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EPA clashes with Greens on need for real-time tracking of salmon antibiotic use
EPA pushes back on need for real-time data on antibiotic use in Tasmania's salmon pens Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 3:51pm In short: Tasmania's EPA director has rejected calls to collect and release real-time data on antibiotic use by salmon companies, citing legal and accuracy concerns. The director said questions from the Greens about her commitment to transparency were an "attack" on her integrity. Tasmania's salmon industry wants a new permit to use the antibiotics again.
Water security concerns as magnetite miner seeks extension
EPA asked to pause Karara magnetite mine assessment over water concerns Thu 4 Jun 2026 at 9:29am In short: Karara Mining Limited is seeking approval from the Environmental Protection Authority to extend its magnetite ore operations in WA's Midwest until 2048. Mingenew Shire President Hellene McTaggart says there is concern over how the 15-year extension could affect water security. The Shire of Mingenew has asked the EPA to pause its assessment to better study impacts on groundwater supplies.
Entropic Projection Alignment: Estimating, Explaining, and Improving Model Performance Under Distribution Shift
Announce Type: cross Abstract: We propose a unified framework for addressing three key challenges of distribution shift: (1) estimating a model's performance on an unlabeled target domain, (2) explaining the shift by identifying the features responsible, and (3) improving the target domain performance. Our method, Entropic Projection Alignment (EPA), aligns the source distribution to the target by matching carefully selected moments while simultaneously minimising the KL divergence from the...
Google plans to release 32 million Wolbachia-infected mosquitoes across Florida and California
Google's parent company Alphabet is seeking federal approval to release 32 million specially treated mosquitoes across California and Florida over the next two years—as part of a bid to reduce the spread of mosquito-borne diseases including West Nile virus and St. Louis encephalitis. The proposal, filed with the US Environmental Protection Agency, is part of Alphabet's Debug initiative, a project launched in 2016 by its life sciences subsidiary Verily. The EPA is currently reviewing the...
Top neurologists say they were snubbed in review of controversial weed killer
As deadline looms on paraquat decision, Parkinson's disease experts warn watchdog Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 4:46am In short: Leading neurologists say Australia's chemical regulator did not engage with expert submissions raising concerns about paraquat's links to Parkinson's disease. The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) maintains that health and safety are its central consideration. The APVMA's review of paraquat has been underway since 1997 and a final decision is...
Picking the NFL's best at every personnel grouping...
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Antibiotic found in wild seafood 14 kilometres from salmon farm
A "low-level" amount of the antibiotic florfenicol was detected in wild seafood 14 kilometres from where it was used, Tasmania's Natural Resources and Environment Department says. Many domestic and overseas markets have a zero tolerance policy for traces of antibiotic in wild seafood. The Natural Resources and Environment Department says the area where the detection was made is closed to commercial fishers as a precautionary measure, and that it will "continue to work with the seafood...
Could native forests be Cement Australia's 'sustainable' fuel option?
Concerns native forests could be Cement Australia's 'sustainable' fuel option as it moves away from coal Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 7:14am In short: Cement Australia will update a coal-fired kiln in Tasmania to supplement its fossil fuel use with alternative fuel sources such as used tyres and sustainable wood waste. But conservationists say the wood waste, if sourced from native forest logging, could offset the environmental benefit. What's next: The six-week site upgrade at the Railton kiln in...