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Turbocharging the transition to electric vehicles in NSW

Government hopes grants will add 3800 EVs to the state's roads.

Newcastle Herald

NSW locks in the journey to net-zero emissions

Net-zero emissions laws have passed the NSW parliament but not before significant amendments from a crossbench alliance wanting further action.

AAP

Net zero by 2050 and interim target of 70% emissions reduction by 2035 passed by NSW parliament

Greens and Coalition band together to force Labor to pass stronger greenhouse gas legislation than original policy

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Impacts 'unavoidable': how the government will link Bayswater and Eraring

New transmission infrastructure will be built most on public land.

Newcastle Herald

Minister pledges to 'fix' broken biodiversity offset scheme

Penny Sharpe says government will overhaul biodiversity offset scheme.

Newcastle Herald

Admin error thwarts homestead heritage push

Heritage Council didn't consider all attachments as part of decision.

Newcastle Herald

NSW not shifting goalposts on emissions, minister says

The NSW environment minister is unable to say how long Australia's largest coal-fired power station will stay open but wants more done to reduce emissions.

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Australia approves aerial culling of wild horses after banning it more than two decades ago

‘The change is essential to protecting the park’s threatened native wildlife and ecosystems’

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Feral horses to be shot from the air at Kosciuszko national park as entire ecosystem ‘under threat’

NSW environment minister Penny Sharpe says ‘threatened native species are in danger of extinction’ after authorising aerial cull

The Guardian - AU

Aerial shooting cleared after brumby numbers boom

Shooting of brumbies from helicopters will return in NSW as modelling suggests 6000 of the wild horses need to be removed yearly to meet population targets.

AAP

NSW government axes dozens of environmental roles in ‘backward step’

Exclusive: Coalition accuses Labor of hypocrisy and says delay in rewarding farmers to protect nature is a ‘disgrace’

The Guardian - AU

Feral horses in NSW should be culled using aerial shooting, Senate inquiry says

State laws protecting brumbies from culling have led to a growing population damaging the environment in the Australian Alps, committee says

The Guardian - AU

Experts slam ‘disproportionate’ NSW approach to pro-Palestine rallies as government threatens ‘full force’ of law

Human Rights Law Centre’s Alice Drury says response from police and government to rallies sets ‘very dangerous precedent’

The Guardian - AU

NSW assured Eraring lifeline won't kill climate goals

Keeping Australia's largest coal power plant open won't shut the door on NSW achieving its legislated carbon emissions targets, the government says.

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Sydney pro-Palestine march replaced with ‘static demonstration’ at Hyde Park

Organisers say they will still be ‘loud and proud’ on Sunday but have changed plans after premier Chris Minns vowed to stop any protests

The Canberra Times

'The stench of it!' Carcasses left to rot in pristine waters of the Snowies

Confronting images have emerged of dead horses in Snowy Mountains waterways.

Newcastle Herald

Penny Sharpe backs Hunter Offshore Wind

Minister says offshore wind is needed for state's energy transition.

Newcastle Herald

Minister optimistic the water needs of green hydrogen production can be met

Up to 50 litres of recycled water needed for a kilogram of green hydrogen.

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State government commits $45m to Hunter Hydrogen Hub

The Hunter Hydrogen Hub is due to start operating in 2026.

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Bob Carr warns environment movement ‘in danger of fading’ amid huge challenges

The longest serving premier of NSW throws support behind new alliance calling for overhaul of land-clearing laws

AAP

Koala park and urban sprawl strike precarious balance

The NSW government's $80 million pledge to protect koalas on Sydney's urban fringe could be threatened by housing developments in the park's proposed backyard.

The Guardian - AU

Greens and environmentalists question initial plan to pause logging in just 5% of NSW’s promised koala park

Process of consulting experts and industry could mean important habitat areas would be left without protection until 2025

The Guardian - AU

NSW stops logging in 106 ‘hubs’ on mid-north coast amid plans for koala national park

Exclusive: hubs cover about 5% of the 176,000 ha of forest that will be assessed for protection within great koala national park

Newcastle Herald

State government commits $1.8 billion to fast track clean energy transition

Community batteries will be a focus of the energy security corporation.

The Guardian - AU

NSW government hikes coal royalties to raise extra $2.7bn

Move comes after Minns government announced plans to engage with the owner of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station to extend its life

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