Good morning, this is Eleanor Ainge Roy bringing you the main stories and must-reads on Monday 18 September. Top storiesTop US officials have signalled the US could stay in the Paris climate agreement after all, with Rex Tillerson and national security adviser HR McMaster both indicating the US was open to negotiations on staying in the accord. Sydney is home to the world’s largest residential water recycling plant, but its operators say regulators are threatening to kill off the industry to ensure the profits of the incumbent water providers. “Overnight they have shut down the water recycling industry,” says Terry Leckie, founder of Flow Systems, the company behind the recycling plant at Central Park, close to Sydney’s CBD, which services 2,000 units with 97% recycled water. Sign upIf you would like to receive the Guardian Australia morning mail to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here.

Source: The Guardian September 17, 2017 21:08 UTC