Tag: Environment
Opposition tries to disrupt pipeline operation
Victoria's Opposition parties will unite in Parliament today, in an attempt to disrupt the operation of the controversial north-south pipeline.[MORE]
Life floods back into outback
Queensland's massive flood may have caused millions of dollars of damage, but it has been a godsend for native animals and plants.[MORE]
Opposition wants Green Loans Senate inquiry
The Federal Opposition will today move to set up a Senate inquiry into the Government's Green Loans program.[MORE]
Fisherman fined for killing seals
A Western Australian fisherman has been fined a record amount for killing fur seals in waters off Tasmania. [MORE]
Irrigators want reform compo
The National Irrigators Council (NIC) has joined the South Australian election debate.[MORE]
Trust Queenslanders to conserve water: Clarke
Gold Coast Mayor Ron Clarke says the government should trust south east Queenslanders and lift water restrictions. [MORE]
Administrators confident of Cubbie contract
The administrators of Australia's biggest cotton farm in southern Queensland are confident the property will be sold by the end of the month.[MORE]
Conditions put on mine expansion
The Land Court has imposed a number of conditions on a proposed mine expansion in Queensland's Central Highlands.[MORE]
Cars threaten to reverse air quality improvements
The New South Wales Department of Environment, Climate Change and Water says Sydney's long term record of improvements in air quality is threatened by increased vehicle emissions.[MORE]
Work starting on Chowilla regulator
Construction has started on the Chowilla regulator near Renmark on the Murray.[MORE]
Murray blue-green algae alert spreads
The red alert for blue-green algae in the Murray River has been extended downstream to Swan Hill.[MORE]
Reports of storm damage still coming in
The State Emergency Service (SES) says it will take until Friday to complete work on securing buildings and cleaning up damage caused by hail and heavy rain over the long weekend. [MORE]
Sharks visiting 'cleaning stations': researcher
North Queensland researchers say they are amazed by new images of sharks and manta rays lining up to be cleaned by smaller fish on the Great Barrier Reef.[MORE]
Cane toads march on final frontier
Cane toads appear to have broken down the defences of one of Australia's last remaining untouched tropical wilderness areas.[MORE]
Delta launches biomass fuel trial
Ten farms in the Forbes district will take part in a $1 million trial of using plant material or 'biomass' to produce electricity.[MORE]
Herdsmen jailed for killing snow leopard
Two herdsmen have been sentenced to eight and 10 years in prison for killing a snow leopard in north-west China's Xinjiang region.[MORE]
Climate change science: the evidence is clear
This afternoon ABC Science broadcaster Robyn Williams delivered the 2010 Commonwealth Day address at a lunch organised by the Commonwealth Day Council of NSW at the NSW Parliament. The theme was Science, Technology and Society. This is an edited version of his speech.[MORE]
Storm damage sparks natural disaster call
The Central Darling Shire Council wants the New South Wales Government to declare the area a natural disaster zone again.[MORE]
Talks underway to resolve fight over land valuations
Last minute talks are being held to try to resolve a dispute over changes to Queensland's land valuation laws.[MORE]
'Inequity' highlighted in irrigation scheme
There are a number of inequities in the Federal Government's Private Irrigation Infrastructure Program (PIP) according to the head of the Riverland Winegrape Growers Association in South Australia.[MORE]
SA poised for geothermal 'breakthrough'
South Australia's south-east is one step closer to becoming the birthplace of clean, geothermal power in Australia after the official opening of the Salamander-1 geothermal well in the Otway Basin near Penola.[MORE]
Storm damage bill likely to be in the millions
The RACV is expecting over 10,000 claims to be lodged for storm damage after the wild weather on the weekend.[MORE]
Almost-full dams, but water restrictions stay
The combined level of Brisbane's three main dams has reached 93.8 per cent.[MORE]
Parks' visitors to be quizzed about support
Visitors to national parks in the Gold Coast hinterland over the next year or so will be asked to participate in a survey about the parks' future.[MORE]
Council set for light switch
Lismore City Councillor Simon Clough says the installation of energy-efficient street lighting should have happened much sooner.[MORE]
