Tag: Environmental Health
Education Dept agrees to investigate cancer cases at Hazelwood School
Tasmania's Education Department expects to report back to staff at Hobart's Hazelwood School within two weeks about how it plans to investigate a possible cancer cluster.[MORE]
Gippsland Lakes 'beyond repair'
A former manager of the Lake Wellington Rivers Authority, Ross Scott, says the Gippsland Lakes have deteriorated beyond the point of no return.[MORE]
Cancer cluster school test doubts
Tasmania's Education Department has admitted knowing about a possible cancer cluster at a Hobart school for more than 2 years.[MORE]
Green group lobbies against coal port plan
The Capricorn Conservation Council (CCC) says it will be writing to Federal Environment Minister Peter Garrett about a proposed coal port at Shoalwater Bay in central Queensland.[MORE]
Power station health study important, says Minister
The ACT Government has denied the work of a health impact assesment steering group on a controversial power station in Canberra's south is being dumped. [MORE]
2nd Mt Isa family launches legal action over lead levels
A second family has launched legal action over heightened lead levels in the north-western Queensland city of Mount Isa.[MORE]
Green groups say native forest logging unsustainable
Environment groups say recent strikes over VicForests' new harvest and haulage tendering process show logging of native forests is unsustainable.[MORE]
Govt urged to ensure river environmental flows
Environment Victoria is calling on the State Government to ensure the state's rivers get their full environmental allocations each year.[MORE]
Climate change warning
Tasmania's most senior health official has warned that climate change could have a bigger impact on the state's medical future than our ageing population.[MORE]
QLD heath dismisses Gladstone, Isa comparisons
Queensland Health has dismissed comparisons between air pollution from industry in Gladstone and high lead levels in Mount Isa.[MORE]
Abalone industry concerned poachers could spread shellfish disease
Gippsland's abalone industry is concerned that abalone poaching could spread a deadly shellfish disease from the other side of the state to the east coast.[MORE]
Residents cynical over health study
Opponents of a gas-fired power station planned for Tuggeranong have little confidence the Government will consider the findings of a health impact study.[MORE]
Water supplies pass health check
The latest report on Tasmania's drinking water has found all of the state's major suppliers are meeting public health guidelines. [MORE]
Bribie Is tidal breakthrough threat low: council
The Sunshine Coast Regional Council says there appears to be no immediate threat of a tidal breakthrough at the northern end of Bribie Island.[MORE]
Firth to unveil Mulga Creek wetlands project
The Mulga Creek catchment wetlands project will be officially opened today by the Minister for Climate Change and the Environment, Verity Firth.[MORE]
Study finds lead contamination in Esperance
A Conservation Council study has found more evidence of lead contamination in Esperance.[MORE]
Debate rages on radioactive waste dump
Radiation safety experts say a centralised national dump is needed for Australia's growing stockpiles of radioactive waste.[MORE]
Surprise over Campaspe River poor health report
Aspects of a report rating the Campaspe River as being in very poor condition have been described as a surprise.[MORE]
Irrigators deny blame for Murray's poor health
The New South Wales Irrigators Council says irrigators are not to blame for the health of the Murray-Darling Basin, particularly the lower lakes and the Coorong.[MORE]
CMA up-beat about Namoi fix
The Namoi Catchment Management Authority (CMA) says problems in the catchment highlighted by the Murray-Darling Basin Commission can be fixed.[MORE]
Paroo rated basin's healthiest river ecosystem: report
The Paroo River Valley is the only river ecosystem considered in good health in the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]
Radiation checks lessened at mine: Greens
The Greens say standards for radiation monitoring at the Olympic Dam uranium mine have been reduced.[MORE]
Leaked report warns of Murray damage threat
A leaked scientific report has warned there is a critical six month window to save key parts of the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]
Murrumbidgee report to help finalise Murray diversions cap
A report on water and climate change in the Murrumbidgee region will assist in finalising a new cap on water diversions in the Murray-Darling Basin.[MORE]
Tests fail to find cause of Atherton cancers
Environmental tests at the Atherton Fire Station in Queensland's far north have failed to pinpoint the cause of a cancer cluster.[MORE]
