The NSW Nature Conservation Council has rebuked the state government for suspending proposed changes to its biodiversity offsets regime, accusing it of caving-in to developers. Read more...
* Telstra to boost device recycling and reuse rates
* Licence-holder fails to gain early access to financial assurance
* Business sustainability council makes membership conditional on pledges Read more...
Councils and other planning agencies should "plan to rebuild for the future, not the present" in the aftermath of natural disasters, according to a new guide from the NSW government. Read more...
NSW's Independent Planning Commission has applied a carbon offset condition to a coal mining project that is weaker than the company was prepared to accept. Read more...
For the second time in two weeks, a NSW court has ruled that an EPA summons is flawed due to duplicity, and the agency is considering whether to launch an appeal. Read more...
Using lead-contaminated material to build a workers’ camp has resulted in an enforceable undertaking that will cost two related companies $1.5 million. Read more...
A judge has for the second and final time rejected a regulator's attempt to prosecute an ASX-listed company for poor sediment control on an industrial estate construction site. Read more...
Developers in NSW that want to transfer their biodiversity offset liabilities to the state government will have to ask for a quote for the service, under proposed changes. Read more...
Too little of NSW's coal ash is re-used and urgent action is necessary to achieve an 80% re-use rate, according to a state parliamentary inquiry report. Read more...
Sydney Water breached an environmental obligation and a duty of care by allowing treated effluent to erode downstream creek banks, the Chief Justice of NSW's environment court has held. Read more...
