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Reservoir not a health risk: SA Water

SA Water again asked about chemicals in what was once Port Lincoln's main reservoir.

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Expert rejects chemical cancer link

What does a cancer expert think about chemical Simazine being found in the Tod Reservoir?

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School reopens mould-affected areas

Port Lincoln High School has reopened its staff room, performing arts centre and hall after air quality testing showed mould spore levels were normal.

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Arsenic-treated posts being removed from vineyards

More vineyards are pulling out treated timber posts and replacing them with steel or recycled plastic.

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Doubts surface over desal plant's marine impact

South Australia's fishing and aquaculture industries say they will do their own research into the details of the supplementary environmental impact statement for the proposed Olympic Dam mine expansion.

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Medical report clears school of cancer risk

A medical investigation of Port Lincoln High School has concluded any cancer among staff is not related to the premises.

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Wind farm reforms offer certainty, says industry

The renewable energy industry says wind farm reforms in South Australia will strike the right balance between supporting clean energy and giving communities a voice in the planning process.

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Lung cancer alarm near coal-fired power stations

Pollution data for Port Augusta contradicts reassurances from the SA Government smoking can be blamed for high lung cancer rates.

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Outback warned to prepare for some extreme heat

Adelaide University researchers have made dire climate change forecasts for the far north of SA.

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Rural doctors head to the farm to learn first hand what they might encounter...

Rural GPs-in-training get a tour of the extraordinary hazards facing farmers and their communities.

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Another great white shark washes up on SA West Coast beach

A four-metre-long great white shark washes up on a beach north of Streaky Bay, with South Australian authorities now investigating the death.

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Southern right whale count tallies record numbers off south coast

A long-running aerial census of southern right whales along the southern coast of Australia records its highest ever result with over 800 of the vulnerable species spotted.

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Failed abalone farm at Anxious Bay could leave taxpayers with the bill for...

South Australian taxpayers may be left to pay for the clean-up of a failed abalone aquaculture venture off the state's west coast after it went broke for a third time.

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Back from extinction: The Mallee emu wren makes a comeback in South Australia

After a series of catastrophic wildfires in 2014, the Mallee emu wren became extinct in South Australia. But now the birds are returning with the help of environmentalists.

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Plan to open up SA reservoirs with 'undue haste' could see outbreaks of...

A report finds Adelaide's drinking water could be under risk of contamination, leading to outbreaks of gastro, because of the State Government's plan to open up reservoirs to recreational activities.

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