Associate Professor Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Science at UNSW Canberra, who is available to comment on the extreme heat seen across Europe and the US, including the cause and impact of these weather events.
A 12-month pesticide water quality monitoring project is underway on the Mid North Coast to better understand the presence of pesticides in the region’s waterways. Led by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA), the project builds on previous monitoring work and will provide a clearer picture of pesticide detections in waterways in the Coffs Harbour and Nambucca Valley local government areas over time. Water samples will be collected from 10 priority monitoring sites in the Coffs Harbour LGA and 10 priority sites in the Nambucca Valley LGA on a quarterly basis, with testing and analysis to focus on detections of…
Seven council-led initiatives will share $1.16 million to develop smarter, more cost-efficient waste and recycling services in the Northern Rivers, Hunter, Riverina, Central West, South West Sydney and South-East regions. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA)’s Joint Procurement Funded Support program offers eligible groups up to $500,000 per project to access tailored advice, build partnerships and plan future waste infrastructure and services. NSW EPA Executive Director of Programs and Innovation Alexandra Geddes said the grants give councils and regional waste groups the backing they need to pool knowledge, boost capability and strengthen resources. “Regional councils consistently tell us that joining…
As another dangerous summer begins – with bushfires having already destroyed dozens of houses and one firefighter having been killed – Australian Conservation Foundation spokespeople are available for media analysis on extreme weather. ACF spokespeople can: Discuss the impact of bushfires on nature, threatened species and communities Join the dots between extreme weather, the unstable climate and the expansion of the gas industry ACF’s campaigns director Dr Paul Sinclair said: “Australians are at the forefront of the climate crisis and experts warn the unstable climate is making extreme weather events harder to predict. “The direct costs of climate change are…
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