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This week our host Phil Evans tries to inspire you to action by getting involved at Friends of the Earth.

Victoria is the biggest user of gas in Australia. While polluting companies continue to promote fossil gas as a "transition fuel," communities are resisting new gas developments and calling for a rapid shift away...

It's our first update of 2022 and it's fair to say that the mighty Act on Climate collective is fired up. With a Federal election in months and a state election in November, we're hitting...

MEDIA RELEASE: 31 January 2022Friends of the Earth response to the Andrews govt's climate targets panel announcementThe Andrews government has announced the independent expert panel that will advise it on the next round of...

In late January, Friends of the Earth did another visit to an area which VicForests have decided to clearfell in the southern Strzelecki Ranges. The area known as the Jack River block, is about...

Friends of the Earth recently held its first citizen science fieldtrip to map areas of Snow Gum forests in the Victorian mountains. These forests are largely protected in national parks but are threatened by...

Update 21/10/24: Announcement of proposed a review to Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. PFOS and PFHxS to be possibly reduced from 70ng/L to 4ng/L and 30ng/L respectively. PFOA to be possibly reduced from 560ng/L to...

Governments are expected to commit to a Paris-style agreement for nature at Cop15 in Kunming, China, later this year, with targets that include protecting at least 30% of the oceans and land by 2030. An...

Today on the show Lock the Gate's Freja Leonard joins me via phone to talk about gas, why we need to kick this dirty fossil fuel habit, and how local governments are spearheading the...

Friends of the Earth has just published a new report looking at the impacts of climate change on the Strzelecki Koala. The report was written by FoE intern, Anna Slotnick, who spent time with...