Unlikely environmentalist Frances Bender is taking legal action against Tasmanian government for failing to protect the environment
There’s trouble brewing in Tasmania’s waterways once again.
In the 1980s, protests over the proposed Franklin River hydroelectric dam threw the Apple Isle’s conservation plight onto the national stage. This time, it is the state’s salmon farming industry that is under a cloud. The relatively young industry is worth over $700m a year and now outpaces all other farming activities on the island but environmental campaigners are worried about its impact on the region’s pristine waters.
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Source: Guardian Climate Change