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WA Today - AdCentre » Having launched with a bold and fearless approach in 2008, WAtoday has cemented its place as a trusted news source in WA. We are driven to connect our loyal and highly engaged audience to issues that matter to them in state politics, the community, environment and sport. With a dedicated team of passionate... Adcentre.com.au

EPA recommends WA government's shark cull plan not go ahead » Sep 11, 2014 ...The West Australian government's plan to operate shark kill zones off WA beaches for the next three years has been rejected by the Environmental Protection ... Watoday.com.au

Environmental News | Weather, Climate Change & Conservation » Read the latest and breaking Environmental News include weather updates, climate change, global warming, conservation, animals, water, energy and more. Smh.com.au

'Upward trends' of ammonia confirmed in groundwater at Ipswich » Aug 31, 2017 ...Ammonia, discovered in groundwater at Swanbank, is a substance that is toxic to fish in water catchments in poor condition. "Upward trends" of ammonia - which is toxic to fish - have been found in a borehole at one of the landfills in Ipswich, Queensland's Environment Department has confirmed. Swanbank... Brisbanetimes.com.au

Save Our Swan » Phosphates are highly soluble and play a number of important roles in detergents, but they are also an environmental hazard, feeding algal blooms and killing aquatic invertebrates. Phosphates enter wetlands, rivers and creeks by seeping into groundwater in unsewered areas or by washing into stormwater drains when... Smh.com.au

EPA Selects Oregon Tradeswomen, Inc. for $200,000 Environmental ... » May 16, 2017 ...Seattle, WA – Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the selection of Oregon Tradeswomen for a $200,000 Environmental Workforce Development and Job Training grant. The grant is one of 14 that will be awarded nationally. “Brownfields job training programs are a win-win for... Epa.gov

State refuses to front Senate inquiry into dead fauna at Roe 8 site » Feb 24, 2017 ...Bureaucrats flown from Canberra for a snap Senate inquiry into alleged environmental breaches at the Roe 8 project site in Coolbellup continued to resist ... Watoday.com.au

WA environment minister 'comfortable' with bulldozing bushland for ... » Jan 12, 2017 ...WA Environment Minister Albert Jacob has rejected calls to stop clearing 98ha of bushland for the controversial Roe 8 road project and wait another eight weeks ... Watoday.com.au

'Hidden environmental crisis' exposed in tree-clearing report » Oct 5, 2017 ...Tree-clearing rates in Queensland have increased by one-third and are now at their highest level since 2003-04. Satellite imagery documenting change in vegetation shows 45 per cent of bushland was cleared in Great Barrier Reef river catchments, allowing more sediment to flow out onto the Great Barrier... Smh.com.au

Benjamin Law: caring for the environment means caring for ourselves » Nov 24, 2017 ...Connecting to nature is often seen as indulgent or airy-fairy. But it's far more primal and urgent than that. Watoday.com.au