero emissions by 2035.

The promise of low-cost hydrogen storage to power our homes and businesses may be a lot closer to becoming a reality if new technology can make a speedy transition from the lab.

Juvenile crown-of-thorns starfish can live for years on a bleached reef eating algae before attacking when the coral returns, a study has found.

Bosses have told brigades to prioritise burns that benefit the wider community and they must work under new hygiene requirements.

New reports show that potentially deadly fine particle emissions are soaring from coal-fired power plants in Victoria, NSW and Queensland.

A week after the NSW Agriculture Minister released the highly critical secret review of the new laws by the Natural Resources Commission the government has responded.

With the key Glasgow conference on emissions postponed and its venue turned into a field hospital, what now for international efforts to tackle climate change?

Melting ice shelves, surging visitor numbers and geopolitical wrangling made the past year a turbulent one for Antarctica – which is also dealing with what some are calling “climate strange”.

Heavy rainfall, damaging winds and hail will threaten large parts of the state across Friday night and Saturday morning.

A coalition of farming, land management and conservation groups is calling on Canberra and the states to back a package that could open up 24,000 rural jobs in a post-coronavirus world.