by Environmental Justice Australia | Apr 1, 2021 | Coal pollution
Health experts, campaigners and community members gathered on the steps of Parliament to deliver a copy of The People’s Clean Air Action Plan to Vic Health Minister Martin Foley. We heard from a range of speakers, including: A/Prof Lou Irving, who spoke about the...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Apr 1, 2021 | Coal pollution
Between the results of the Victorian EPA’s power station licence review, the announcement of Yallourn’s early closure, and the call for submissions to the health impacts of air pollution inquiry, a lot has been going on in the VIC coal pollution space. Here’s the low...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Sep 30, 2020 | Coal pollution
In August, we released new research by a team of volunteers from the Actuaries Institute of Australia, which calculates the economic cost of the health impacts of coal-burning power stations at an annual health bill of $2.4 billion. This shocking research follows a...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Aug 28, 2020 | Coal pollution
Air pollution from coal-fired power stations is impacting our health from birth to death. Everyone should be able to breathe clean air. But a new report published this week shows that more than 2 million Australians are exposed to unhealthy levels of...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Aug 28, 2020 | Coal pollution, Democratic Rights
Together with other community groups, we have been urging the Victorian government to immediately revoke the delay of the Environment Protection Act 2018. In April, the Victorian Parliament passed the Covid-19 Omnibus (Emergency measures) Act 2020 (the...
