The state’s peek environmental agency is tonight conducting further tests to find out why thousands of fish have died in the Hunter and Williams Rivers.
A lack of oxygen in the water after recent flooding is thought to be the cause, with the extent of the damage to fish stocks likely to be massive.
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Lack of oxygen in the Hunter River-I don’t think so! How much poison are the mines allowed to release?Impartial water analysis needs to be conducted. Evidence of salt on inundated pasture suggests it is not lack of oxygen. Another example of the way mines can destroy our environment. Profit before food. – great?Wakeup Australia before it is too late. Time for ACTION.