Every NSW waterway contaminated with microplastics, study finds

" A state government study found microplastics in all 120 NSW estuaries sampled, with 19 per cent rated E for severe contamination. The Broadscale Microplastic Assessment of NSW Estuaries, conducted between 2021 and 2024, sampled 120 waterways, from remote rivers to urban estuaries." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03-16/nsw-estuaries-microplastics-report/106458862
#Water #pollution #plastic #turf #packaging #NSW #runoff #rivers #contamination #wildlife #biodiversity #CoffsCreek #platypus #turtles

Texas GOP worries runoff could make party vulnerable before November election

https://misryoum.com/us/us/texas-gop-worries-runoff-could-make-party-vulnerable/

The runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has Republicans worried that infighting ahead of May's primary could make the GOP vulnerable before the general election.

#Texas #GOP #worries #runoff #could #make #party #vulnerable #before #November #election #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Al Green, Menefee head to runoff in member-on-member Democratic primary

https://misryoum.com/us/us/al-green-menefee-head-to-runoff-in-member/

Texas Democratic Reps. Al Green and Christian Menefee are headed to a runoff, extending a member-on-member matchup defined by the latest fight over generational change. Neither Green, 78, or Menefee, 37, earned a majority of votes in the newly drawn...

#Green #Menefee #head #runoff #memberonmember #Democratic #primary #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Republican Tom Sell advances to primary runoff election in Texas' 19th Congressional District

https://misryoum.com/us/us-news/republican-tom-sell-advances-to-primary-runoff-election/

Republican Tom Sell advances to primary runoff election in Texas' 19th Congressional District

#Republican #Tom #Sell #advances #primary #runoff #election #Texas039 #19th #Congressional #District #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Cornyn reacts after Texas GOP Senate race heads to runoff

https://misryoum.com/us/us-news/cornyn-reacts-after-texas-gop-senate-race-heads/

IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.Paxton criticizes Cornyn campaign spending00:35'Wow': Steve Kornacki reacts to incoming vote numbers in Texas02:22Steve Kornacki analyzes Texas Senate runoff01:06Now PlayingCornyn reacts after Texas GOP Senate race...

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GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales forced into primary runoff after affair allegations shake up race

https://misryoum.com/us/politics/gop-rep-tony-gonzales-forced-into-primary-runoff/

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has been forced into a repeat primary runoff with far-right gun activist Brandon Herrera, US News Hub News projects, weeks after Gonzales was accused of having an affair with an aide who later died by...

#GOP #Rep #Tony #Gonzales #forced #into #primary #runoff #after #affair #allegations #shake #race #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Ken Paxton, John Cornyn Head to Runoff in Texas GOP Senate Primary

https://misryoum.com/us/us/ken-paxton-john-cornyn-head-to-runoff-in/

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and U.S. Senator John Cornyn are headed to a runoff in the Texas Republican U.S. Senate primary, the Associated Press projected, after neither candidate secured a majority of the vote Tuesday.As both fell short of...

#Ken #Paxton #John #Cornyn #Head #Runoff #Texas #GOP #Senate #Primary #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

PFAS contamination sites and dead platypus
Mapping "hazardous concentrations" of PFAS plumes on NSW waterways

A study "found alarmingly high levels of PFOS in the livers of eight dead platypuses, collected from waterways across NSW."

"…Due to the shape of the valley, groundwater from beneath the landfill "ultimately flows towards the Ourimbah Creek catchment”.

"When you look at some of the research that's coming through, clearly it's raw water, our waterways, that we also need to be concerned about because we know PFAS gets into wildlife."

"The research that I've seen, not just in platypus, but in some other species, is really frightening. If that isn't enough to get the government to act on looking at PFAS in waterways, not just drinking water, then I don't know what is."
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-07/pfas-contamination-investigation-ourimbah-creek-catchment-nsw/106037472

"Scientists...have discovered PFOS in the livers of eight deceased platypuses collected from numerous eastern NSW rivers, from the north coast in Bellingen to the alps of Jindabyne." >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-20/australia-forever-chemicals-pfas-drinking-water-platypus/104244072

#rivers #water #pollution #biodiversity #wildlife #platypus #wetlands #NSW #roads #crashes #spills #landfill #runoff #petrol #PFAS #PFOS #FirefightingFoam #OurimbahCreek #Bellingen #governance