Locals outraged after forever chemicals found in waterways
By Fleur Connick

For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/pfas-contamination-investigation-ourimbah-creek-catchment-nsw/106037472

#WaterPollution #EnvironmentalHealth #FleurConnick

Locals outraged after forever chemicals found in waterways

For 25 years this waterway was polluted with toxic "forever chemicals". It was only disconnected from a major drinking supply 18 months ago.

Murray-Darling Basin Plan under review for first time in 14 years
By Jackson Byrne

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority says the basin plan has delivered real benefits, but climate change, disconnected floodplains and poor water quality mean things still need to change.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/murray-darling-basin-authority-plan-review-under-way/106307966

#MurrayDarlingBasin #Water #WaterSupply #Rivers #EnvironmentalHealth #NaturalResources #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalPolicy #IrrigatedFarming #AgriculturalandFarmingPractice #RegionalCommunities #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Droughts #JacksonByrne

Murray-Darling Basin Plan under review for first time in 14 years

The Murray-Darling Basin Authority says the basin plan has delivered real benefits, but climate change, disconnected floodplains and poor water quality mean things still need to change. 

Urgent action needed on climate before NT is 'unlivable', activists warn
By Matthew Qvortrup

The Climate Justice Alliance says rising temperatures and increasingly severe heatwaves present a direct and immediate threat to people across the Territory, particularly in the Top End.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/climate-change-will-make-nt-unlivable/106301158

#ClimateChange #EnvironmentalHealth #Heatwaves #EnvironmentalImpact #MatthewQvortrup

Urgent action needed on climate before NT is 'unlivable', activists warn

The Climate Justice Alliance says rising temperatures and increasingly severe heatwaves present a direct and immediate threat to people across the Territory, particularly in the Top End.

On SA's devastated coasts citizen scientists are looking for hope
By Declan Durrant and Caroline Horn

On Kangaroo Island – where the bloom has washed death ashore for almost a year – a group of citizen scientists are focusing their efforts on "what’s still out there".

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/kangaroo-island-citizen-scientists-algal-bloom-fight-sa/106131388

#MarineBiology #MarineParks #TravelandTourism #EnvironmentalManagement #ClimateChange #EnvironmentalImpact #Oceans #Fish #EnvironmentalHealth #DeclanDurrant #CarolineHorn

On SA's devastated coasts citizen scientists are looking for hope

On Kangaroo Island – where the bloom has washed death ashore for almost a year – a group of citizen scientists are focusing their efforts on "what’s still out there". 

'Very poor' air quality recorded in Melbourne due to bushfire smoke
By Georgie Hewson and Madi Chwasta

A health warning was issued to Melbourne residents as the city was covered in smoke from a bushfire burning in the Otways, in Victoria's south-west.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/melbourne-blanketed-in-smoke-as-bushfires-burn-in-otways/106266832

#Bushfires #EnvironmentalHealth #GeorgieHewson #MadiChwasta

'Very poor' air quality recorded in Melbourne due to bushfire smoke

A health warning is issued to Melbourne residents as the city is covered in smoke from a bushfire burning in the Otways, in Victoria's south-west. 

Air quality in Melbourne rated among worst in world due to bushfire smoke
By Georgie Hewson

A health warning is issued to Melbourne residents as the city is covered in smoke from a bushfire burning in the Otways, in Victoria's south-west.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/melbourne-blanketed-in-smoke-as-bushfires-burn-in-otways/106266832

#Bushfires #EnvironmentalHealth #GeorgieHewson

'Very poor' air quality recorded in Melbourne due to bushfire smoke

A health warning is issued to Melbourne residents as the city is covered in smoke from a bushfire burning in the Otways, in Victoria's south-west. 

Residential #wood #burning is a dominant source of wintertime air #pollution in the United States, accounting for more than one-fifth of winter exposure to outdoor fine particulate matter (PM2.5).
#Environmental #Medical #AtmosphericScience #EnvironmentalHealth #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/01/env01232602.html
Wood burning in homes drives dangerous air pollution in winter

Thousands of U.S. deaths per year linked to particulate matter from wood smoke

Eco-charcoal gains traction as a cleaner, cheaper alternative to firewood {Business Africa} http://newsfeed.facilit8.network/TQVlXG #EcoCharcoal #CleanCooking #SustainableEnergy #Cameroon #EnvironmentalHealth

Doubt doesn’t have to disprove harm.
It just has to delay action.
Microplastics uncertainty is already being weaponized—just like tobacco and climate science before it.
#Microplastics #RegulatoryCapture #CorporatePower #EnvironmentalHealth

http://cherokeeschill.com/2026/01/19/microplastics-doubt-will-be-used-as-a-weapon/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

Horizon Accord | Environmental Narrative | Scientific Uncertainty | Regulatory Capture | Microplastics Doubt Will Be Used as a Weapon | Machine Learning

Methodological uncertainty in microplastics research is real—but it’s about to be weaponized to delay regulation and absolve industry.

Cherokee Schill | Insurance Agent & AI Ethics Researcher