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Water decision will be useless if environmental powers go to states - March 18, 2013
Conservationists are worried Environment Minister Tony Burke’s decision to use the federal environment law to protect water resources from coal seam gas projects will count for nothing if final approval powers for big developments are handed to state governments.
Federal oversight vital to protect water resources - March 12, 2013
The federal government’s decision to include water as a trigger in the Environment Protection & Biodiversity Conservation Act is an important step, because state governments have made a mess of regulating coal seam gas mining and other water-polluting activities.
Environmental watering is helping the Murray return to health - February 18, 2013
Today marks a milestone in the quest to restore the Murray-Darling to health, with landholders, governments, environment groups and Murray River communities collaborating to return 100 megalitres of water to Clark’s floodplain in South Australia.