Pollution
Potential flood of toxic wastewater prompts state of emergency in Florida
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency after a significant leak at a large pond of wastewater threatened to flood roads and burst a system that stores polluted waters.
- by Adriana Gomez Licon
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‘Tormented by karaoke’: Vietnam’s biggest city cracks down on noise
Having withstood the worst effects of COVID-19, Ho Chi Minh City authorities have their sights on an epidemic of a very different kind.
- by Chris Barrett and Yen Duong
‘Sinister stuff’: Worries remain over Moorebank’s toxic PFAS chemicals
Residents opposed to the development of one of Australia’s largest freight hubs say the site requires long-term monitoring and possible intervention to prevent toxic chemicals leaching into the nearby Georges River.
- by Peter Hannam
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Waste
Fake grass may be greener, but much hotter and less friendly to environment
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes has asked his department to investigate sustainable alternatives to synthetic grass.
- by Julie Power
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Coronavirus pandemic
More than a thousand disposable face masks wash up on Lord Howe Island
The masks are believed to be from containers that fell off a ship in high seas 73 kilometres off the coast of Sydney.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
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Emissions
The new $750 million NSW program to help major emitters modernise
The NSW government will invest $750 million over the next 10 years to help big polluters modernise their technology.
- by Alexandra Smith
Effluent to the affluent: Mosman residents suffer foul smells from tunnel upgrade
An upgrade of a major wastewater tunnel, which runs from Sydney’s western suburbs to North Head at Manly, has resulted in odours escaping into the community.
- by Andrew Taylor
Rising rivers of plastic polluting Port Phillip Bay
About 2.5 billion pieces of rubbish are flowing through the Yarra and Maribyrnong rivers each year and the problem is getting worse.
- by Benjamin Preiss
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Matt Kean
‘The product is dangerous’: NSW moves to ban toxic firefighting chemical
Australia remains one of the only countries in the world not to have introduced a ban at a federal level by ratifying a United Nations treaty.
- by Carrie Fellner