ABC Home | Radio | TV | News | Local | Environment | More Subjects… | Shop

ABC News

Tag: Pollution

Tides reveal contaminated sand: resident

March 10, 2010 14:00:00

A Sunshine Coast resident says oil from last year's massive spill off the south east Queensland coast is leeching out of the sand on Mudjimba Beach.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, environment, oceans-and-reefs, pollution, water-pollution, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, mudjimba-4564, tangalooma-4025

Report critical of delays in oil clean up

March 10, 2010 11:05:00

A report into the response to the Pacific Adventurer oil spill off south east Queensland says logistical delays put wildlife at further risk.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, environment, oceans-and-reefs, pollution, water-pollution, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, tangalooma-4025

Cars threaten to reverse air quality improvements

March 9, 2010 11:00:00

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]

Tags: environment, pollution, air-pollution, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, australia, nsw, campbelltown-2560

Brown stirs up water testing doubts

March 8, 2010 06:00:00

Greens Senator Bob Brown says letters sent to residents in Tasmania's north-east about the results of testing of the local water supply raise more questions than answers.[MORE]

Tags: pollution, water-pollution, health, environmental-health, rivers, water-supply, tas, st-helens-7216

Department hoses down timber toxin fears

March 7, 2010 07:43:00

The Tasmanian Health Department has written to St Helens residents reassuring them they face no danger from the town's water supply.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, environment, pollution, water-pollution, health, environmental-health, rivers, water, timber, australia, tas, st-helens-7216

Proposed logging raises catchment fears

March 5, 2010 12:12:00

A new action group on the New South Wales far south coast says there are serious public health concerns relating to planned logging in a nearby forest.[MORE]

Tags: pollution, rain-forests-and-forest, recycling-and-waste-management, water, environmental-impact, wyndham-2550

Rosebery soil tests show heavy metals

March 4, 2010 20:33:00

Mining company MMG says soil sampling around Rosebery has found elevated heavy metal levels in some areas, but maintains the health risks are minimal.[MORE]

Tags: mining, environment, pollution, environmental-health, regional, tas, hobart-7000, launceston-7250, rosebery-7470

Council joins waterways partnership

March 1, 2010 13:08:00

Isaac Regional Council will enter a partnership that will see improvements in monitoring of central Queensland waterways near mines.[MORE]

Tags: environment, pollution, water-pollution, government-and-politics, local-government, water, qld, mackay-4740, nebo-4742

Boil water alert remains for Bemboka

March 1, 2010 05:37:00

A boil water alert remains in force today at a New South Wales far south coast town despite good test results.[MORE]

Tags: pollution, local-government, environmental-health, water, bega-2550, bemboka-2550

ETS will 'force retailers to increase prices'

February 26, 2010 17:15:00

A retail lobby group says Prime Minister Kevin Rudd needs to meet with small business owners to understand the impact of the Government's proposed emissions trading scheme[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, retail, environment, climate-change, environmental-management, pollution, air-pollution, government-and-politics, federal-government, activism-and-lobbying, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Misleading algae reports hurting tourism

February 26, 2010 13:00:00

Shane Strudwick, the director of the tourism business Discover Murray, says there is widespread misunderstanding about an outbreak of blue-green algae upstream on the River Murray.[MORE]

Tags: tourism, pollution, water-pollution, travel-and-tourism, rivers, water, renmark-5341

Timor Sea oil leak reached Indonesia

February 25, 2010 17:31:00

A test sample confirms last year's oil leak from Montara well reached Indonesia.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, oil-and-gas, environment, oceans-and-reefs, pollution, water-pollution, federal-government, health, rural, fishing-aquaculture, australia, indonesia, thailand

Gradual phase in for fertiliser plans

February 25, 2010 14:45:00

The Western Australian Government will look at a gradual phase in of the use of low water-soluble phosphorus fertilisers after WA farmers expressed concern about not meeting the June 2011 deadline.[MORE]

Tags: environment, pollution, water-pollution, rural, fertilisers, australia, wa, albany-6330, broome-6725, bunbury-6230, geraldton-6530, kalgoorlie-6430, karratha-6714

Miners await water discharge fines decision

February 25, 2010 13:36:00

Bowen Basin coal mining companies will have to wait until investigations are completed to find out if they will be fined for water discharges into rivers in central Queensland.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, environment, mining, pollution, water-pollution, coal, australia, qld, rockhampton-4700

Boil water alert remains at Bemboka

February 25, 2010 06:00:00

The Bega Valley Shire Council on the New South Wales far south coast says a boil water alert for Bemboka remains in place.[MORE]

Tags: pollution, local-government, water, bemboka-2550

No congestion charge for Brisbane: Premier

February 24, 2010 18:00:00

The Queensland Opposition says it does not believe the Government's promise that it will not introduce a congestion charge in Brisbane's CBD. [MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, environment, pollution, government-and-politics, parliament, state-parliament, states-and-territories, road-transport, australia, qld, brisbane-4000

Minister 'jumped the gun' over Xstrata tests

February 24, 2010 09:24:00

The Opposition says the State Government was too quick to threaten action against Xstrata in Mount Isa.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining, business-regulation, environment, pollution, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, child-health-and-behaviour, australia, qld, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825

Bega council lifts boil water alert

February 23, 2010 10:00:00

The Bega Valley Council on the far south coast has lifted its boil water alert for parts of the shire, after approval from New South Wales Health.[MORE]

Tags: pollution, local-government, water, bega-2550, bemboka-2550, tathra-2550

Fish kill blamed on algal bloom

February 22, 2010 14:12:00

An algal bloom is to blame for the deaths of more than 1,000 fish on Western Australia's south coast.[MORE]

Tags: environment, pollution, water-pollution, animals, albany-6330, denmark-6333

Mount Isa lead levels safe: Xstrata

February 22, 2010 13:41:00

Mining giant Xstrata says it has been cleared of releasing dangerous levels of lead into the air at the Queensland mining town of Mount Isa.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, mining, business-regulation, pollution, air-pollution, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, health, child-health-and-behaviour, lead, qld, mount-isa-4825

Xstrata cannot confirm high Mount Isa lead levels

February 19, 2010 19:18:00

Xstrata Mount Isa Mines says it is investigating the possibility that one of its air monitoring sites had a higher-than-allowable lead level last year.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, mining, environment, environmental-management, pollution, air-pollution, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, mount-isa-4825

Shipping companies to pay for oil spill clean-up

February 19, 2010 19:02:00

Shipping companies will temporarily pay a higher levy to help meet the cost of cleaning up the oil spill off the south-east Queensland coast last year.[MORE]

Tags: disasters-and-accidents, accidents, maritime-accidents, emergency-incidents, environment, oceans-and-reefs, pollution, water-pollution, government-and-politics, federal-government, environmental-impact, environmental-policy, australia, qld, brisbane-4000, maroochydore-4558, southport-4215

Siloam pool gets all-clear

February 19, 2010 12:10:00

The Wattle Range Council says the Pool of Siloam salt lake discolouration at Beachport in south-east South Australia is not a health risk to people going in the water.[MORE]

Tags: environment, pollution, water-pollution, local-government, health, environmental-health, water, environmental-impact, beachport-5280, mount-gambier-5290

Warning of poor air quality in Melbourne's west

February 17, 2010 10:03:00

The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a warning to residents about poor air quality in parts of Melbourne's west.[MORE]

Tags: environment, pollution, air-pollution, health, vic, yarraville-3013