July 3, 2019 - Australia’s air pollution standards, known as National Environment Protection Measures (NEPM), were set in 1998 and are long overdue for revision. These standards are intended to protect public health, but ...
Submissions
Review of Interim Emissions Reduction Targets for Victoria (2021-2030) (July 2019)
July 2, 2019 - The Victorian Government appointed an Independent Expert Panel to advise on 5-yearly sector pledges on emission reduction targets (ERTs) up to 2030, under provisions of the Climate Change Act 2017. ...
Modernisation of Victorian Regional Forestry Agreements (July 2019)
July 2, 2019 - DEA has made a submission on the Victorian Government’s review of its Regional Forestry Agreements (RFA). RFA’s are agreements between State and Federal governments which enable logging to occur without ...
Winchester South Project (June 2019)
June 18, 2019 - Whitehaven Coal’s proposed open-cut metallurgical coal mine, the Winchester South Coal Project in the Bowen Basin, Queensland, has been referred to the Federal Government in three separate applications for the ...
Origin Kyalla drilling and hydraulic fracturing 2019 (May 2019)
May 30, 2019 - The NT gas development which will result in GHG emissions many times greater than those of the Adani mine will commence in the next few months. DEA has made this ...
Wollar Solar Farm (May 2019)
May 13, 2019 - It is important for the development of the vital renewable energy industry that appropriate developments proceed in order to build the skill base and employment opportunities for people working in ...
New Acland coal mine expansion (May 2019)
May 7, 2019 - DEA has provided a submission to the Queensland government opposing a water licence for the Acland mine extension. This continues the saga of pollution and harm to local inhabitants over ...
Leigh Creek Energy Underground Coal Gasification (April 2019)
April 26, 2019 - The state of SA has decided that it will try and perform better than Queensland in establishing an underground coal gasification (UCG) enterprise. They need to be reminded that the ...
Stop drilling for oil in the Great Australian Bight (April 2019)
April 24, 2019 - DEA has joined the Wilderness Society campaign to stop drilling for oil in the pristine waters of our Great Australian Bight. We have made a submission on the Stromlo-1 Exploration ...
Moolarben Coal Mine Stage 1 and 2 Modifications (April 2019)
April 17, 2019 - The mine at Moolarben has previously been approved to mine 18 million tonnes per year of production coal during the period until 2038. The original approval was granted in 2007, ...
Tahmoor South Coal Project Submission (March 2019)
March 25, 2019 - DEA is one of many health and medical organisations calling for urgent action to mitigate climate change. In Australia, these include the Royal Australasian College of Physicians (RACP), The Royal ...
United Wambo Open Cut Coal Mine Project
February 18, 2019 - DEA recommends that the New South Wales Government Independent Planning Commission oppose the United Wambo Open Cut Coal Mine project on the grounds of negative health effects of climate change, ...
Review of the South Australian Public Health Act 2011 submission
January 31, 2019 - DEA is pleased to comment as a ‘relevant health organisation’ on the operation of the South Australian Public Health Act 2011. DEA notes that the review is intended to consider ...
Mineral Resources (Galilee Basin) Amendment Bill 2018 Submission
January 25, 2019 - The Queensland government is considering a new bill – the Mineral Resources (Galilee Basin) Amendment Bill 2018 – that would effectively stop all coal mining in the Galilee Basin. DEA ...
AGL APA Gas Import Jetty and Pipeline Project (December 2018)
December 31, 2018 - DEA’s overarching concern is clear evidence of the substantial and rising greenhouse gas footprint of Australia’s expanding gas and oil industry that threatens efforts to urgently reduce emissions and mitigate ...
Northern Gas Pipeline (December 2018)
December 31, 2018 - Containment of gas development is vital if national and international greenhouse emissions are to be reduced quickly to address accelerating climate change. It is inappropriate to use subsidies for a ...
Galilee Basin (Coal Prohibition) Bill 2018 Submission (December 2018)
December 31, 2018 - Further expansion of coal mining is incompatible with action to mitigate climate change . The Australian Government’s consideration of coal-mining in the Galilee Basin highlights the serious disconnect between genuine ...
Mt Piper Power Station License Review (December 2018)
December 18, 2018 - Along with Mt Piper Power Station License Review, submissions were also submitted for the Eraring Power Station and the Vales Point Power Station in New South Wales. The original expectations ...
Bylong Coal Project (November 2018)
November 23, 2018 - Dr Kathleen Wild represented DEA at the recent Independent Planning Commission meeting in Mudgee regarding the Bylong Coalmine proposal. It was the last opportunity for the community to try and ...
Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy – Improving resource approval efficiency consultation (October 2018)
October 8, 2018 - All resource development carries potential harms to human health, which is a human right. Yet, “Improving resource approval efficiency consultation” does not include mention of the word “health”. In this ...