Media releases
25 August 2020
The threat of a toxic nuclear industry still looms over NSW despite the Cabinet deciding last night to oppose a One Nation bill to overturn the 33-year-old ban on uranium mining and nuclear power.
Uranium
20 August, 2020
The conservation movement in NSW has vowed to prevent the mining of uranium in this state following reports that Cabinet is considering lifting a 30-year ban.
Uranium
14 August, 2020
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes AGL’s plans to significantly expand its investment in grid-scale storage.
Climate and energy
24 July 2020
Numerous serious breaches of environmental law by the Forestry Corporation uncovered by the Environmental Protection Authority underscores the need for an immediate moratorium on native forest logging.
Forests and wildlife
10 July 2020
Opening a Renewable Energy Zone (REZ) in New England is welcome but the timing of its development is critical to ensure NSW transitions from coal to renewables faster than is currently planned.
Climate and energy
1 July 2020
The Nature Conservation Council urges Bunnings to put a blanket ban on selling timber from Australian public native forests after it announced it would no longer supply wood products from Vic Forests.
Forests and wildlife
30 June 2020
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes the recommendations of the NSW Upper House inquiry into Koala populations and habitat in NSW and urges the government to urgently implement its recommendations.
Forests and wildlife
25 June 2020
The NSW Government has today removed a significant threat to native forests and wildlife by suspending a project that would have removed environmental protections for thousands of hectares of old-growth forest.
Forests and wildlife