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Monster pipeline reveals Beetaloo fracking is about export profits
September 18, 2026
Environment Centre NT is calling on Australians to say no to plans for a multi-billion-dollar pipeline to pipe gas fracked in the Beetaloo Basin to export ports in Queensland.
Read More ShareGrotesque levels of taxpayer funded spin can’t hide the fact that Territory fracking is still not commercially viable
September 01, 2026
Despite the grotesque levels of taxpayer funded spin, Top End fracking remains commercially unproven beyond the pilot stage, with massive government subsidies likely needed to progress projects further.
Read More ShareINPEX prosecution a win for Darwin community
August 05, 2026
Environment Centre NT says the Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority (NTEPA) prosecution of Japanese gas giant INPEX for under reporting toxic emissions from its Darwin gas plant is a win for the local community.
Read More ShareDirty dozen data centres planned for the NT
July 22, 2026
Environment Centre NT says plans for a dozen data centres in the Northern Territory, largely powered by fracked gas, are 'dystopian' and risk the Territory's water, climate and lifestyle.
Read More ShareFunny if it wasn’t so serious: NT Minister says NT will be ‘data centre of the globe’ while making claims our wet season tilts the earth’s axis
July 22, 2026
Environment Centre NT has slammed plans by the Finocchiaro Government to make the Northern Territory the ‘data centre of the globe’ while dismissing risks to water supplies in some of Australia’s most arid regions.
Read More ShareCourt rejects bid to halt bulldozing of NT savanna while legal challenge continues
July 02, 2026
Environment Centre NT is devastated by a Federal Court ruling that gives Top End Pastoral Company the green light to begin bulldozing habitat for threatened species at Claravale Station and farm on the banks...
Read More ShareKirsty Howey to depart Environment Centre NT
June 24, 2026
The board of the Environment Centre NT (ECNT) today announces the resignation of Dr Kirsty Howey from the role of Executive Director.
Read More ShareNew report rejects industry and government claims we need NT fracking
June 03, 2026
The Northern Territory government has greenlit plans by Santos to drill 12 fracking exploration even as new analysis shows the gas they hope to unlock will come too slowly, cost too much, and is...
Read More ShareMysterious herb could stop the toxic Middle Arm gas and petrochemical hub
June 01, 2026
A little-known plant could halt the Middle Arm gas and petrochemical hub on Darwin Harbour, after leaked documents showed the project would destroy 86% of the endangered plant's remaining population.
Read More ShareEnvironment Minister taken to court to protect Australia’s great northern savanna
May 28, 2026
Australia’s Environment Minister is being taken to court to protect our great northern savanna from being bulldozed for industrial agriculture.
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