Tag: Pollution
Fitzroy river safe despite blue-green algae: professor
Fitzroy River Water in Rockhampton in central Queensland says the region's treated water supply is safe from a strain of blue-green algae that is potentially harmful to humans and livestock. [MORE]
Waste facility plans anger Perisher community
The manager of a hotel at Perisher Valley in the New Spouth Wales Snowy Mountains says authorities have failed to consult the community about plans to build a new waste facility. [MORE]
Floods damage water supplies
Floods have caused havoc to water supplies in North East Victoria. [MORE]
Bellbrook's water trucking saga at an end
Water no longer has to be trucked-in to the Upper Macleay town of Bellbrook.[MORE]
Toxic algae could kill humans, livestock: study
Research into a new toxic blue green algae found in central Queensland waterways shows it could harm humans and kill livestock.[MORE]
Naval base fuel leaks into Sydney Harbour
About 200 litres of aviation fuel has spilled into Sydney Harbour off Garden Island.[MORE]
Beach reopened after bacteria outbreak
A bacteria outbreak at Darwin's Nightcliff Beach has subsided.[MORE]
Water company fined over Barossa chemical spill
United Water has been fined $80,000 over a chemical spill that harmed a Barossa Valley creek in SA.[MORE]
Oil spill clean up moves to shoreline
Newcastle Port officials will resume cleaning up an oil spill in the harbour today as RSPCA workers continue to care for sick birds.[MORE]
Newcastle oil spill clean-up continues
The clean-up of an oil spill is continuing in the Port of Newcastle, with several tonnes collected and more than a dozen birds needing treatment.[MORE]
Fate of biofuel depends on oil price stability
Future oil prices will determine whether a biofuels industry can succeed in Australia, experts say.[MORE]
Oil spill clean-up resumes
The Newcastle Port Corporation today hopes to complete the clean-up of an oil spill in the harbour.[MORE]
Oil spill clean up efforts underway
An oil spill in Newcastle Harbour has been contained and efforts are underway to clean it up and find out where it came from.[MORE]
Brisbane's public bikes 'designed for commuters'
Brisbane Lord Mayor Campbell Newman says the council's new public bike hire scheme is mainly designed for commuters rather than tourists and recreational users. [MORE]
Residents will quiz UGC experts over water contamination
South Burnett Mayor David Carter says underground coal gasification (UGC) experts addressing a public meeting tonight at Kingaroy in southern Queensland need to prove they are independent of the State Government. [MORE]
Illegal dumping increasing in Bega Valley
The Bega Valley Shire Council on the New South Wales far south coast says it is worried about an increase in illegal dumping in the region.[MORE]
Alcoa guilty of polluting
The aluminium producer Alcoa has pleaded guilty to breaching its Wagerup refinery licence.[MORE]
Thousands of dead fish found at Mississippi's mouth
Thousands of fish have turned up dead at the mouth of the Mississippi River, prompting authorities to check whether oil was the cause of the mass death.[MORE]
Environment groups sceptical about Hazelwood phase-out
Environment groups are accusing the Victorian Government of playing politics with the Hazelwood Power station in the Latrobe Valley.[MORE]
BP accused of withholding oil spill documents
The owner of the rig involved in the Gulf of Mexico disaster has accused oil giant BP of hiding key data needed for an investigation probe.[MORE]
Govt urged to release bacteria outbreak results
The Government has been urged to release long-awaited test results that point to the cause of recent E.coli outbreaks in Darwin Harbour. [MORE]
Protest over 'constant' cement dust
Dozens of Cockburn residents have staged a protest outside parliament house over concerns about corrosive dust from a local cement factory.[MORE]
Botany's toxic waste heading for Denmark
Hazardous waste from Botany Bay in Sydney's east will be shipped to Denmark after the Federal Government granted an export permit.[MORE]
Farmers sign up for reef conservation project
A Wide Bay Burnett conservation group says it is pleased with the number of farmers registering for the latest round of Reef Rescue project funding.[MORE]
Nearly 80pc of Gulf spill oil still in water: experts
Nearly 80 per cent of the oil spilled from a BP well in the Gulf of Mexico is still in the gulf, US scientists have estimated, challenging a more optimistic assessment by the US government earlier in the month.[MORE]
