Land and Water News

The answer to this question, is probably yes depending on where you live.  Pesticides in waterways are a common occurrence. Pesticides can wash off land particularly during rainfall events. If a community’s drinking water...

On Tuesday, the Victorian State Government announced a historical decision: Native forest clearfell logging will end, on January 1st, 2024. This is a campaign that Friends of the Earth has been campaigning for decades....

A recent legal settlement of $132.7 million, will do little to deal with the ongoing issues of PFAS contamination across the country. The settlement was the result of a class action on behalf of...

GOVERNMENT PLANS TO DUMP RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL AND OTHER TOXINS IN OCEAN NEAR INDONESIA BUDGET WEEK USED TO TRY TO BURY BAD NEWS 12/05/2023 The federal government has announced plans to dump undisclosed amounts of...

Climate Change and Energy Minister Orders Methane Emissions Review In response to concerns raised by Friends of the Earth Australia in February 2023, the Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister, Chris Bowen, says he's...

New recycling industry welcomed Waste Management Review Shannon Paten March 31, 2023 Environmental organisation, Friends of the Earth has welcomed the announcement of a new industry to recycle offshore oil and gas platforms and...

NSW GAS EXPLORATION WILL DISRUPT QUEENSLAND’S WHALE MIGRATION Queensland’s spectacular annual whale migration will be disrupted if the Federal Government allows fossil gas exploration off the NSW coast. Friends of the Earth Australia is...

Methane emissions from offshore oil and gas severely under-reported, study finds An environmental group is concerned offshore oil and gas industries are underestimating their emissions after an international study found methane leaks were under-reported...

Friends of the Earth started an ambitious project in January 2023 with an idea to determine which communities in Australia suffer from the poorest drinking water quality. The first focus of this research has...

Australian rig recycling centre proposed In a submission to the Western Australian government, Friends of the Earth Australia (FoEA) is calling for an Australian Rig Recycling Centre (ARRC) to be built in the Pilbara,...