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Australia greenlights dumping 1 million tons of sludge in Great Barrier Reef waters

Despite strict laws on dumping waste, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority (GBRMPA) gave the go-ahead. A loophole was found – the laws don’t apply to materials generated from port maintenance work.

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