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The green and golden bell frog was once plentiful in Sydney.

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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More than 4 million Australians are producing their own electricity from the sun via their rooftop solar.

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
A photo of the orange-coloured pollution.

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
A a “once in a generation” under river infrastructure project is forcing officials to dump millions of litres of raw sewage and stormwater directly into the Brisbane River.

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
A creek has turned bright blue.

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
Fats including what’s found in oil and grease, but also milk, can clog household pipes, and contribute to wider ‘fatberg’ sewer blockages.

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
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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
The Buccaneer Archipelago is the site of a proposed barramundi fish farm expansion from global business Tassal.

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
Sara Borowiak with children Freddie, 5, and Luna, 8, near their home in Yarraville.

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
Bottom trawling footage from David Attenborough documentary Ocean.

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

Original URL: https://www.smh.com.au/topic/pollution-60n