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EDOs lodge FOI request for any representations by mining industry to Federal govt over funding cuts
The Australian Network of Environmental Defender’s Offices (ANEDO) will today lodge a Freedom of Information (FOI) request with the Federal Attorney General and his department for any written representations from the mining industry in relation to the sudden cancelling of all Federal funding of the nine-office national network.
25 February 2014
Read moreCritically endangered forest to be cleared after Court dismisses challenge to stop coal mines
The Federal Court today dismissed challenges to the approvals, by the former Federal Environment Minister, of two coal mines in north western NSW which will clear critically endangered forests containing endangered plant and animal species.
20 December 2013
Read moreEDO OFFICES FACE CLOSURE AFTER FEDERAL FUNDING CUTS
Shock funding cuts threaten to shut down legal services for local communities to protect the environment, state and territory Environmental Defender’s Offices (EDOs) warned today.
17 December 2013
Read moreHave Your Say on What Happens in Your Neighbourhood
Knowing what’s happening in your neighbourhood and having your say on new government policies and decisions affecting the environment will be only a few clicks away with a new website developed by the environmental law centre EDO NSW.
3 December 2013
Read moreBerrima mine expansion may go back before the Court
The Land and Environment Court today overturned a previous decision refusing a coal mine expansion in Sydney’s drinking water catchment.
2 December 2013
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