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Lawyers snap up millions from toxic foam settlement

Lawyers snap up millions from toxic foam settlement

Landowners affected by toxic firefighting foam will receive around 60 per cent of a $132.7 million settlement after legal fees and other costs are deducted.

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

Reef used to road-test water quality forecasting system

The CSIRO is testing a new system on the Great Barrier Reef that could one day pump out water quality forecasts, much like weather reports.

UN observer slams Australia over toxic threats, climate

UN observer slams Australia over toxic threats, climate

UN observer slams Australia over toxic threats, climate

UN observer slams Australia over toxic threats, climate

Australia has been scolded over contaminated sites, new oil and gas projects and a "reactive" environmental protection framework by a UN investigator.

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Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Salmon farmers at odds with destock call to save skate

Tasmania's salmon industry is resisting advice to destock pens in a harbour in order to save an ancient fish on the brink of extinction.

Local councils urged to drive electric cars, trucks

Local councils urged to drive electric cars, trucks

Battery-powered garbage trucks and electric cars are among the vehicles being shown to local government leaders ahead of World EV Day.

Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

Tiny toxic particles from tyres are polluting the stormwater that flows into Australian waterways, but scientists say there are simple solutions available.

Sparks to fly in the battle to boost electric vehicles

Sparks to fly in the battle to boost electric vehicles

Car makers and green groups agree Australia needs new laws to get more electric cars in the country but they disagree on what those laws should feature.

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Warming slows switch between wet and dry in Australia

Warming slows switch between wet and dry in Australia

Warming slows switch between wet and dry in Australia

Warming slows switch between wet and dry in Australia

Greenhouse gas emissions are affecting an air current that determines how much rain and heat Australia gets, and it could mean longer droughts and floods.

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Hydrogen policy revamp needed to cut truck pollution

Australia needs more hydrogen refuelling stations, central production facilities and more ways to transport the fuel to cut transport emissions, a study says.

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Why electric car tech could drive down power prices

Electric vehicles could be the key to cutting power bills and storing renewable energy in Australia, experts say, if new policies and standards allow it.

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors sound health alarm over gas expansion plans

Doctors have rallied at Parliament House against the expansion of Australia's gas industry, warning it will harm future generations.

A kid at the big table: art prize picks fresh talent

A kid at the big table: art prize picks fresh talent

A kid at the big table: art prize picks fresh talent

A kid at the big table: art prize picks fresh talent

Finalists in a $100,000 art prize show landscapes that are pristine and polluted, urban and remote.

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

Monitoring man-made emissions at Murujuga

A radon monitor has been installed at Murujuga in WA to help analyse what effect human-caused emissions are having on its world-famous 50,000-year-old rock art.

Space debris removed from beach, origin still a mystery

Space debris removed from beach, origin still a mystery

Space debris removed from beach, origin still a mystery

Space debris removed from beach, origin still a mystery

Part of a space rocket that washed up on a remote WA beach has been moved to a secure location as experts investigate where it came from.

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Very hungry caterpillars chow down on problem plastic

A pasty-looking caterpillar with a healthy appetite for plastic is exciting researchers with its ability to break down problematic waste such as polyurethane.

Space vehicle link to mystery object on remote beach

A large and potentially hazardous mystery object that washed up on a remote WA beach could be part of a foreign space vehicle.

Sick, skinny snakes loaded with forever chemicals

Wild tiger snakes in Perth appear to be suffering the effects of exposure to long-lived, toxic PFAS chemicals.

Aussie lake among world's worst for plastic pollution

A new international study has found some freshwater lakes are more affected by microplastics than the ocean, with one in Australia among the most polluted.

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Threats after firefighting foam settlement approved

A Federal Court employee has been threatened after a class action settlement over Indigenous cultural losses caused by toxic firefighting foam was approved.

Company behind chemical warehouse inferno fined $3m

A defunct chemical waste recycling company has been hit with $2.98 million in fines after a warehouse fire burned a worker and forced schools to close.

Gold mine faces licence ban over ongoing air pollution

NSW's environmental watchdog says it is ready to take strong action against a dirty gold mine operating near a major outback regional centre.

Packaging industry hit with waste-busting rules

Waste rules will be imposed on the packaging industry after the dismal failure of voluntary targets aimed at slashing landfill.

Seaweed trial to suck out Barrier Reef nitrogen nasties

Seaweed filters have been installed off Queensland in a bid to improve water quality on the Great Barrier Reef and thwart the spread of a destructive starfish.

Imperilled ancient fish inflames war over salmon farms

Scientists say it will take more than a crackdown on salmon farming to save Tasmania's ancient maugean skate from extinction.

Why EV batteries could spark fires - or opportunities

The shift to electric vehicles will leave Australia to deal with a huge battery stockpile and experts say the nation needs an urgent plan for the waste.

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