The federal government will this financial year consider implementing an EU-style mandatory stewardship scheme for electronic and electrical waste, and has announced $190 million in new recycling infrastructure funding. Read more...
The spiralling costs of biodiversity offsets in NSW is often a problem for proponents of clean energy projects in the state, according to the Clean Energy Council. Read more...
Remondis has secured agreement from Queensland's Coordinator-General for a streamlined whole-of-government assessment of its plans for a $400 million waste to energy project. Read more...
A NSW parliamentary inquiry has warned the koala could be extinct in the state before 2050, and has recommended tighter controls on environmental offsetting, including an end to special treatment for mining companies. Read more...
Aspects of the Northern Territory's new assessment and approval law can serve as a role model for other jurisdictions, according to NT EPA Chair Dr Paul Vogel. Read more...
