Submissions made to the Building Sustainability Index (BASIX) Target Review have now been made public by the NSW Department of…[Read More]
New South Wales News
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Effective means of managing waste
Published: August 15, 2014
A trial of underground communal rubbish chutes is helping put an end to illegal dumping and unhygienic spills in the…[Read More]
Biodiversity legislation review announced
Published: August 8, 2014
The NSW government has announced a major review of biodiversity legislation. Minister for the Environment Rob Stokes has appointed the…[Read More]
Funding available to tackle recycling
Published: August 8, 2014
The New South Wales Environment Protection Authority (EPA) and the Environmental Trust are calling for businesses, not-for-profit organisations and local…[Read More]
AGL to conduct fracking in Gloucester
Published: August 8, 2014
AGL will be able to conduct fracking in Gloucester in mid-north New South Wales following the renewal of its Petroleum…[Read More]
Orica ordered to clean up arsenic in groundwater
Published: August 8, 2014
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has ordered Orica Pty Ltd to take the next step in the clean-up of…[Read More]
Quarry operator fined $30,000 for breaching license limits
Published: August 8, 2014
A quarry operator has been fined $30,000 after pleading guilty in the Land and Environment Court to breaching a condition…[Read More]
Failure to limit dust emissions leads to fine
Published: August 8, 2014
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued penalty notices to two companies for failing to minimise dust emissions during…[Read More]
Record penalty for Newcastle and Botany pollution incidents
Published: August 1, 2014
Australia Pty Ltd has been convicted and penalised $768,250 in relation to charges brought by the NSW Environment Protection Authority…[Read More]
Chemical spill leads to Enforceable Undertaking for Water Corporation
Published: August 1, 2014
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has imposed an Enforceable Undertaking (EU) on a water corporation following a pollution incident.…[Read More]
