Pollution
Where’s George? The missing builder, the dumped waste and the $200,000 fine
George Khouzame came to the spotlight when a home he built suddenly collapsed. But that was only the start of it.
- Jessica McSweeney and Anthony Segaert
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Where are Sydney’s sickest suburbs? Follow the money, heat and air pollution
One part of Sydney has several suburbs with near-perfect scores. Less than an hour away, it was a different story.
- Kate Aubusson
Spin doctor feared on-air ‘ambush’ over cancer chemicals in drinking water
New emails reveal friction behind the scenes after the water minister and government agencies declined an interview about contaminated tap water supplies.
- Carrie Fellner
Sabrina and Alana love their harbour pool. They just want cleaner water
Beachwatch said pollution was unlikely on the public holiday afternoon when the friends had their swim. Yet, Herald testing earlier this month revealed dangerous levels of bacteria on an equally busy hot day.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons and Kayla Olaya
- Exclusive
- Water safety
Revealed: Sydney’s cleanest and dirtiest places to swim
How dog poo on the streets is thwarting efforts to clean up Sydney’s harbour and rivers for swimming.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons, Nick O'Malley and Alyssa Talakovski
- Investigation
- How To Poison a Planet
Your home is full of these chemicals. Your tap water provider wants them banned
The nation’s drinking water providers have called on Australia to ban chemicals found in around 900 household products.
- Carrie Fellner
Cancer-causing chemicals a ‘dirty little secret’ in tourist hotspot
Authorities have been accused of encouraging visitors to a NSW tourist hotspot without doing enough to warn them about toxic contamination in the region.
- Carrie Fellner
- Exclusive
- Sydney asbestos crisis
Buyers snap up toxic waste dump
The site of a contaminated waste dump in Sydney’s north-west fringe has quietly changed hands for a fraction of its former value.
- Ben Cubby
Sydney’s ‘unusual’ sewage system and the beach grime ball invasion
Sydney’s pumping of primary-treated effluent into the ocean makes us out of step with the rest of the world, a water engineering expert said.
- Angus Dalton
Two Sydney beaches remain closed after discovery of mystery debris balls
A number of northern beaches were closed after ball-shaped debris was found in the sand, following similar balls being discovered on eastern suburbs beaches last year.
- Jessica McSweeney and Josefine Ganko
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