PFAS have been detected in the catchment area at levels within Australia’s drinking water guidelines but above US safety thresholds. They’re even in wildlife such as platypuses.
Testing shows bacteria levels in the Yarra River can vary dramatically. But some daring Melbourne swimmers still risk it.
A lack of water supply threatens to delay the construction of thousands of new homes in Macquarie Park.
Complex plans to upgrade south-east Queensland’s key water supply and flood mitigation dam by 2035 are years in the works. A hidden report sheds new light on why.
Cars and golfers give way to bots and billabongs in the NGV’s 2070 vision for our much-maligned river.
The Great Barrier Reef will remain on the list of UNESCO World Heritage sites - for now.
Multiple development plans,including a mega tourist resort,have been knocked back at this environmentally and culturally sensitive Victorian inlet. Is it just a matter of time before a big proposal gets through?
For the third consecutive week,water in the Paris river has exhibited unsafe levels of E.coli,raising concerns with the Olympics weeks away.
A cattle station owner’s plan to build a hydroelectric power station on his property raises broader questions about land and water use,and the responsibility of authorities to take cultural values into account in granting permits for projects.
The Yindjibarndi people chasing Fortescue for $500 million compensation now want the independent environment regulator to consider tightening the regulation of the high-grade Solomon mine.
Many Australians were nurtured on the belief their drinking water was the world’s best,but it now emerges we’ve been drinking tap water turned toxic by so-called forever chemicals and authorities.