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Air pollution inches lower as clean energy begins to replace coal power in NSW
April 06, 2022
New National Pollutant Inventory data show toxic air emissions from the state’s coal-fired power stations fell by 4% in the year to June 2021, but they are still the most polluting industrial facilities in NSW. [1]
Read MoreClosure of Liddell Unit 3 is another milestone on the road to a cleaner future
March 30, 2022
The Hunter Valley will pass another milestone on the road to a cleaner future this Friday when one of Liddell power station’s four units stops burning coal, once and for all. AGL plans to turn off the other three units in April 1, 2023,...
Read MoreAn alternative vision for South Coast forests — free public forum, Moruya, April 4
March 28, 2022
Internationally acclaimed forest ecologist Professor David Lindenmayer is headline speaker at a public forum in Moruya next Monday, April 4, called to discuss on the future of native forest management on the South Coast. The forum, titled An Alternative Vision for South Coast Forests,...
Read MoreRobust accounting key for successful farm carbon and biodiversity markets
March 22, 2022
The Nature Conservation Council welcomes the NSW Government’s $125 million Primary Industries Productivity and Abatement Program. [1] “The farm sector has an enormous role to play in tackling the climate and extinction crises,” NCC Chief Executive Chris Gambian said. “The Primary Industries Productivity and Abatement...
Read More‘Environment assessment streamlining’ — a phrase to strike terror into every koala’s heart
March 15, 2022
“The federal government’s so-called environmental reform package [1] is a gift to coal and gas giants and a kick in the guts for threatened wildlife and the Australian bush," Nature Conservation Council Chief Executive Chris Gambian said. “This package is just a green...
Read MoreForestry Corp fined $45,000 for logging habitat trees in Mogo State Forest
March 15, 2022
NSW Forestry Corporation logging contractors cut down at least 70 mature habitat trees in Mogo State Forest on the South Coast in clear contravention of post-fire logging regulations, a NSW Environment Protection Authority investigation has found. The EPA has ordered Forestry Corporation to pay...
Read MoreSave our forests and save taxpayers a small fortune
March 15, 2022
Logging native forests is not only driving species to extinction, the NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report shows it is also costing taxpayers millions of dollars. In 2020-21, the native forestry arm of the NSW Government’s logging company lost $20 million and prospects of it...
Read MoreFederal listing of yellow-bellied gliders as threatened is another reason to end native forest logging in NSW
March 07, 2022
The listing of the yellow-bellied glider in southeast Australia as vulnerable to extinction [1] is another reason to end native forest logging in NSW. Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley has listed the iconic species as vulnerable on the advice of the Federal Threatened Species Scientific Committee. The listing of the yellow-bellied glider comes just weeks after the minister increase the threatened...
Read MoreFederal government must not reward illegal land clearers with carbon credits
March 04, 2022
The Federal Government must maintain carbon offset rules that exclude regrowth on illegally cleared land and the planting of weed species from the national carbon credit scheme. The government yesterday begun a public consultation asking stakeholders whether the exclusion applied to illegal and...
Read MoreSecret Natural Resources Commission review of native forestry codes must be made public
March 03, 2022
The Nature Conservation Council calls on NSW Government to release the Natural Resources Commission (NRC) review of draft private native forestry codes when it reports later this month. It was revealed at Budget Estimates on Tuesday [1] the NRC was reviewing the proposed PNF...
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