NSW.Biodiversity<p>Dugong life near a big city</p><p>They "found heavy metals, pesticides, microplastics and herbicides in the tissue and circulating blood of Moreton Bay dugongs. Extreme weather can compound these urban risks.</p><p>"We know that with every flood event or cyclone there's direct damage to seagrass beds. Even if there is enough seagrass to eat, dugongs are still affected. They show increased levels of heavy metals, pathogens and microplastics after floods, and "there is a drop in body condition compared to that time in other years."</p><p>"...This population may be faring better than those further north. They're exposed to agricultural runoff, which could severely affect the dugongs".<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2025-08-12/dugongs-moreton-bay-species-marine-science-conservation/105449400" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/science/2025-0</span><span class="invisible">8-12/dugongs-moreton-bay-species-marine-science-conservation/105449400</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/MarineMammals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineMammals</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/dugongs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dugongs</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/seagrass" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>seagrass</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>herbicide</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/MoretonBay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MoretonBay</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/GBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBR</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/GoFetchMyData" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GoFetchMyData</span></a></p>
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BellingenNSW<p>Along the NSW and Queensland coast there are stunning beaches lined with multi-million-dollar homes and polluted creeks</p><p>"Burgess Creek runs from Noosa Junction to the beachfront. Burgess Creek runs 5 kilometres from heavily commercialised Noosa Junction to the otherwise idyllic beachfront, and contains signs warning against swimming and human consumption. Burgess Creek does contain treated sewage effluent. Signs indicate "creek water contains treated sewage effluent", but compounding issues include fertiliser run-off, historic landfill sites, erosion, invasive flora, animal excrement and household run-off."</p><p> "When they took the sewage out to sea, it was a revelation because there was no more crap coming back on to the beach."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/burgess-creek-bondi-solution-for-brown-water/105594070" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-08-02/bur</span><span class="invisible">gess-creek-bondi-solution-for-brown-water/105594070</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sanitation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sanitation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SewerSystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SewerSystems</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/crap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crap</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wasteland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wasteland</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/weeds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>weeds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/creeks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>creeks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/wildlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wildlife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Noosa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Noosa</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/CoffsHarbour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CoffsHarbour</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/beaches" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beaches</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a><br>Images: Coffs Harbour Jetty Dune care and a polluted creek for wildlife.</p>
BellingenNSW<p>Widespread marine species mortalities a ‘human-mediated disaster’</p><p>"Effects of marine heatwave driving ‘foreseeable’ SA algal bloom could rival black summer fires, scientists warn."</p><p>“Alongside rapidly reducing emissions, Australia needs to be better prepared for environmental disasters such as this. We should all accept that this is likely to just be the tip of the iceberg for what our future looks like with unmitigated climate change and rapid biodiversity loss,” James Trezise, Biodiversity Council director </p><p>"Prepare for “an increasingly dangerous and unstable future.""<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/24/effects-of-marine-heatwave-driving-foreseeable-sa-algal-bloom-could-rival-black-summer-fires-scientists-warn" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jul/24/effects-of-marine-heatwave-driving-foreseeable-sa-algal-bloom-could-rival-black-summer-fires-scientists-warn</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineHeatwave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HABs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DIYDisaster" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIYDisaster</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MassMortalityEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassMortalityEvents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/RiskSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RiskSociety</span></a></p>
Bytes Europe<p>Atlanta business leaders hope next MARTA CEO can solve city’s transit issues <a href="https://www.byteseu.com/1216142/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">byteseu.com/1216142/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/AJCFreelancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AJCFreelancer</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Atlanta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Atlanta</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/business" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>business</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GeorgiaPublicServiceElection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgiaPublicServiceElection</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/polls" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>polls</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Runoff</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/voter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voter</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/voting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>voting</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Mass mortality events <br>Dead marine sea life is washing up on the beaches <br>Mass bird deaths line the beaches</p><p>"There's a lot of concerning things going on with ocean ecology at the moment, so we are watching events like this with a bit of trepidation." <br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/avian-influenza-not-the-cause-of-coral-bay-bird-deaths/105546660" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/avi</span><span class="invisible">an-influenza-not-the-cause-of-coral-bay-bird-deaths/105546660</span></a></p><p>Beaches are littered with fish and marine carcasses <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jul/20/sas-toxic-algal-bloom-is-twice-the-size-of-the-act-has-killed-12000-animals-and-is-filling-even-the-experts-with-dread" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jul/20/sas-toxic-algal-bloom-is-twice-the-size-of-the-act-has-killed-12000-animals-and-is-filling-even-the-experts-with-dread</span></a></p><p>“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineHeatwave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AMOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HABs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/hypoxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypoxia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MassMortalityEvents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassMortalityEvents</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MME" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MME</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/DeadZones" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeadZones</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Ocean temperatures are heating up<br>The marine environment is turning into a dead zone<br>Fossil fuel projects are still fast tracked</p><p>“Ocean temperatures are heating up. It’s creating conditions that are conducive to algal blooms all around the world."<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says</span></a></p><p>"This bloom represents a stark warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come, in Australia and around the world, as the oceans warm."<br><a href="https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/like-an-un</span><span class="invisible">derwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885</span></a></p><p>An "ecological and economic disaster. A lot of businesses are going to go down with this...We've got commercial fishermen, aquaculture businesses, tourism businesses that are literally on their knees."<br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/algal-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/alg</span><span class="invisible">al-bloom-royal-commission-call-amid-mussel-farm-impact/105525088</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineHeatwave</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/AMOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMOC</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HABs</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/hypoxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypoxia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/PrimaryIndustries" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PrimaryIndustries</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/risks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>risks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/tourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>tourism</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ClimateBreakdown" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateBreakdown</span></a> </p><p>Smelly brown foamy sludge at Sawtell, NSW</p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>Fossil fuels and learned helplessness:</p><p>South Australia ‘helpless’ in face of deadly marine algal bloom spreading to Adelaide beaches. The state is “helpless in the force of nature”.<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jul/07/south-australia-helpless-in-face-of-deadly-marine-algal-bloom-spreading-to-adelaide-beaches" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jul/07/south-australia-helpless-in-face-of-deadly-marine-algal-bloom-spreading-to-adelaide-beaches</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Marine</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/life" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>life</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/HotOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotOcean</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/AMOC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AMOC</span></a></p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>Ocean temperatures are heating up<br>The marine environment is turning into a dead zone<br>And fossil fuel projects are still fast tracked</p><p>"The wetlands had degraded over a long period of time, with barrages (structures that control water flow) added in the 1950s, higher nutrient loads and extended periods of reduced flow from the Murray... The recent drought and unusual algal blooms had been “eye openers” to many people."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/jun/15/deadly-algal-bloom-in-south-australias-coorong-an-environmental-eye-opener-ecologist-says</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineHeatwave</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HABs</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/hypoxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypoxia</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/deadzone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deadzone</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ClimateDisruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDisruption</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishKill</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/RAMSAR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RAMSAR</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/wetland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wetland</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Coorong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coorong</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a></p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>'Cook' the ocean with fossil fuels, <br>add toxic algal bloom and runoff, <br>get a mass fish kill</p><p>SA’s marine algal bloom is still killing almost everything in its path<br>"This bloom represents a stark warning to coastal communities, as well as tourism, seafood and aquaculture industries. It’s a sign of what’s to come, in Australia and around the world, as the oceans warm." >><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/like-an-underwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/like-an-un</span><span class="invisible">derwater-bushfire-sas-marine-algal-bloom-is-still-killing-almost-everything-in-its-path-257885</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/MarineHeatwave" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineHeatwave</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HABs</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/toxins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxins</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/hypoxia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hypoxia</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/deadzone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deadzone</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/ClimateDisruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDisruption</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishKill</span></a></p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>Australia’s Limestone Coast is drying up</p><p>"The once crystal-clear lake now often appears steel-grey or green, its water quality compromised by persistent algae blooms caused by excess nutrients in the water from agricultural runoff and wastewater. Waste from the lake’s thousands of visitors also built up, with some guests reporting seeing human faeces littering its perimeter before a portable toilet was installed in January."</p><p>“If we don’t do something about it in the next few years, it rests upon our soul. We really should have spoken up and influenced some people to care for it a bit better rather than just take, take, take.”<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/05/that-sinking-feeling-australias-limestone-coast-is-drying-up" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/australia-news</span><span class="invisible">/2025/jun/05/that-sinking-feeling-australias-limestone-coast-is-drying-up</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/OverExtraction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OverExtraction</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/irrigation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>irrigation</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/cattle" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cattle</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/plantations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>plantations</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/TakeCulture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TakeCulture</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/SA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SA</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Ramsar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ramsar</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/birds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>birds</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/EPBCAct" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPBCAct</span></a></p>
NSW.Biodiversity<p>Marine life cooked in a hot ocean</p><p>"The Coorong is a Ramsar-listed wetland known for its global importance as a breeding site for pelicans and migratory birds.the water had a strange reddish-pink colour, and in places was full of dead or dying creatures."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/dead-marine-life-algae-bloom-found-in-coorong-sa/105370710" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-06-04/dea</span><span class="invisible">d-marine-life-algae-bloom-found-in-coorong-sa/105370710</span></a><br><a href="https://theblower.au/tags/HotOcean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HotOcean</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FishKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FishKill</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/AlgalBloom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlgalBloom</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Ramsar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ramsar</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Coorong" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coorong</span></a></p>
Manly Blog<p>Mass mortality events - A hot and polluted ocean</p><p>"It's too much. The ocean can't take it … the ecosystem is teetering on collapse."</p><p>"It is the biggest "bloom" in almost a decade...The bloom had been caused by an oversupply of nutrients in the water, from runoff, overfishing, and a natural upwelling in the ocean."</p><p>"We need to reduce pollution and other pressures on our rivers and coastal waters to make them as resilient as possible. This would include the reduction in nutrient loads from fish farming, agriculture and sewage."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-02/health-of-tasmania-s-waterways-amid-major-marine-events/105354680" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-06-02/hea</span><span class="invisible">lth-of-tasmania-s-waterways-amid-major-marine-events/105354680</span></a><br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ocean</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/HABs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HABs</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/marine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>marine</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/salmon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>salmon</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/agriculture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>agriculture</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coast</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/toxic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>toxic</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/algalblooms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>algalblooms</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/overfishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>overfishing</span></a></p>
Denise Gutzmer<p>Meager snowpack adds to Colorado River’s woes, straining flows to Southern California</p><p>California’s melting snow is filling the state’s reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, putting strains on a vital supply for Southern California.</p><p>Experts warn that with low runoff compounding low reservoir levels on the Colorado River, “we’re draining the system.”</p><p><a href="https://mindly.social/tags/ColoradoRiver" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ColoradoRiver</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mindly.social/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2025-05-30/spring-snowpack-water?mc_cid=e0414a6831&mc_eid=09d267fb36" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">latimes.com/environment/story/</span><span class="invisible">2025-05-30/spring-snowpack-water?mc_cid=e0414a6831&mc_eid=09d267fb36</span></a></p>
Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻💻🧬<p>Scientists Sounding Alarm As World’s Largest <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Tropical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tropical</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Lake" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lake</span></a> Turns Green <br>In <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/LakeVictoria" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LakeVictoria</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/eutrophication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eutrophication</span></a> and resulting <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/HAB" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HAB</span></a> have been caused by over a century of human activity sending nutrients into lake’s water. <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/Agricultural" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Agricultural</span></a> <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a>, <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a>, and industrial <a href="https://hachyderm.io/tags/wastewater" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wastewater</span></a> have all been linked to the problem, as well as products of slash and burn practices, biomass burning, and industry being sent up into the atmosphere and dumped down into lake.<br><a href="https://www.iflscience.com/scientists-sounding-alarm-as-worlds-largest-tropical-lake-turns-green-78617" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">iflscience.com/scientists-soun</span><span class="invisible">ding-alarm-as-worlds-largest-tropical-lake-turns-green-78617</span></a><br><a href="https://archive.ph/5tHQw" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/5tHQw</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Lifeless rock pools at Sawtell</p><p>After cyclone Alfred whipped up a 'bacteria smoothy' along Australia's east coast the sea foam then merged with a 'flush' from the suburbs. Dislodged smelly sponges at Sawtell beach made breathing and contact impossible. Even without fossil fueled disasters the intertidal zone at the north end of the beach is barren. The rock pools and crevices no longer house sea anemones, crabs, black nerites, limpets, sea stars, mulberry oyster borers, algae, sea anemones, sponges, tube worms, sea stars, oysters, and fish.</p><p>Still good enough for hosting 'sports' and advertising events amplified by megaphone so they can be heard at Lord Howe Island too.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/disasters" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>disasters</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/eutrophication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eutrophication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Seafoam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Seafoam</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Nocardiae" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nocardiae</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SewageTreatment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SewageTreatment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sawtell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sawtell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/EventSpace" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EventSpace</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/erosion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>erosion</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/IntertidalZone" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IntertidalZone</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/loss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>loss</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Fossil fuels are heating the oceans, killing fish and corals</p><p>"Authorities investigate after thousands of leatherjacket fish wash up on NSW and Queensland beaches Mass fish kill of juvenile leatherjackets along NSW south coast, from Lake Conjola to Narooma, and on Sunshine Coast." >><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/21/mass-fish-kill-leatherjacket-wash-up-on-nsw-queensland-beaches" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/21/mass-fish-kill-leatherjacket-wash-up-on-nsw-queensland-beaches</span></a></p><p>Ningaloo and Great Barrier Reef hit by ‘profoundly distressing’ simultaneous coral bleaching events >><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/23/ningaloo-and-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-profoundly-distressing-simultaneous-coral-bleaching-events" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/23/ningaloo-and-great-barrier-reef-hit-by-profoundly-distressing-simultaneous-coral-bleaching-events</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/GBR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GBR</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/reef" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>reef</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/eutrophication" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>eutrophication</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MassMortalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassMortalities</span></a></p>
DoomsdaysCW<p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EPA</span></a>’s Next Move: Making It Harder to Sue for Getting Cancer from <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Roundup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Roundup</span></a> </p><p>The corporation behind Roundup <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>herbicide</span></a> has paid out nearly $11 billion in lawsuits. Now it's backing an EPA rule that would stop the bleeding.</p><p>by Schuyler Mitchell, March 21 2025</p><p>"Last August, 11 industry-friendly red states, led by Nebraska and Iowa, submitted a 436-page petition asking the agency to amend its labeling rules under the Federal <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Insecticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Insecticide</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Rodenticide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Rodenticide</span></a>, and Fungicide Act, or <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/FIFRA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FIFRA</span></a>. The proposed rule change would explicitly prohibit states from labeling <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/pesticides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pesticides</span></a> and <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/herbicides" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>herbicides</span></a> with warnings about cancer, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BirthDefects" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BirthDefects</span></a>, and reproductive harm if those notices contradict the EPA’s risk assessment.</p><p>"The states made clear that their ultimate goal is to thwart future lawsuits against pesticide manufacturers. Their petition argued that recent court rulings have created a 'gap in FIFRA’s regulatory framework' that the proposed rule change would plug.</p><p>"In January, in a move initiated by the Biden administration, the EPA took a first step of accepting public comment on the rule-making petition, with a deadline of March 24 — though this step is exploratory and does not mean a new rule will be issued. Still, the EPA’s decision could have disastrous consequences if Donald Trump’s second administration is as friendly to the <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/ChemicalIndustry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChemicalIndustry</span></a> as it was in his first. </p><p>"'It’s telling of the lengths that pesticide manufacturers will go to make sure that nothing interferes with their profit margins,' said Brett Hartl, government affairs director at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'There’s a reality that the industry itself generates much of the data, and they say it’s safe, and then EPA approves that determination.”</p><p>Read more:<br><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/03/21/trump-epa-monsanto-roundup-bayer-cancer-chemicals/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theintercept.com/2025/03/21/tr</span><span class="invisible">ump-epa-monsanto-roundup-bayer-cancer-chemicals/</span></a></p><p>Archived version:<br><a href="https://archive.ph/VsfWE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.ph/VsfWE</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p>Link for public comment:<br><a href="https://www.regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-OPP-2024-0562" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">regulations.gov/docket/EPA-HQ-</span><span class="invisible">OPP-2024-0562</span></a><br><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/KillThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillThePoor</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Ecocide" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecocide</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/GlyphosateKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GlyphosateKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/MonsantoKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MonsantoKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/WaterIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WaterIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/LandIsLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LandIsLife</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RunOff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RunOff</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Cancer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cancer</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/EnvironmentalPollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnvironmentalPollution</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigChemical" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigChemical</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BigAg" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigAg</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/RoundupReady" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RoundupReady</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/Microbiota" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Microbiota</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BeeKilling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BeeKilling</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/BayerKills" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BayerKills</span></a> <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/CenterForBiologicalDiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CenterForBiologicalDiversity</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>From water pollution to blue gold</p><p>Water "“blighted by mats of algae, mountains of foam, scum, and dead fish floating on the surface. Pollution from water companies and agricultural runoff are driving the contamination, which affects all parts of the country, causing toxic algal blooms, mass die-offs of fish, and risks to human health."</p><p>"A country that once let raw sewage and industrial wastewater flow directly into its water. Today, it is 98%, and the country has a reputation for pristine swimming waters, sometimes referred to as its “blue gold” – and it’s all thanks to a complex network of sewage plants."<br>>><br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/17/from-sewage-and-scum-to-swimming-in-blue-gold-how-switzerland-transformed-its-waterways-aoe" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/environment/20</span><span class="invisible">25/mar/17/from-sewage-and-scum-to-swimming-in-blue-gold-how-switzerland-transformed-its-waterways-aoe</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/water" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>water</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/micropollutants" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>micropollutants</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ecosystem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ecosystem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ImperviousSurfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImperviousSurfaces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/roads" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>roads</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MassMortalities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MassMortalities</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/SepticTanks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SepticTanks</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sprawl" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sprawl</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/biodiversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>biodiversity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/rivers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>rivers</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/civilisation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>civilisation</span></a></p>
BellingenNSW<p>Sea foam - You wouldn’t go swimming in sewage</p><p>"Research shows people should not go in the sea when it is foaming. These bacterial smoothies can contain more harmful pathogens than a sewage treatment plant – and you wouldn’t go swimming in sewage."</p><p>"If the water is polluted with floating fats and grease as well as asphaltene, motor oil and hydrocarbons, these spores soon form bacterial colonies or biofilms that go forth and multiply."</p><p>"Reducing stormwater pollution will reduce the growth of sea foams. As long as humanity continues to produce pollution, the problem will increase. It will also worsen as the world warms, because sea foams like it hot."<br>>><br><a href="https://theconversation.com/dozens-of-surfers-fell-ill-after-swimming-in-seas-that-turned-into-a-bacterial-smoothie-of-sea-foam-what-was-in-it-252506" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">theconversation.com/dozens-of-</span><span class="invisible">surfers-fell-ill-after-swimming-in-seas-that-turned-into-a-bacterial-smoothie-of-sea-foam-what-was-in-it-252506</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>pollution</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ocean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ocean</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/coast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coast</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/sewage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>sewage</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/floods" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>floods</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>runoff</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/surfing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>surfing</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/swimming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>swimming</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/MarineLife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MarineLife</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/FossilFuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/ImperviousSurfaces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ImperviousSurfaces</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/Sawtell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sawtell</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/NSW" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSW</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.au/tags/beach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>beach</span></a></p>
Anne Fuller (Sʼaachtlʼéiḵ)<p>Cleaning to protect salmon and orca is a good idea! graphic credit Dept of Ecology, WA state <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/WashingtonState" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WashingtonState</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Pollution" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pollution</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/Runoff" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Runoff</span></a> <a href="https://alaskan.social/tags/6PPD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>6PPD</span></a>-q</p>
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