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Communities have a right to know about hazardous PFAS contaminated soil
A large quantity of contaminated soil is proposed to be moved from the West Gate tunnel site in...
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Coordinator’s Report 2019
The global upwelling of citizen action on the climate emergency and the opportunities it presents...
Read MoreAustralian waste export ban signals green light for dangerous waste incineration industry.
The Prime Minister’s announcement and COAG support for a ban on waste exports should be cautiously welcomed and is long overdue following the embarrassing revelations of Australian illegal waste dumping in South East Asia....
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Ocean Pollutants Guide – Toxic Threats to Human Health and Marine Life
Marine pollutants are impacting the health of our oceans, their inhabitants and those dependent on...
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A Consensus Statement: Zero Waste solutions for Australia not waste incineration
We the undersigned, demand an immediate end to Government subsidies and finance for all waste to...
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People’s Permanent Tribunal on Human Rights and Unconventional Gas
The protection of our environment is a vital part of contemporary human rights doctrine as it...
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Congratulations to Dr Mariann Lloyd-Smith for her award!
National Toxics Network congratulates Mariann on receiving the award for ‘UN Gender Pioneer for...
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POPs chemicals in recycled plastic contaminating children’s toys
IPEN has released the findings of an investigation into the contamination of children’s toys...
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PFAS Summit and FSANZ Report on perfluorinated chemicals in food
Food Standards Australia New Zealand’s (FSANZ) have just released their Report – Perfluorinated...
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PFOA INTERVENTION 20th September 2016
As reported by the Intercept, an internal study by DuPont found higher than expected number of...
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Groups reject Orica Australia’s proposal to incinerate toxic waste in Finland
International and Australian NGOs have expressed their strong opposition to the Minister for...
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New Report: Highly hazardous pesticides in the Pacific
This report is a result of research undertaken by the non-government organisations National Toxics...
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Burning Biomass for Energy: A Fast Track to Climate Change and Adverse Health Impacts
Misdirected subsidies to the biomass industry undermine genuine clean, safe renewable energy...
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New toxic time bomb: Contaminants in marine plastic pollution
The United Nations Environment Program called marine plastics the “new toxic time- bomb”. Marine...
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