Labor has sided with the Coalition to vote down a Greens-backed attempt by One Nation to retrospectively make Woodside liable for remediation of an ageing oil processing vessel that it sold in 2015. Read more...
The Victorian Ombudsman will investigate the state EPA's handling of decisions on suitable disposal sites for spoil from the West Gate Tunnel project, which contains low levels of PFAS. Read more...
In a preliminary skirmish, an appeal court has ruled in favour of the former executives of a company that was fined $4.5 million for wilfully causing serious environmental harm. Read more...
The NSW government is planning to strengthen assessment requirements for CCS projects, waste-to-energy projects, groundwater treatment activities, and large storage batteries. Read more...
A company's Remediation Action Plan for managing asbestos contamination will satisfy the requirements of OHS improvement notices, a tribunal has ruled, but EPA concerns are yet to be resolved. Read more...
The developer of a proposed housing estate has been ordered to remove PFAS-contaminated paper pulp that was applied to the site as a soil conditioner. Read more...
EPA Victoria has conceded to the state's Supreme Court that it treated a company part-owned by Orica unfairly in its decision-making on a contaminated site. 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...
Offshore oil and gas companies won't be able to avoid liability for decommissioning and remediating assets, under a draft Bill released today by the Morrison government. Read more...
