#environmental-policy — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #environmental-policy, aggregated by home.social.
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Greens co-founder weighs in on party split over koala park carbon credits
By Evelyn Manfield and Lexie JeuniewicAustralian Greens founding figure Bob Brown has backed the three senators who took the rare step of crossing the floor to vote against the party on plans to develop the Great Koala Park in NSW.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-11/koala-park-carbon-credits-vote-divides-greens/107140178
#TheGreens #EnvironmentalPolicy #Conservation #EvelynManfield #LexieJeuniewic
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Watchdog's floodplain admission sparks call for immediate embargo
By Michael Condon and Cara JefferyCalls to halt floodplain harvesting are mounting after NSW's chief water regulator revealed uncertainty around enforcing the state's water laws.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/nsw-floodplain-harvesting-legal-concerns/107083438
#WaterResources #IrrigatedFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterSupply #MichaelCondon #CaraJeffery
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RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·[OPINION] Next decade of Philippine climate action set in new but incomplete NDC
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Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
By Hannah RossOpponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.
#RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #Activism #HousingPolicy #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #HannahRoss
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MotoGP is on track for Adelaide — here's what's planned in the parklands
Plans for Adelaide to host future MotoGP races are about more than the track and the trees, according to the SA government, which is promising what amounts to a sweeping refurbishment of the eastern parklands.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-02/what-motogp-means-for-the-adelaide-parklands/107097274
#MotorSports #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EnvironmentalPolicy #EnvironmentalImpacts #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning
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28,000 irrigators lose $1.5-billion class action against MDBA
By Emily DoakThe Murray-Darling Basin Authority (MDBA) has won a long-running class action brought by 28,000 irrigators who argued its mismanagement caused lost profits and high water prices.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-31/judgment-in-murray-darling-basin-class-action/107096734
#Courts #MurrayDarlingBasin #IrrigatedFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #EmilyDoak
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Commercial fishers frustrated with delays to compensation
By Joanna Prendergast and Chris LewisNine months after their fishery was closed due to sustainability concerns, some commercial demersal fishers are still waiting for compensation payments from the WA government.
#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #EnvironmentalPolicy #Agribusiness #StateandTerritoryGovernment #JoannaPrendergast #ChrisLewis
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Indigenous rangers call for funding to protect remote NT from bird flu
By Jane BardonIndigenous ranger groups are calling for more money to help them protect vulnerable bird and animal species from the threat of H5N1 bird flu.
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Government accused of 'logging by another name' in WA forests
By Neve BrissendenSouth West locals say the WA government's support for ecological thinning is deeply concerning, and a number of scientists agree.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/ecological-thinning-experiment-wa-native-logging/107071374
#ForestryLoggingandTimberIndustry #Forests #Conservation #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalPolicy #NeveBrissenden
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RAPPLER | Philippine & World News | Investigative Journalism | Data | Civic Engagement | Public Interest [Unofficial] @[email protected] ·
[OPINYON] P1.9 trilyon sa flood control: Nasaan ang science?
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Woodside oil spill plan under fire as approval decision nears
By Alistair BatesWith final advice due by the end of the year, critics point to Woodside's own modelling to sink the $30 billion gas project.
#OilandGas #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalPolicy #WaterPollution #NaturalResources #AlistairBates
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Fungi fans celebrate its recognition as nature's third living kingdom
By Hannah RossThe Australian Labor Party's national platform now explicitly recognises fungi alongside flora and fauna.
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Golf course in court as parklands protesters take on SA government
By Leah MacLennanAn attempt to halt the state government's redevelopment of the North Adelaide golf course is underway before the Federal Court, where protesters opposed to the parklands project gathered this morning.
#Courts #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalImpacts #EnvironmentalPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #Golf #Sport #LeahMacLennan
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DATE: August 14, 2026 at 08:21AM
SOURCE: SOCIALPSYCHOLOGY.ORGTITLE: How Europe Can Prevent a Repeat of This Year's Devastating Wildfires
Source: Science
A wave of wildfires across Southern Europe has so far this year burned more than half a million hectares—an area equivalent to Grand Canyon National Park—far exceeding the area burned by August 2025, the worst year on record. Indeed, since the 1980s, the number of "fire weather" days—scorching, dry, breezy days—has more than doubled across much of the region, exacerbated by climate change. What, then, can be done to avoid more years like 2026?
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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #EuropeWildfires #FireWeather #ClimateChange #WildfirePrevention #SouthernEurope #BurnArea #ForestFireSafety #ClimateAdaptation #FireSeason #EnvironmentalPolicy
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Historic farm's sale to carbon credit company raises community ire
By Danielle PopeThis 30,000-hectare property is the largest cattle farm in Victoria. But it's facing a very different future that will involve more native planting than before.
#SustainableandAlternativeFarming #BeefCattleFarming #EnvironmentalPolicy #DaniellePope
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Engineer says 50 years of erosion research being ignored
By Cath AdamsA co-author of the first NSW Coastal Protection Act says 50 years of research is being undermined by courts allowing people to protect their own properties at select locations.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-05/beach-erosion-expert-claims-research-ignored/106746240
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Renewable rollout prioritised speed over 'social licence', inquiry finds
By Max Tillman and Amelia BernasconiThe NSW inquiry into renewable energy zones has found the state government has "fallen short" of meaningful engagement with impacted communities.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/nsw-renewable-energy-zone-inquiry-final-report/106974818
#RegionalCommunities #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #RenewableEnergy #StateandTerritoryParliament #MaxTillman #AmeliaBernasconi
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Code that deems native plants 'invasive' sparks clearing fears
By Catherine JamesA report finds more than 3.2 million hectares of land in New South Wales is covered by clearing permits allowing native plants to be removed.
#LandClearing #LandManagement #EnvironmentalImpacts #Trees #EnvironmentalPolicy #NativeSpecies #Agriculture #Conservation #CatherineJames
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Why these Sydney neighbours built a backyard wildlife corridor
By Declan BowringConcerned about developments on Sydney's urban fringe, these residents combined their powers to save space for the natural world on their doorstep.
#EnvironmentalManagement #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalImpacts #NationalParks #Animals #EnvironmentalPolicy #DeclanBowring
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Watchdog sends NSW emissions warning amid 'insatiable' data centre surge
By Bridget MurphyThe NSW Net Zero Commission recommends tighter planning controls for the approval of coal extensions and data centres, as it predicts the state will fall short of its legislated 2030 emissions reduction target.
#EnvironmentalPolicy #Environment #ClimateChange #BridgetMurphy
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Current EU and UK wildlife protection frameworks are anthropocentric and fragmented, requiring an urgent legislative transition to integrate animal sentience and recognize animals as individuals capable of experiencing suffering.
#ConservationBiology #EnvironmentalLaw #EnvironmentalPolicy #Zoology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/07/cons07202601.html
