The common food packaging ingredient linked to autism

The common food packaging ingredient linked to autism

Prenatal exposure to BPA plastic chemicals has been linked with an increased likelihood of children developing autism.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons

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‘Deliberate secrecy’:Sydney radioactive site cleaned up after a century of delay

‘Deliberate secrecy’:Sydney radioactive site cleaned up after a century of delay

Residents recall idyllic childhoods,playing by the Parramatta River foreshore and working in vegetable gardens. What they didn’t know was the extent of radiation contamination that has only now been cleaned up.

  • byBen Cubby
‘Like Donald Trump designed it’:The Sydney smokestack compared to a chicken nugget

‘Like Donald Trump designed it’:The Sydney smokestack compared to a chicken nugget

A proposed gold ventilation outlet at the end of the tunnel that connects the new Western Harbour Tunnel from Rozelle to the north shore has angered locals.

  • byJulie Power
The asbestos clean-up in Melbourne parks has begun. It will cost ratepayers more than $500k
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The asbestos clean-up in Melbourne parks has begun. It will cost ratepayers more than $500k

Residents of Hobsons Bay City Council are on the hook for over half a million dollars to replace asbestos-contaminated mulch,first found by a local father in April.

  • byRachael Dexter
Royal National Park a haven for native species,environmental stocktake shows

Royal National Park a haven for native species,environmental stocktake shows

The biggest ecological survey to date for Australia’s oldest national park and adjoining areas found previously unseen mammal species.

  • byCaitlin Fitzsimmons
What if renewables don’t deliver the cheapest power,after all?
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What if renewables don’t deliver the cheapest power,after all?

We must reduce emissions. But while the science is settled,the costings are not.

  • byParnell Palme McGuinness
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Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage

Mount Everest’s highest camp is littered with frozen garbage

Four dead bodies,11 tonnes of garbage and a skeleton were removed from the world’s tallest mountain during this year’s climbing season.

  • byBinaj Gurubacharya
Record river sewage spill worse than first reported

Record river sewage spill worse than first reported

Already described as Queensland’s biggest sewage spill,an independent report now reveals the Gold Coast leak was worse than first reported.

  • byLaine Clark
Seine awash with bacteria one month before open-water Olympic swimming

Seine awash with bacteria one month before open-water Olympic swimming

For the third consecutive week,water in the Paris river has exhibited unsafe levels of E.coli,raising concerns with the Olympics weeks away.

  • byRob Harris
‘Major pollution incident’:Toxic sludge poisons pristine Sydney river,expert says

‘Major pollution incident’:Toxic sludge poisons pristine Sydney river,expert says

The NSW Environment Protection Authority warned about the pollution two years ago but has made no attempt to clean it up.

  • byBen Cubby
Australia’s houseboat community is growing,but life isn’t as idyllic as you’d think

Australia’s houseboat community is growing,but life isn’t as idyllic as you’d think

Houseboats are a popular accommodation option for holidaymakers,but long-term stays aren’t for the inexperienced or faint-hearted.

  • byAmber Schultz