Harmful chemicals are the most under-rated risk facing humanity, and the world urgently needs a version of the Paris Agreement to ensure strong global action, according to the head of Australia's leading research centre on contamination.
The Western Australian government will revise contaminated sites guidance and increase air monitoring at locations including Port Hedland and Kalgoorlie, state budget papers show.
EPA Victoria's new chief scientist Andrea Hinwood is funding work on PFAS and on air quality as part of efforts to ensure the agency's decision-making is based on sound science.