Environmental Defenders Office
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Environmental Defenders Office run bold and ground-breaking environmental cases to protect our natural world.
Their legal resources are designed to help you understand your rights and responsibilities and empower you to take the next step.
Environmental Defenders Office
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After auditing 30 companies, including some of the highest emitters in Australia’s energy, mining and transport sectors, EDO analysis found that many fail to meet UN ..read more
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What began life as a piece of research for EDO, has now transformed into a groundbreaking book on First Law and Earth-centred laws in a Western legal context ..read more
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2w ago
A new report has slammed national and state habitat protection laws as “ineffective and woefully underused”. In the aftermath of the devastating 2019-2020 fires, the ..read more
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2w ago
LAND & ENVIRONMENT COURT HEARING BACKGROUND Whitehaven’s coal mine at Maules Creek currently operates without any restriction on how much methane and fine particle ..read more
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1M ago
One of Australia’s largest superannuation funds, UniSuper, stands accused of “greenwashing” some of its investment products by mislabelling them “sustainable”. ..read more
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In late October 2023, the Western Australian Government commissioned Dr Paul Vogel and Mr David McFerran to undertake a “short, sharp review” of environmental approvals ..read more
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Troubled fossil fuel company NeuRizer has warned potential investors to disregard entirely claims that the fertiliser it plans to manufacture at Leigh Creek will be “carbon ..read more
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By Clare Saunders More and more businesses are making climate pledges in response to the growing demand for strong climate action from government and industry. In fact, almost 80 ..read more
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By Frances Medlock, Solicitor, Commonwealth & Government Liaison, Rachel Walmsley, Head of Policy & Law Reform, Cerin Loan, Special Counsel and Rachael Chick, Senior ..read more
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The Australian Conservation Foundation and Mackay Conservation Group have begun legal proceedings in the Queensland Land Court, seeking the refusal of Whitehaven Coal’s Winchester South thermal and metallurgical coal mine, proposed for the Bowen Basin. The environment groups will argue the court should recommend no mining lease or environmental authority be granted for the Winchester ..read more