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John Merritt
EPA CEO  EPA
Environment Protection Authority 

EPA Victoria

The CEO of the EPA, John Merritt, committed to answering the top three questions as voted by you at a EPA community forum at the Melbourne Town Hall.

The CEO of the EPA, John Merritt, committed to answering the top three questions as voted by you at a EPA community forum at the Melbourne Town Hall.

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“Why does the EPA not blow the whistle on the destruction of the environment as well as human health by the addition of Fluoride to water supplies? 99% of the polluted water is not consumed, but carries the toxin into our groundwater, rivers and...”

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user picture Geoff Pain · 247 votes · 20 comments · 2 years ago

“The HRL 300mw dual gas (coal fired) power station that the EPA authorised will make burning brown coal equivalent to a burning black coal. Described by the EPA as best practice, it's been claimed that the average emissions intensity will be between...”

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user picture Wayne Heywood · 153 votes · 5 comments · 2 years ago

“What measures does the EPA have in place to properly balance the need for meaningful bushfire hazard reductions with the strong opposition green groups present to such measures?”

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user picture Russell Hamstead · 33 votes · 5 comments · 2 years ago

“For years we have lived with neighbours using open fireplaces and polluting our air for major parts of winter and autumn. When will the EPA have a sustained education campaign to stop people from burning the wrong type of wood, rubbish etc., in the...”

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user picture Karin Diamond · 51 votes · 5 comments · 2 years ago

“What is the EPA doing to publicly explain that it has a more limited role in environment protection than indicated by these questions? That the EPA is essentially a pollution control and waste management agency; and not a broader environment and...”

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user picture James Harding · 90 votes · 2 comments · 2 years ago

“How will EPA protect residents adversely affected by living within 1 km of Hepburn Winds' turbines at Leonards Hill?”

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user picture John Kowarsky · 91 votes · 2 comments · 2 years ago

“The actions of people conflict with the preservation of pristine nature; every time a hospital, school, road, house or farm is cropped pristine nature is compromised. In making its decisions about enviromental issues does the EPA prioritise in...”

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user picture anthony cox · 2 votes · 1 comments · 2 years ago

“We are currently experiencing an extinction crisis, long-term decline in water availability, land degradation and human-induced climate change that threatens Victoria's environment. Given that some of the key Principles of Environment Protection...”

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user picture Jake Urlus · 72 votes · 1 comments · 2 years ago

“350,000 cigarette butts into Port Phillip Bay everyday! Should we start fixing this with a public ad campaign, with more stormwater traps, or more enforcement? And can we ask the cigarette manufacturers to contribute to the costs?”

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user picture Sheridan Blunt · 2 votes · 1 comments · 2 years ago

“What investigations has EPA completed into the toxicity of Fluoride in drinking water?”

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user picture Lauren Masters · 1 votes · 1 comments · 2 years ago
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