by Environmental Justice Australia | Jun 18, 2022 | Cultural flows, First Nations, Indigenous rights
The United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) is the leading international legal instrument governing the rights of Indigenous peoples. Australia endorsed the Declaration in 2009, after initial resistance, but has made limited progress in...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Jun 7, 2022 | Coal pollution, Communities
Air pollution is a serious issue in NSW that causes hundreds of avoidable deaths and cases of childhood asthma every year. Yet NSW air pollution regulations are weak compared to many other countries. power stations here are missing modern pollution controls, and...
by Environmental Justice Australia | May 10, 2022 | Coal pollution, Communities
Everyone has the right to breathe safe and clean air – yet many Victorian communities are exposed to toxic air pollution every single day. Coal-burning power stations are one of the biggest sources of toxic pollution in the state but Victoria’s regulation of air...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Feb 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
EJA made a submission on the Environment Protection Authority’s Draft guideline for managing greenhouse gas emissions. You can read our submission here. The guideline is significant because it is the first material to be published by the EPA on greenhouse gas...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Dec 9, 2021 | Gippsland Lakes, Rivers and waterways
Read the Concerned Waterways Alliance response to the discussion draft of the Central and Gippsland Sustainable Water Strategy: first...
