A court has ordered a major food company that polluted a waterway to make a $100,000 payment to a conservation group that is its partner in a bioenergy project. Read more...
With the aim of rapidly growing one of Australia's newest environmental markets, the Queensland government is seeking brokers to supply credits earned by keeping pollutants out of water flowing into the Great Barrier Reef. Read more...
Australia should introduce a wide-ranging monitoring regime for pesticide levels in soils and water, and speed agvet chemical assessment processes, says a new report for the federal government. Read more...
A Supreme Court judge has ordered Veolia to treat water from a mine, after hearing evidence that its refusal to do so has caused flooding and could affect coal supply to a power station. 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...
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...
* Water utility penalised $150,000 over discharge into low-flow river
* Director convicted over failure to supply information to EPA
* $2m on offer for carbon and agriculture research Read more...
Coca Cola Amatil will achieve net-zero operational emissions by 2040, and has set new constraints on its use of plastic, as part of sustainability commitments announced today. Read more...
* NSW Forestry Corp says EPA too slow to negotiate post-fire logging rules
* Ley makes fire-affected species a priority for EPBC listing
* Report shows poor take-up of responsible practices by farmers
* Australia joins ocean protection alliance Read more...
Mining and petroleum projects shouldn't receive any special treatment when deciding on water entitlements, according to a new Productivity Commission report on water reform. Read more...
