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Concerns native forests could be Cement Australia's 'sustainable' fuel option as it moves away from coal - ABC News
51+ min ago (1198+ words) Cement Australia is upgrading its Railton kiln so that it can run off alternative fuels such as wood. (ABC News: Sandy Powell) Cement Australia will update a coal-fired kiln in Tasmania to supplement its fossil fuel use with alternative fuel…...
Uni students tackle 60yo Agent Orange chemicals in Sydney waterway
1+ day, 53+ min ago (858+ words) More than 50 years after the Vietnam War, uni students are removing remnants of Agent Orange chemicals from a waterway connected to Sydney Harbour. During the 20th century, Homebush Bay on the Rhodes peninsula, located about 19 kilometres west of Sydney's CBD, was…...
Smoke engulfed their cities. Did it make their children sick?
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (1761+ words) This story is a collaboration between the ABC's climate team and climate media organisation Grist. They never thought the fires would reach them. They lived in cities, after all, far from the parched, combustible bush. There's the woman who never…...
The rise of permaculture in Australia traces back to the world's last oil crisis
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (653+ words) Permaculture proponents say interest in the movement's principles has risen during the current oil crisis. The movement's co-founder, David Holmgren, says permaculture was rooted in the world's last oil crisis. A sold-out permaculture festival in WA's South West attracted hundreds…...
Farmers desperate for nitrogen 'drug' search for substitutes
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (1004+ words) Synthetic nitrogen is the most commonly used fertiliser in Australia. (ABC News: Mackenzie Heard) The Middle East is a key market for the fertiliser that Australian farmers rely on to grow crops. As the war in Iran drags on, supply…...
Sydney brick pit becomes arena in fight to save iconic frog
2+ mon, 2+ hour ago (691+ words) Hundreds of endangered green and golden bell frogs have been vaccinated against chytrid as part of the trial. (ABC News: Declan Bowring) Hundreds of endangered green and golden bell frogs vaccinated against chytrid fungus have been released in Sydney Olympic…...
A pipe bursts every 73 minutes in Qld, report warns situation set to worsen
3+ day, 17+ hour ago (994+ words) A water main bursts in Queensland every 73 minutes, new data has revealed. (ABC News: Ben Cocklin) A new Local Government Association of Queensland (LGAQ) report has warned state's pipe network is in a "high-risk" condition. The data shows a water…...
Controversial Sunshine Coast housing project receives federal approval - ABC News
3+ day, 42+ min ago (958+ words) The Aura South development would be built alongside the existing Aura and Pelican Waters communities." (Supplied: Stockland) Stockland's Aura South project has been approved under the Environmental Protection Biodiversity and Conservation Act. The approval is a significant step forward for…...
Former Victorian premier's new fence angers neighbours
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (863+ words) Locals say John Brumby's new fence is a danger to native animals. (ABC News: Simon Tucci) Former Victorian premier John Brumby and his wife Rosemary Mc Kenzie have angered neighbours by building a 500m fence at their property in central Victoria....
Darwin's Middle Arm precinct could be roadblocked by endangered herb
3+ day, 51+ min ago (1047+ words) An environmental impact report for the Middle Arm project says it could threaten several endangered species, including this small herb. (ABC News: Tristan Hooft) The Northern Territory government's own draft environmental impact assessment of its Middle Arm project has found…...