Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - February, 2020
Remote WA councils are gearing up for a legal fight with the Federal Government over drought funding.
Dolphin contamination increases
Great Barrier Reef water pollution could threaten rare dolphin populations.
Drum lines returning to Reef
Shark drum lines are making a return to the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park.
Fitzroy River plans slow
Indigenous groups do not want the West Australian Government to open up the Fitzroy River to large-scale irrigation.
Floods push barra back home
Scientists have discovered that barramundi exhibit very accurate homing behaviour, travelling up to 80 km to their “home” billabongs after wet season rains.
Plastic process seeks original properties
British scientists say a new technique can convert plastics back into their constituent chemical molecules - so that they can make new plastics of the same quality as the original.
Pollution rises in rapid thaw
New research has investigated the carbon emissions of melting permafrost.
ARENA funds green market
New funding will see Australia create a world-first trading marketplace platform for renewable energy.
Cardiac risk in low pollution
New research suggests there is an increased risk of deadly cardiac arrests from short-term exposure to air pollution, even at concentrations that meet global standards.
Hundreds back bushfire link
Over 250 Australian scientists have signed a public statement showing the peer-reviewed links between climate change and bushfires.
NSW trades gas for green
New South Wales will increase fossil fuel activities in exchange for emissions-reduction money.
Nuclear dump site decided
The Federal Government has announced a South Australian farm will be the location of its planned nuclear waste dump.
SA could raise goals
South Australia’s Liberal government is pushing for a quicker energy transition and increased emissions reductions.