Absolutely outrageous. Industries using PFAS are causing serious harm to drinking water sources and walking away from all responsibility. The costs and impacts fall to the drinking water suppliers and their customers. Needs to stop.
For my own sanity, a little perspective on some claims made in this article…🧵
Very good discussion tonight at Mona Vale - and despite the reputation for NIMBYISM - lots of support for increased density; more social and affordable housing up our way.
AND for a Citizen's Assembly for more input on planning.
Good to hear!
Most people still think Nazis and fascists are bad, right? Is that still a reasonable assumption?
Loved your article last week, Josie!
horrendous!
Parallel to hers.
Whoever forms government after the next federal election has a lot of important work to do! Our piece on the many failures to deliver environmental law reform and why it matters so much. theconversation.com/labors-dumpi...
These poeple should join my walking tour of defunct historic public toilets (and other water & sewage related stuff) in the City of Sydney. Oxford Street was home to a grand underground public toilet (men only!), remains of which are still prominent at Taylor Square. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...
Anyone who has ever been on a board, or done any governance training, would recognise that that’s massive overreach.
Decentralised wastewater treatment works well and is important in lots of places. But there are lots of challenges in a high density city… lots of highly contaminated water to safely and reliably manage. “Dehydrate” sounds attractive, but to do that quickly and securely is highly energy intensive.
Reality is “some of the solids and none of the contaminants…”. Yes, clearly there are better uses for water than dumping it into the ocean.
Pumping sewage into the sea has long been a Sydney thing – and even $32bn won’t change that. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
This won’t end well.
Yep, agreed.
There seems a bit of confusion here. Anything could happen, but the current announcement doesn’t seem to be about drinking water regulation, but regulations on wastewater discharge. Related, for sure, but not the same thing. Another reason why we shouldn’t hitch our wagon to whatever the US does.
Congratulations to 2025 Young Australian of the Year, Dr Katrina Wruck. Dr Wruck develops innovative, green solutions for industrial and environmental challenges, focusing on emerging contaminants and sustainable practices. Great and very worthy selection! youtu.be/zj2o4lxNNJ4?...
Who needs a television in Sydney, when you have a skylight in the hallway?
Californians are not this stupid. I’m sure of it.
Bernard Stewart, Scientific Advisor at Cancer Council Australia and Conjoint Professor at UNSW rather bravely telling ABC Radio that government inquiries and ‘common sense’ may not be the best tools to evaluate cancer causality with environ contaminants such as PFAS. www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Christo strikes at University of Sydney!? Can you guess what has been so nicely wrapped here? (you have to be familiar with the USyd engineering precinct to have a chance at this one).
Bastard things, they are.
Please tell me this article about “balloons” was authored by AI. Still, i quite like this sentence: “Nevertheless, many experts, including civil engineering expert Stuart Khan, blame wastewater treatment plants for everything”. australia.news-pravda.com/australia/20...
Not at all unhappy with this quote regarding the US EPA maximum contaminant levels for PFAS: University of Sydney professor Stuart Khan said it was a purely aspirational statement by an agency that had "effectively plucked a number out of the air"… www.canberratimes.com.au/story/887242...
