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<title>Kwedu News &#45; : Environment</title>
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<title>Williams Clinches Top Australian Environment and Tidy Towns Award</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Williams, a small town of just over 1,000 residents in Western Australia, clinches the prestigious 2026 Keep Australia Beautiful National Tidy Towns title through exceptional grassroots initiatives spanning youth, heritage preservation and environmental action. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sun, 17 May 2026 02:05:32 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Delicious Mathuthu</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Tidy Towns Awards 2026, Williams WA, Keep Australia Beautiful, community sustainability, regional Australia development, volunteer environmental conservation, youth community service, TOMRA Cleanaway</media:keywords>
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<title>Sydney Water Fined A$240,000 Following Major Sewage Spill in Carramar</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Land and Environment Court has ordered Sydney Water Corporation to pay A$240,000 after pleading guilty to maintenance failures and withholding information regarding a 2022 sewage spill. The incident resulted in 423,000 litres of untreated wastewater discharging into Carrawood Reserve and Prospect Creek. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 00:03:20 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harry Taruva</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Sydney Water, NSW EPA, Carramar sewage spill, Land and Environment Court, environment protection licence, Stephen Beaman, Prospect Creek, environmental fine, wastewater discharge, Sydney news</media:keywords>
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<title>Conservation Foundation Urges Federal Government to Tax Gas Giants to Fund Climate Protection</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ The Australian Conservation Foundation has proposed a 25% tax on gas exports to fund a multi-billion dollar climate and nature protection package in the upcoming federal budget. The plan advocates for cutting fossil fuel subsidies and redirecting funds toward household renewables, nature law reform, and species preservation to mitigate the economic impact of climate disasters. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 02:40:59 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harry Taruva</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Australian Conservation Foundation, federal budget, gas export tax, climate policy, nature protection, fossil fuel subsidies, renewable energy, fuel tax credit reform, AUKUS review, extinction prevention, energy efficiency, clean energy manufacturing</media:keywords>
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<title>Feminists Call for Justice and Inclusion in Zimbabwe’s Lithium Growth</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ Feminist advocates and grassroots leaders in Bikita call for a gender-responsive approach to the lithium mining boom, demanding land rights protection and a just energy transition. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>Sat, 02 May 2026 06:26:14 +0200</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Harry</dc:creator>
<media:keywords>Zimbabwe mining, lithium mining Bikita, feminist energy justice, SHINE Collab, Dr Mela Chiponda, critical minerals, green energy transition, women land rights, Vatombe community</media:keywords>
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