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A comprehensive study has found reassuring results for Lake Macquarie after assessing its environmental health.
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The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Adjunct Professor Mary Haines to the EPA Board, bringing a wealth of experience in public health, governance and policy to the state’s leading environmental regulator.
A comprehensive study has found reassuring results for Lake Macquarie after assessing its environmental health around nearby power stations with coal ash repositories.
Snowy Hydro has committed $400,000 to protecting the Northern Corroboree Frog as part of an enforceable undertaking (EU) with the NSW EPA.