Good News March 15, 2024

More water for NSW rivers and groundwater systems thanks to NCC win! Meet two activists using radically different approaches to change the system. And no more takeaway coffee cups in WA! 

NSW Government commits to consider climate change in water rules, ending long-standing legal dispute (Nature Conservation Council)

Teen activist Anjali Sharma wages war on government climate inaction from dorm room (ABC Australian Story)

Businessman Geoff Cousins is using his wallet and contact book to end native logging in NSW (WA Today)

Takeaway coffee cups and lids banned in WA (The New Daily)

Entirely new form of life possibly found off New Zealand coast (News.com.au)

Renewables provide 52 pct of German power in 2023, as wind overtakes coal (Renew Economy)

Recycling Wind Turbine Blades Can Solve the Industry’s Biggest Problem (Bloomberg)

Australia’s biggest smelters to launch massive wind and solar tender, says nuclear too costly (Renew Economy)

Why Europe is dismantling its dams (BBC Future Planet)

State-owned logging company VicForests will cease to exist from June 30 this year (ABC News)

Eastern barred bandicoots thrive on fox-free Phillip Island after close call with extinction (ABC News)

Ridding Macquarie Island of pests pays off as seabirds come back from the brink – but recovery has just begun (The Conversation)

Electric trucks to hit price parity with diesel faster than expected, thanks to plunging battery costs (The Driven)

First Volvo FH electric truck sold in Australia after road rules relaxed (The Driven)

Big batteries to shore up power in 20 Victorian tourist towns (Sydney Morning Herald)

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