Pollution
Banned pesticide among toxic cocktail discovered in state’s west
A government monitoring program has detected traces of many potentially toxic agricultural chemicals on public land.
- by Ben Cubby
Latest
Why companies must come clean over products containing ‘forever chemicals’
Everybody in Australia is exposed to PFAS. Experts say it’s time we know which products are contaminating our blood and homes.
- by Carrie Fellner
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Science
Cooking oil, poo and drugs: Mystery of grime balls on Sydney beaches solved
Testing has revealed thousands of balls washed up on Sydney’s beaches are a “disgusting” mix of cooking oil, soap scum, faeces and drugs, including cannabis and ice.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Animals
I took a Perth kid to the Queensland rainforest. Was I doing something wrong?
We’d looked forward to this spectacular trip so much, and yet at the start I could not quieten the sense of wrongness that had been troubling me for so long.
- by Emma Young
Opinion
Opinion
We protect our kids from smoking, so why do cars get a free ride?
More than 3000 Australian schools and childcare centres operate close to major roads. The risks for children are clear.
- by Kate Charlesworth
The frightening new links between air pollution and our health
Air pollution has been linked to peanut allergies, ADHD and memory problems, with male brains particularly susceptible.
- by Angus Dalton
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Environmental protection
Minister’s plan to scrap emissions plans on WA’s biggest polluting projects
The projects with greenhouse gas management plans cover about 310 million tonnes of estimated CO2 emissions from WA industry over the next 25 years.
- by Hamish Hastie
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How To Poison a Planet
New ‘forever chemical’ tests zero in on contamination source
Independent tests have linked PFAS contamination in the Blue Mountains to the site of a 1992 petrol tanker crash.
- by Ben Cubby and Carrie Fellner
Investigation
Water
‘Enormous implications’: Australia’s tap water clean-up could cost billions
Authorities have proposed much lower safe limits for cancer-linked “forever chemicals” in drinking water. What does it mean for you?
- by Carrie Fellner, Ben Cubby and Daniel Lo Surdo
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For subscribers
Australia will dramatically cut ‘forever chemicals’ in tap water – but it will mean a big clean-up
The new thresholds are likely to force the clean-up of tap water supplied to hundreds of thousands of people across the country.
- by Carrie Fellner
Mark Ruffalo wanted to make a film about his life. Rob Bilott had to be convinced
The environmental lawyer reluctantly agreed to help Hollywood for one reason only.
- by Carrie Fellner
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