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A new report from the Climate Council has found air pollution is endangering children at thousands of schools and childcare centres The pollution exposes developing children to face increased risk of asthma attacks, reduced lung functions and respiratory conditions. Although urban city planning can play a role in how much exposure to pollution children can …
An 82-year-old Aboriginal elder and long-time activist has been released on bail following his arrest for allegedly trespassing on ancestral lands. Uncle Jim Everett was arrested during a protest against native forest logging in Tasmania. Uncle Jim’s arrest comes at a time when tensions are high in Tasmania over native forest logging and land rights …
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A new study from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute and University of Melbourne found that higher levels of air pollution during infancy are linked to an increased risk of developing peanut allergies, the allergies can last throughout childhood. This research is the first to use oral food challenges to examine this connection, suggesting that improving …
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Last week the Global Nature Positive Summit kicked off in Sydney, bringing leaders together from across the world to discuss effective ways to protect and repair our environment. First Nations leaders and representatives across different sectors gathered at the summit to build understanding of the changes required to value nature and address biodiversity loss. New …
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Recent research from the University of Queensland found Australia’s environmental laws are failing to stop high rates of land clearing for agriculture, development, and mining. The data collected between 2014 and 2021, revealed that two-thirds of the clearing was potentially non-compliant with at least one applicable law. Image: Image: Unsplash/ Matt Palmer Produced By: Sameen …
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Brisbane will host the 2032 Olympic Games and there’s been much discourse over which sporting facilities should be revamped or rebuilt. Some proposals call for stadiums to be built over green spaces such as Brisbane’s heritage listed Victoria Park, which has sparked the old debate of infrastructure versus the environment. Story supplied by 4ZZZ Image: …
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We have heard today how planting more trees can help individuals as well as communities, but here in Australia, a country with a vast area of forests, how is the struggle going between native tree logging and civil protest to save the trees. Environmental as Anything is a podcast and community radio show where this …
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Imagine the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground, but rather than cricket or AFL being played there, picture it filled to the top of the stands, with food waste. Stale sandwiches, soggy pasta, mouldy tomatoes, and then imagine that ten times and you have the 7.6 million tons of food waste created by this country each year. …
National Food Waste Summit tackles Australia’s 7.6 million tons of food waste Read More »