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Why are some Australian households about to be charged for generating too much solar power?

NSW energy firms can impose fees on households exporting surplus power – but there are ways to minimise the charge

The Guardian - AU · May 18, 2024

Minister won't step in over alleged logging breaches

NSW parliament has rejected calls to urgently suspend logging over claims the Forestry Corporation is failing to properly look for endangered greater gliders.

AAP · May 16, 2024

Bush users go to court to halt mass brumby cull

A decision to cull thousands of wild horses in a heritage park using aerial shooting has been criticised by a community group as an act of animal cruelty.

AAP · May 15, 2024

Funding to stop Merewether and Bar Beach becoming the next Stockton

The iconic coastline needs 'significant intervention'.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 27, 2024

State faces huge bill for major coal-plant's lifeline

A leading energy analyst is urging the NSW government not to extend the life of a major coal-fired power plant and instead invest in zero-emissions solutions.

AAP · Mar 27, 2024

Juvenile discovery breeds hope for park's platypuses

A juvenile platypus has been found after the mammals were reintroduced in Sydney's Royal National Park, where they have been locally extinct for decades.

AAP · Mar 21, 2024

NSW failed to monitor offsets while endangered ecosystems were cleared for western Sydney homes

Environment department spokesperson says offset program for the area has continued despite failure to file reports for three years

The Guardian - AU · Mar 20, 2024

Continued logging of NSW koala habitat is ‘a profound tragedy’, conservationist says

Another campaigner says state environment minister ‘refuses to do anything’ ahead of koala protection summit in Sydney

The Guardian - AU · Mar 17, 2024

NSW to double penalties for worst environmental crimes in wake of asbestos crisis

Planned overhaul of Environment Protection Authority’s powers to be biggest since it began in 1991, government says

The Guardian - AU · Mar 13, 2024

Asbestos report delayed after fish kill inquiry ordered

Scientific advice into the reuse of asbestos-contaminated waste will be delivered a year late after other matters came up, it has been revealed.

AAP · Mar 10, 2024