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Media release February 8, 2017 Today the Lower House of the Victorian parliament is debating the Resources Legislation Amendment (Fracking Ban) Bill 2016, which will permanently ban fracking in the state. This debate is...

MEDIA RELEASE: 30 Jan 2017 Approval for coal expansion at odds with Andrews govt ambition to lead climate fight Approval of an expansion to the Loy Yang B coal power plant has been met with criticism...

Approval for coal expansion at odds with Andrews govt ambition to lead climate fight Approval of an expansion to the Loy Yang B coal power plant has been met with criticism from Victoria's environment groups and...

Emergency Management Victoria, the body responsible for our state's emergency management system, has launched a new program to help Victoria prepare for the impacts of climate change.Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said climate change presents a challenge to the sector...

Emergency Management Victoria, the body responsible for our state's emergency management system, has launched a new program to help Victoria prepare for the impacts of climate change.Emergency Management Commissioner Craig Lapsley said climate change presents a challenge to the sector...

With AGL’s new 200MW Silverton wind farm in western NSW set to beat coal on price, will VIC opposition leader Matthew Guy support affordable energy by supporting the Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET)?

Friends of the Earth Melbourne kicked off the first of our Summer Stalls at Stacks On Festival at CERES on Saturday 14 January. Over the summer, we’ll be visiting a number of festivals across Melbourne...

New analysis released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over night has found record global warming in 2016 as the Matthew Guy opposition block the Andrews government's moves to strengthen...

New analysis released by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) over night has found record global warming in 2016 as the Matthew Guy opposition block the Andrews government's moves to strengthen...

Friends of the Earth has welcomed the Andrews government's plans to modernise and strengthen the Victorian Environmental Protection Authority in response to an extensive review of the body - the first since 1971.  "We...