A leaked internal probe of one AGL’s coal burning power stations paints a picture of a facility “literally falling apart” with more than 70 key risks to the environment identified.
An internal investigation has uncovered more than 70 key risks to the environment posed by one AGL’s coal-fired power plants, as a whistleblower warned parts of the plant are “literally falling apart” and threatening to spew toxic pollution into surrounding communities.
Although Labor’s much-anticipated emissions reduction plan is more ambitious than that proposed by the federal government, climate advocates warn it still falls short.
Heavy police tactics, punitive bail conditions, private lawsuits and anti-protest laws are being used to silence dissent, human rights advocates say.
The drought and heatwaves that seared eastern Australia in the lead-up to the 2019-20 black summer bushfires killed as much as 60% of the trees in some areas that escaped the fires, according to new research.
A New South Wales government plan to control feral horses in Kosciuszko national park will allow horses to remain in the only known habitat of one of Australia’s most imperilled freshwater fishes and risks pushing the species closer to extinction.