23 Sep, 2024 | Uncategorized
On September 17, 2023, the UN Special Rapporteur on Toxics and Human Rights, Marcos A. Orellana, presented his final report to the UN Human Rights Council, drawing global attention to the environmental and health impacts of toxic industries. His report, based on...
12 Sep, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Special Rapporteur on Toxins and Human Rights, Marcos A. Orellana, visited the Latrobe Valley on 1st September. The tour to several prominent sites around Australia will inform a report to the United Nations Human Rights Council in 2024. Friends of Latrobe Water,...
23 Aug, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Victorian Environmental Protection Agency (EPA Vic) plans to reduce the regulatory barriers for importing black coal fly ash from New South Wales and Queensland for use in Victoria. They recently called on submission regarding the proposed changes. The following...
9 Dec, 2021 | Uncategorized
Overnight, Australia deposited its Instrument of Ratification for the Minamata Convention on Mercury with the United Nations, officially becoming a ratified Party on 7 December 2021. The treaty will enter into force for Australia on 7 March 2022. Australia signed the...
19 Oct, 2021 | Uncategorized
Burning coal to generate electricity has resulted in Latrobe Valley’s power stations producing millions of tonnes of coal ash every year that needs to be stored, managed, rehabilitated, and if safe, reused. So, is coal ash dangerous and what will happen to these...
