Toondah Harbour project set to be rejected out of concern for birds,bay

Toondah Harbour project set to be rejected out of concern for birds,bay

The project – which would have seen the construction of thousands of apartments – has been found to pose an unacceptable risk to “rare,unique and important” wetlands.

  • byTony Moore

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Councils put on notice as asbestos found in several parks across Melbourne
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Councils put on notice as asbestos found in several parks across Melbourne

The environmental regulator has warned councils across the state to crack down on the quality of mulch being used in public spaces.

  • byMelissa Cunningham andAdam Carey
Backlash over renewables rollout pushes projects into native species habitat

Backlash over renewables rollout pushes projects into native species habitat

The Albanese government is caught between twin pledges to double renewable energy and to end Australia’s steady stream of native species extinctions.

  • byMike Foley
On-screen chemistry helps explain how the chemistry went wrong
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Pollution

On-screen chemistry helps explain how the chemistry went wrong

An Australian documentary tracking the battle to hold Wall Street giant 3M Company to account for decades of toxic contamination around the planet has some extra star power to help get the message across.

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Mark Ruffalo on the ‘evil’ company that poisoned every person on the planet – then kept it secret

Mark Ruffalo on the ‘evil’ company that poisoned every person on the planet – then kept it secret

The Hollywood actor will feature in a new Stan documentary exposing how 3M’s “forever chemicals” have sparked a worldwide contamination catastrophe.

  • byMichael Idato
This factory contaminated the whole world. And you helped pay for it
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Pollution

This factory contaminated the whole world. And you helped pay for it

Most Australians can expect to find forever chemicals – also known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals (PFAS) – in their blood.

  • byCarrie Fellner
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Horse cull to close parts of Kosciuszko National Park through winter

Horse cull to close parts of Kosciuszko National Park through winter

The state government’s controversial program of shooting feral horses from helicopters continues in an effort to bring down their numbers.

  • byNick O'Malley
Greens threaten Labor’s fuel rules over gas project push

Greens threaten Labor’s fuel rules over gas project push

A controversial reform to offshore gas project assessments,which was expected to be debated in the Senate this week,has been paused.

  • byMike Foley
Conservationists to clash with government at koala summit

Conservationists to clash with government at koala summit

Friday’s koala summit is set for a showdown between conservationists and the government over delays in creating the Great Koala National Park and the intensification of logging within the proposed boundaries.

  • byNick O'Malley andCaitlin Fitzsimmons
It’s time this west coast chart-topper got the fame it deserves

It’s time this west coast chart-topper got the fame it deserves

It was 1975. Queen was competing with Pink Floyd and Led Zeppelin in the charts. And in WA,a new agency was compiling its own “the best of the best” list.

  • byPaul Gamblin
Miner backed by Rinehart broke environmental rules amid $840m in federal loans
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Miner backed by Rinehart broke environmental rules amid $840m in federal loans

Arafura Rare Earths,which counts mining billionaire Gina Rinehart’s company as a key investor,admitted to proceeding with part of a project before it gained government approval.

  • byDavid Crowe