A court has fined Nyrstar $35,000 over an acid spill at its Port Pirie smelter, while SA Health says lead levels in children living near the smelter are increasing. Read more...
With South Australian government backing, The Nature Conservancy is examining ways to make wetlands restoration financially viable, partly by earning ERF carbon credits, and by establishing a 'blue carbon' insurance fund. Read more...
The Morrison government has given South Australia at least $560 million to help fund clean energy and emissions abatement actions, after last year allocating $960 million to NSW. Read more...
A couple were entitled to back-out of a contract to buy land next to a RAAF base, because the vendors didn't disclose it was in a PFAS investigation zone, South Australia's highest court has ruled. Read more...
The South Australian government is using the paucity of ERF vegetation projects in the state to bolster support for a Bill that would introduce 100-year pastoral leases. Read more...
Most of the offsets revenue that the South Australian government collects from land clearers isn't going to projects that directly protect native vegetation, according to official data. Read more...
* Tribunal rules against Cleanaway in preliminary landfill gas battle
* New recycling infrastructure grants worth $30m on offer
* EPA proposes new construction noise controls Read more...
South Australia's EPA will use its environmental licensing powers to ensure businesses properly consider climate risks, says the state government's new five-year climate action plan. Read more...
* SA Labor introduces Bill to ban PFAS in most landfills
* Federal environment department 'assessing' e-waste service provider
* WA regulator fails to meet compliance goal Read more...
