A tribunal has put on hold an EPA notice that would require a council to disclose information on a contaminated site that it owns to developers proposing to build a hotel next door. Read more...
In a judgment that might yet be tested in the High Court, an appeal court has upheld a decision that found liquidators were liable for the costs of cleaning up a major waste dump. Read more...
* Clean Energy Regulator defends avoided deforestation method
* Federal Treasury releases oil and gas clean-up levy draft Bill
* WA won't announce new climate commitments and targets before UN talks Read more...
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...
