Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
A global study has found dusty, dry riverbeds can become carbon emitters when the water starts flowing again.
Salmon farms squabble
Salmon companies have responded to the revelation that more than a million farmed fish died within six months in Macquarie Harbour.
Tree-clearing counters Direct Action
Over $1 billion of public money under the Coalition’s Direct Action climate policy is being wiped out by just a few years of forest-clearing, government data suggests.
Adani bankrolls Isaac assessors
Adani is planning to pay local government workers assessing aspects of its coal mine plans.
BHP makes deal with QLD
BHP has reached an “in principle” agreement with Queensland over a $288 million coal royalty dispute.
Bulb ban coming soon
An upcoming ban will see halogen lights disappear from Australian stores within two years.
SA keeps battery plan
The SA Government is keeping its predecessor’s dream alive, pushing ahead with a big battery plan.
Massive human impact measured
New studies show the wildly disproportionate effect humans have had on life on Earth.
Ocean fossils show new timeline
A new finding by Australian researchers could change our understanding of the history of the ocean.
Satellites plot ebb and flow
Experts have reviewed the impact of human-driven climate change on freshwater reserves around the world.
World Bank reports carbon return
The World Bank says global carbon markets are back from the brink of collapse.
Liddell emissions revealed
The Liddell power station appears to be emitting nearly three times the recommended amount of toxic nitrogen oxide.
PFAS checks expanded in SA
The Defence Department says it will widen its probe into the spread of PFAS chemicals in Adelaide.
Reef funding questioned
The Federal Government has been criticised for awarding $444 million in funding to a small Great Barrier Reef group with big mining links.
Senate reports on climate threat
A Senate inquiry has dubbed climate change a “current and existential national security risk” to Australia.
Victoria expands exploration
Victoria has released new oil and gas reserves for exploration off the west coast.
Canavan plugs Bight plans
The resources minister says energy supply issues could lead to drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight.
Sand mine green-lit in PFAS region
A NSW department has given the green light to a controversial sand mine inside a PFAS contamination risk zone.