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10 Feb 2021
Nature Conservation Council: EPA agrees to consult Central Coast residents on Vales Point asthma pollution levels
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has agreed to public consultation before determining whether to let Vales Point power station keep emitting high levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) for another five years.
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14 Jan 2021
Nature Conservation Council: Coal power should not be above the law on clean air
Vales Point power station, one of the state’s biggest polluters, must not be granted another five-year exemption from the Clean Air Regulation, according to the Nature Conservation Council.
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4 Jan 2021
Vales Point power station’s billionaire beggars receive $62 million dividend for FY2019-20
Vales Point power station owners Trevor St Baker and Brian Flannery took $62 million in dividends in FY2019-20 but they are still earmarked for a Federal Government grant $8.7 million grant.
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16 Dec 2020
Nature Conservation Council: AGL cops record penalty after hazardous coal-ash sludge spill into Bayswater Creek
Energy giant AGL has paid a record amount in rehabilitation costs, legal fees and community payments after a pipeline at its Bayswater power station burst and released 1,440 cubic metres of hazardous...
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11 Dec 2020
Environment Victoria: Fresh concerns over Latrobe Valley mine ‘pit lakes’ in drying climate
The proposal to turn Latrobe Valley coal mines into lakes is unviable under future climate scenarios because there won’t be enough water in the Latrobe River system, says a new report from...
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27 Nov 2020
Greenpeace AP: Replacing Liddell with renewables cheaper and less polluting
The cheapest and lowest emissions option to replace the Liddell coal-burning power station in the New South Wales Hunter Valley is clean energy backed up by storage, according to a new report...
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27 Nov 2020
Greenpeace AP: Tasmania proves 100% renewable is 100% doable
Tasmania has officially reached 100% renewable energy for the first time.
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24 Nov 2020
Environment Victoria: State Budget reveals clean energy to power economic recovery
The Victorian Governments 2020/2021 budget is an excellent example of how climate solutions can drive economic recovery.
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9 Nov 2020
Nature Conservation Council: NSW energy superpower plan is a bold and crucial step for climate, jobs and power prices.
The NSW Government's Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap is a crucial step towards making NSW a low-carbon economy.
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9 Nov 2020
Greenpeace AP: Roadmap to put NSW on the path to becoming a clean energy superpower
The New South Wales Government’s new Electricity Infrastructure Roadmap will help deliver regional jobs and more cheap and reliable renewable energy.
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