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Coalition reopens the ‘koala wars’ by introducing a new bill to facilitate logging of koala habitat on private land
November 14, 2022
The NSW Government has released details of its plan to strip local councils of their ability to limit native forest logging and implement environmental controls which protect threatened species. “It’s a clear power grab by the National Party which has always been hell bent...
Read MoreCoal-fired power station’s future under a toxic cloud as NSW EPA finds it has been operating illegally
October 28, 2022
The NSW Environment Protection Authority today gave Vales Point coal-fired power station on Lake Macquarie two years to come into compliance with the state’s clean air laws, after it found the power station's previous rolling exemption to the laws was illegal.
Read MoreWater Management Killing the Darling-Baaka
October 25, 2022
25 October 2022 Water Management Killing the Darling-Baaka New research published by the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A confirms that it is the over extraction and mismanagement of water that is causing most of the damage to the Darling-Baaka...
Read MoreLithgow becoming clean energy hub as coal-fired generator turns to batteries
October 13, 2022
Today Lithgow takes another leap toward being a clean energy hub with EnergyAustralia announcing a new mega-battery at its coal-fired power station site.
Read MoreEncouraging signs of progress on Murray Darling Basin Plan but we can’t afford further delays
October 12, 2022
In response to today’s Murray Darling Basin Ministerial Council (MINCO) meeting hosted by the Minister for the Environment and Water Tanya Plibersek – Environment Victoria, NSW Conservation Council and Conservation Council SA responded: Jono La Nauze, CEO of Environment Victoria, said: “We are...
Read MoreLegal cloud hangs over Vales Point power station sale
September 20, 2022
The sale of Vales Point coal power station [1] should trigger the NSW EPA to finally bring the plant into compliance with Clean Air Regulation. [2] “Vales Point power station is a major source of nitrogen oxides and has been granted an exemption to...
Read MoreTransition to plantation timber would be a win for the nature and industry
September 16, 2022
NSW’s peak conservation group supports the expansion of timber plantations in NSW as recommended by the Upper House timber inquiry as the best way to guarantee timber supply while avoiding further extinctions of forest-dwelling wildlife. The expansion of plantations was a key recommendation of...
Read MoreCO2 finally treated as pollution in NSW
September 08, 2022
The NSW Environment Protection Authority’s Draft Climate Change Policy and Action Plan, released for public comment today, is an important step toward protecting the state from dangerous climate change. [1] “When this policy is implemented, NSW will lead the nation in tackling dangerous climate...
Read MoreClimate and biodiversity impacts of Mt Pleasant Coal Mine Extension project are too great
August 30, 2022
The state’s peak environment body is urging the NSW Independent Planning Commission to reject has the Mt Pleasant Coal Mine Expansion because of the biodiversity and climate impacts of the project are too great. [1] Nature Conservation Council Campaigner Wilson Harris said the mine...
Read MoreDamning Auditor-General’s report finds Coalition’s biodiversity conservation architecture is a house of cards
August 30, 2022
The NSW Government must bite the bullet, end the developer free-for all and strictly limit the use of biodiversity offset as a last resort only for critical public infrastructure. “It is hard to imagine a more damning assessment of such an important scheme than...
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