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Water pollution slowing Barrier Reef's coral recovery

Water pollution slowing Barrier Reef's coral recovery

Poor water quality is hampering the Great Barrier Reef's ability to recover from the impacts of climate change, with scientists demanding action.

$14m Murray Darling ads under fire for Turkey image

$14m Murray Darling ads under fire for Turkey image

$14m Murray Darling ads under fire for Turkey image

$14m Murray Darling ads under fire for Turkey image

Senators have attacked a $14 million advertising campaign about water in the Murray Darling basin, suggesting it is alarmist and deceptive.

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Calls for federal carbon capture ban after Qld decision

Queensland's decision to ban carbon capture and storage projects in the Great Artesian Basin has sparked calls for the federal government to follow suit.

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Recycling idea gave Indigenous communities plastic hope

Recycling idea gave Indigenous communities plastic hope

A recycling system for plastics recovered from waterways that offered Indigenous rangers jobs cleaning up country over-promised and under-delivered.

'Forever chemicals' exceed guidelines in water sources

'Forever chemicals' exceed guidelines in water sources

A study looking at 'forever chemicals' reveals concerns the chemicals commonly found in household appliances are rising in source water around the world.

Ocean floor littered with plastic pollution: CSIRO

Ocean floor littered with plastic pollution: CSIRO

The ocean floor is littered with up to 100 times more plastic than what is on the surface, a landmark new estimate by the CSIRO suggests.

Researcher sounds alarm over growing dead zone

Researcher sounds alarm over growing dead zone

A picturesque bay off Brisbane is being smothered with huge volumes of sediment and urgent action is needed to rehabilitate river systems, a new study warns.

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Ship sunk by Houthis 'threatens' Red Sea environment

Ship sunk by Houthis 'threatens' Red Sea environment

Ship sunk by Houthis 'threatens' Red Sea environment

Ship sunk by Houthis 'threatens' Red Sea environment

The Red Sea, with its delicate balance of coral and marine life, could be damaged after a ship carrying 41,000 tons of fertiliser was sunk by Houthi militants.

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Aussie farms polluted with plastic from sewage sludge

Microplastic pollution typically from synthetic clothes is contaminating sewage sludge used as fertiliser on farms across the nation.

Aussies urged to get on board an electric ferry future

Aussies urged to get on board an electric ferry future

Aussies urged to get on board an electric ferry future

Aussies urged to get on board an electric ferry future

Battery-powered boats could cut pollution and diesel fuel costs, according to a former Olympian visiting Australia to promote the technology.

Town's water 'safe' after toxic chemical discovery

Town's water 'safe' after toxic chemical discovery

Town's water 'safe' after toxic chemical discovery

Town's water 'safe' after toxic chemical discovery

Low levels of PFAS chemicals have been found near a water supply in regional NSW, but authorities say there is no risk to health.

Faulty coal plant valve caused mass fish kill: EPA

Faulty coal plant valve caused mass fish kill: EPA

Faulty coal plant valve caused mass fish kill: EPA

Faulty coal plant valve caused mass fish kill: EPA

NSW's environmental watchdog has launched legal action over a major fish kill it says stemmed from a coal-fired power station on the state's Central Coast.

Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

Stormwater loaded with microplastics from car tyres

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.

Sick, skinny snakes loaded with forever chemicals

Sick, skinny snakes loaded with forever chemicals

Sick, skinny snakes loaded with forever chemicals

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.

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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.

Parisians will be able to swim in the Seine by 2025

The main river flowing through Paris was deemed too polluted to swim in 1923, but there are hopes it will be cleaned up by 2025 in time for the Olympics.

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.

Pastoralists and traditional owners in fear of fracking

Traditional owners and Rallen Australia, which owns cattle stations in the Beetaloo, are worried a mining company is breaching its own environmental plan.

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