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NSW environment movement "losing confidence in the EPA" over greater gliders
May 27, 2024
MEDIA RELEASEMay 27, 2024 The environment movement is losing confidence in the NSW Environment Protection Authority after a dramatic backflip on greater glider protection, described as “a roadmap to extinction for the greater glider”. Trees with hollows occupied by the endangered species are supposed...
Read MorePeak environment body welcomes support for household batteries
May 24, 2024
May 24th 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed the announcement of new incentives for household batteries. Households with solar panels will be able to receive between $1600 to $2400 off the...
Read MorePeak environment group blasts taxpayer-funded extension of coal plant
May 23, 2024
MEDIA RELEASEMay 23rd 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today criticised the government’s regrettable decision to use taxpayer money keeping the Eraring coal-fired power station open. “This is bad news for the climate...
Read MoreNew guidelines for greenhouse gas emissions welcomed
May 21, 2024
May 21st 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today welcomed new measures to address climate change in NSW planning decisions. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released new draft guidelines, which for the first...
Read MorePeak Environmental bodies welcome change to Offshore Petroleum Bill to remove fast-track approvals
May 17, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE16th May 2024 Australia’s peak state and territory environmental bodies today welcomed the agreement between the Greens and the Albanese government to amend the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Legislation Amendment (Safety and Other Measures) Bill 2024 by removing Schedule 2, Part 2....
Read MorePolling shows record support for stronger nature protection laws
May 09, 2024
MEDIA RELEASEMay 9, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today released polling that shows overwhelming support for stronger nature protection laws in NSW. The results of this representative sample of over 1000...
Read MoreNSW biodiversity worse than ever, habitat clearing the key driver, says government report
May 08, 2024
MEDIA RELEASE May 8th, 2024 The Nature Conservation Council of New South Wales (NCC), the state’s leading environmental advocacy organisation, has today labelled new Government data on biodiversity loss ‘a shocking and deeply frustrating failure to meet our obligation to protect nature’. ...
Read More188 breaches of new condition designed to protect greater gliders
May 03, 2024
JOINT MEDIA RELEASEMay 3, 2024 Conservation groups are demanding an urgent investigation and prosecution after detecting 188 alleged breaches by Forestry Corp NSW of a new condition designed to save endangered greater gliders. In a letter to the NSW EPA, the groups called for...
Read MoreJoint statement of the Alliance for Nature on NSW habitat clearing laws
May 01, 2024
1 May 2024 The Alliance for Nature NSW is a coalition of leading environmental organisations working together to achieve the best possible outcomes for habitats and wildlife. Together, we represent 220 member groups or branches and around 250,000 supporters and landholders across the state....
Read MoreFederal Court judgment allowing the pursuit of environment groups ‘anti-democratic’ - Peak Environment Groups
April 26, 2024
MEDIA RELEASEApril 26th 2024 Australia’s peak environment groups have expressed their alarm and profound opposition to the Federal Court’s decision to allow Santos to pursue environment groups that were not directly involved in a recent court case against them. The decision means that...
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