by Environmental Justice Australia | Jun 30, 2020 | Coal pollution
In April we released our analysis of the National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data that revealed a serious health threat from huge increases in toxic pollution at Vales Point and Yallourn power stations. You and hundreds of other community members added your name to...
by Environmental Justice Australia | May 29, 2020 | Coal pollution
This week the iconic smokestacks came down at the Hazelwood power station as part of the decommissioning process. Love it or loathe it, the Hazelwood power station is an important part of Victoria’s power-generating history. But Hazelwood was also the source of huge...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Apr 30, 2020 | Coal pollution
In April we released our annual analysis of the latest National Pollutant Inventory data (from 2018-19) which once again revealed that the biggest source of air pollution in Australia are coal-fired power stations. The worst offenders include two of Australia’s oldest...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Mar 31, 2020 | Coal pollution
– Bronya Lipski, Lawyer When EJA was preparing its submission to the (apparently never-ending) Victorian coal-fired power station licence review, we acquired Major Industry Assessment (MIA) reports for the remaining Victorian power stations...
by Environmental Justice Australia | Nov 29, 2019 | Coal pollution, Just energy transition
Bronya Lipski, Lawyer, EJA I will never forget when my dad called to tell me the Hazelwood mine was on fire. I knew there was a bushfire in the area, which for a very fire-prone area of Victoria is a devastatingly regular occurrence. It also isn’t...
