Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
A heatwave in the winter Arctic is forcing scientists to reconsider their most pessimistic forecasts of climate change.
Call for better protection plans
Conservationists want dramatic improvement in Australia’s species management systems.
Experts reject NT gas
Scientists and doctors have called on the NT Government to stop the development of new gas fields.
Farmers hope for MDBP favour
Locals want the new Deputy PM to commit to progress on the Murray Darling.
Study shows water needed for UN goals
New research shows a transformation in the way we value water is needed for future sustainable development.
Push to ditch pesticide plan
A Canberra MP wants new Nationals leader and Deputy Prime Minister to scrap the APVMA move to Armidale.
Exxon considers expensive effort
ExxonMobil could buy up contaminated farmland near the Longford gas plant.
State supports bin change
Victorian councils are getting some help from the State Government to deal with China’s waste import ban.
Tasmania deals with fruit fly fear
Tasmanian biosecurity workers have suspended fumigation activities after four staff fell ill.
Devils learning to live
Scientists say Tasmanian devils are changing in response to the deadly devil facial tumour disease.
Inquiry hears cage questions
Caged hens have emerged as one of the main concerns in a review of poultry guidelines.
Reef poachers open up
The tiny minority of fishers who poach on the Great Barrier Reef (GBR) think the illegal practice is justified, because they believe “everyone else is doing it.”
Sea climbs each inactive year
New research predicts significant sea level rise even if all nations stick to the Paris Agreement targets.
Court opens path to Adani ILUA
The Federal Court has rejected a native title group’s move to stop Adani Australia from registering an Indigenous land use agreement
Adani passes second check
The federal environment department investigated into Adani’s failure to disclose links to a mining company convicted of causing serious environmental harm, but found it was not enough to sway the approval of the Carmichael mine.
Hydro-fuel site supported
South Australia's renewable technology fund has backed a plan for a hydrogen plant at Port Lincoln.
Lock The Gate gives CSG apology
The Lock The Gate Alliance has apologised to Origin Energy and the Scientific Inquiry into Hydraulic Fracturing in the NT for its “scandalous allegations”.
Morwell gets heritage nod
The asbestos-riddled old Morwell Power Station and briquette factory has been granted heritage listing.