Central Coast group Future Sooner has joined the Greens in condemning the Environment Protection Authority’s recently released new power station licences for the four remaining coal-fired power stations in NSW….
A letter from NSW Health Minister Ryan Park has fuelled a campaign by the Future Sooner group to eliminate health risks posed by coal-fired power stations at Eraring and Vales…
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has agreed to public consultation before determining whether to let Vales Point Power Station extend its Environment Protection Licence for another five years. A…
Roadworks along Ruttleys Rd at Mannering Park have started in preparation for a huge solar farm on Delta Electricity land. Delta’s Company Secretary, Steve Gurney, said the road is currently…
News of a power partnership in a $75M solar project on Delta Electricity’s coal ash dam, comes only two weeks after the announcement of a Parliamentary Inquiry into rehabilitation of…
The Greens have introduced a Bill to the NSW Parliament which would set pollution limits for coal fired power stations to bring them into line with the rest of the…
Delta Electricity Company Secretary, Steve Gurney, has labelled community concerns about the structural integrity of the ash dam at Vales Point Power Station as “mischievous”. The Vales Point Power Station…
Vales Point coal-fired power station may face stricter and more consistent pollution licencing as a result of recommendations from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). Following a review of power…
Emissions of PM2.5, the fine particle pollution that causes the greatest damage to lungs, from Vales Point Power Station, have increased from 12,000kg to 70,000kg in the past 12 months,…
The unlined, 40-year-old, ash dams at Munmorah and Vales Point Power Stations, cover a total of 436 hectares but, according to the NSW EPA, they are monitored carefully. Mr Gary…
The pollution licence limits set by the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) for the Vales Point and Eraring Power Stations are some of the weakest in the country, according to…
Environmental Justice Australia will hold a community workshop at Wyee Community Hall on April 19, on the health impacts of coal-fired power stations. Researcher and Community Organiser, Dr James Wheelan,…
Delta Electricity claim that there is no evidence of leaching from the Vales Point Ash Dam (VPAD) into the groundwater table. According to Delta Electricity’s statement regarding the operation of…
Delta Electricity has strongly rejected the claims by Environmental Justice Australia about the need for an EPA investigation into air pollution from Vales Point Power Station. Delta Electricity, the trading…