Media releases
12 October 2017
The NSW Parliament passed a regressive law last night to wipe away findings of the NSW Court of Appeal, allowing the continued operation of the Springvale coal mine and locking in pollution for developments in Sydney’s drinking water catchment.
Planning and DevelopmentClimate and energyCoal and gas
17 October, 2017
The Nature Conservation Council is calling on the Berejiklian government to take the lead in climate and energy policy now the Turnbull government’s failure in this space has become fully apparent.
Air pollutionClimate and energy
9 October 2017
The Nature Conservation Council condemns the NSW Coalition government’s plans to change the law to allow Centennial Coal to pollute Sydney’s drinking water supply to avert a non-existent crisis.
Planning and DevelopmentClimate and energy
26 September 2017
The NSW Government must not bow to pressure from Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to carve up and pollute the Pilliga, the largest remaining woodland in inland NSW, for a new coal seam gas field in NSW.
Forests and wildlifeClimate and energy
25 September 2017
A petition signed by almost 12,000 people urging energy giant AGL to close the Liddell power by 2022, as originally scheduled, was delivered to the company’s Sydney headquarters this morning.
Air pollutionClimate and energy
21 September 2017
Today’s pumped-hydro atlas identifying 8,600 suitable sites in NSW shows new coal-burning power stations are not needed to meet our energy needs, according to the Nature Conservation Council.
Coal and gas
11 September 2017
“We welcome AGL’s renewed commitment to getting out of dirty coal and maintaining electricity supply by developing renewables, even in the face of extraordinary pressure from the Turnbull government to extend the life of coal-fired power stations,” said Nature Conservation Council CEO Kate Smolski.
11 September 2017
Nature Conservation Council and Inland Rivers Network have renewed calls for a federal judicial review of allegations of theft and corruption in the Murray Darling Basin following the release of the interim report into water management and compliance in NSW.
Rivers and wetlands