Pollution
Wasted food third-biggest carbon emitter
You wouldn’t expect that wasting food would be such a big issue, but it is according to the UN’s Food......
World Environment Day cracks down on food waste
This year’s theme for World Environment Day celebrations is Think.Eat.Save. The anti-food waste campaign encourages people to think about what......
Orica fined nearly $500k after cyanide breach
Chemical manufacturer Orica has been fined nearly $500,000 after releasing highly toxic cyanide from its Gladstone plant in Queensland. From......
Orica charged with over 200 offences at Gladstone
The Queensland government is charging Orica Australia with breaching 279 pollution offenses in Gladstone. Under the state Environmental Protection Act,......
Lake Burley Griffin is getting sick
When you think of Canberra, a few things come to mind, politics, parliament and of course Lake Burley Griffin. The......
Anger over ‘pay to pollute’ proposal for Great Barrier Reef
The Australian Government has proposed to charge a fee of 5 to 15 dollars for each cubic metre of dredging......
Sydney’s water shame
One of Australia’s largest water Utilities has been accused of also being one of the largest polluters. The Sydney Water......
Disagreement over who should foot the bill for Rena’s oozing oil
As New Zealand’s salvage crews race against time to pump fuel oil from the stricken container ship, there’s a debate......
Systems of monitoring big polluters in NSW dysfunctional
The biggest polluters in NSW are repeatedly violating their environmental licence conditions, according to a study by a local environmental......
Clean Up Port Phillip Bay
The Port Phillip Bay Clean Beaches Coalition uses Clean Up Australia Day to highlight the need for legislative changes which......