Image courtesy of the University of Sydney. Australian scientists have created a map tracking the global use of glyphosphate – the active ingredient in Roundup – and the map identifies
Hazelwood power fined $1.56 million over 2014 mine fire
Hazelwood Power Corporation Pty Ltd has been fined $1.25 million for five breaches of the OHS Act for failing (so far as is reasonably practicable) to provide a safe working
Proposed incinerator causes uproar in Eastern Sydney
Waste company Suez has come under fire for proposing another high-temperature waste incinerator after residents voiced concerns that the facility could contaminate nearby residential areas. The proposed incinerator would have
Legal action over contaminated Hazelwood power site
Residents in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley have begun legal proceedings with the EPA over fears a nearby power station and it’s coal ash dumps will pollute nearby waterways and groundwater supplies.
$400,000 fine after alleged pollution incident in NSW
Hunter Valley Operations has paid $400,000 towards environmental management improvements as part of an enforceable undertaking with the NSW branch of the EPA. The fine and EU relate to an