Pollution
In the heart of industrial Greenacre, a frog sanctuary teems with life
Once plentiful, now endangered: Sydney’s green and golden bell frogs are coming back in the most unlikely of places.
- Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Power giant warns of ‘two-speed’ green shift which benefits only the rich
The household clean energy boom may create winners and losers, warns power distribution company Ausgrid.
- Nick Toscano
Sydney’s ‘green and clean council’ sends orange pollution into national park
A north shore council is under fire after causing pollution to leak into a national park watercourse.
- David Barwell
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- How To Poison a Planet
The big stink: This is how much raw sewage is being dumped into the Brisbane River
Complications with a “once in a generation” under-river infrastructure project are forcing officials to dump millions of litres of raw sewage and stormwater directly into the Brisbane River.
- Josh Bavas
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Workers clean up Banyule Creek after chemical from North East Link works turns it bright blue
The creek’s fluorescent hue has alarmed locals, who have been urged to steer clear.
- Hannah Hammoud and Alexander Darling
Is milk bad now? No, but it is contributing to a $12 million plumbing problem
We know not to pour oil down our sinks, but what about milk? The new request from Australia’s water management retailers has not just sparked shock – it’s become a weapon in class warfare.
- Bronte Gossling
The growing problem electric vehicles are fuelling
Australians’ love affair with big cars and the rising uptake of heavier electric vehicles are creating a “micro” pollution problem of macro proportions.
- Bianca Hall
Tarnished Tassal brand targets WA barramundi
Canadian giant Tassal is at the centre of a raging debate over salmon farming in Tasmania. Now it plans to grow a major operation in a Kimberley marine park.
- Emma Young
Cement facility fights to expand just 85 metres from Yarraville homes
Residents say their health will be at risk from dust and truck traffic if a cement manufacturer is allowed to boost production despite contravening usual buffer-zone rules.
- Sophie Aubrey
Forrest calls for global fishing overhaul as Australia backs major treaties at UN summit
The mining billionaire says “the ocean is in freefall” following a UN conference, where Australia backed a global commitment to marine protection and ending plastic pollution.
- Alex Condon
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