Vales Point emission limits don’t satisfy campaigners
Vales Point power station has been issued with an order to limit its emissions of nitrogen oxide. In an application to the EPA, Vales Point requested a further five-year license…
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EPA urged to deny Delta application and mandate better air pollution controls
On the eve of an expected decision from the NSW Environmental Protection Authority (EPA), environmental lawyers, conservationists and an international air pollution expert have condemned Delta Electricity’s third attempt to…
Delta slams community concerns about air quality
Delta Electricity, the operator of the Vales Point Power Station, has rejected claims by community and environmental groups about air quality, labelling them as factually incorrect and misleading. The latest…
EPA’s power station pollution licence cut off date looms
Public submissions to the Environment Protection Authority’s (EPA) review of Vales Point Power Station’s nitrogen dioxide emissions close at 5pm, Wednesday, November 10. According to James Gambian, CEO of the…
Future Sooner fights power station’s licence to pollute
Environmental group, Future Sooner, is campaigning to have nitrogen oxide emissions halved at Vales Point Power Station, which it says is “one of the region’s dirtiest power stations” and putting…
Council urges action on coal ash report
Central Coast Council is calling on local MPs and the Minister for Energy and Environment to back the recommendations in the recently released report, Costs For Remediation of Sites Containing…
Marked improvement in pollution emission figures
New National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data recorded in 2019-2020 and released earlier in April, shows toxic air emissions from the state’s five coal-fired power stations, including Vales Point, fell 15…
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Hi I am Jacinta and this is Coast Community News 5@5 January 22 thanks for tuning in. Coming up; Acting Council CEO Ric Hart speaks out Council crisis, the Coastal Twist…
Claims made that Vales Point allowed to pollute at double NSW legal levels
A new local environmental group, Future Sooner, and the Nature Conservation Council of NSW, have stepped up their community awareness campaign about the health risks of toxic emissions from the…
Chain Valley and Mannering collieries to go under one development approval
Delta Coal is planning to consolidate the operations of its Chain Valley and Mannering collieries under one development approval, with the same environmental protection measures, and to boost its workforce…
Meeting at power station is not likely to be good news
Forum – The northern Central Coast and lower Lake Macquarie regions have a lot to be concerned about when Sunset Power International Limited (trading as Delta Electricity) recently invited their…
Paltry fine “will not be a disincentive to pollute”
Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) says that the paltry fine of $30,000 for pollution at Vales Point Power Station sends the signal that public health is worth less than corporate welfare….
Deal of the century does nothing for local community
While the communities in and around the Vales Point and Eraring Power Stations suffer from unexplained cancers and pollution of our lakes, Sunset International Pty Ltd managers conveniently and suspiciously…
Coal projects fast-tracked…
Proposed changes at Chain Valley Colliery, Mannering Colliery and Vales Point Power Station have been fast tracked by the NSW Government to inject $65M into the economy and boost employment…
PM2.5 particles have been found in NSW that originated in South Australia
[Forum] So, the State Government sells off a state asset, coal-fired power generator, Vales Point Power Station, for a song, and we, the public, again pay the too high price…
Health, environment & community groups make legal complaint to EPA
[Vales Point] A coalition of health, environment and community groups has made a legal complaint to NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) calling for an investigation into pollution from Vales Point…
Increase in fine particle emissions blamed on filter replacement
Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) has reported a “shockingly high” increase in fine particle emissions from Vales Point Power Station at Mannering Park. Director of advocacy and research at EJA, Nicola…
New inquiry to assess coal ash impacts
A Parliamentary Inquiry by the NSW Public Works Committee will examine the legacy of toxic coal ash from power plants. The Inquiry will accept public submissions until May 2020 and…
Power station pollution control licence renewed
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has renewed the five-year licence without significant change to pollution controls at Delta Electricity’s Vales Point Power Station at Mannering Park. The licence renewal…