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Chemical contaminants threaten wildlife more widely than thought
Open Forum | August 29, 2018An international team of scientists led by Monash University has warned that the danger to wildlife through chemical pollution is a wider problem than previously thought as the effects of indirect contamination are not being factored into discussions.
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It’s easy being green – or not?
Max Thomas | June 25, 2018Most people are now rightly concerned about the environment, but does popular concern necessarily translate into effective action?
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Australian sponges made from waste can soak up oil spills
Freya Langley | April 24, 2018Australian scientists have developed a reusable sponge-like polymer to efficiently soak up environmentally damaging oil spills in the world’s oceans.
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Australia comes bottom of the class on climate action
John Iser | November 24, 2017Australia has scored poorly in the recently released Climate Change Performance Index (CCPI) coming 54 of 57 countries and remaining a long way from Paris targets. Dr John Iser of Doctors for the Environment discusses the major additional effort to be undertaken if Australia is to increase its ranking.