EPA SA will soon begin an environmental assessment program to determine the extent of groundwater and soil contamination around two…[Read More]
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Regulator continues investigation into soil contamination
Published: April 17, 2015
Queensland’s Department of Environment and Heritage Protection (EHP) is continuing to investigate the cause and scale of soil contamination in…[Read More]
Energy White Paper – Released
Published: April 10, 2015
Federal Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane has released the Energy White Paper that sets out an energy policy framework for delivering…[Read More]
Additional emissions reduction methods for earning carbon credits – Released
Published: April 10, 2015
Emissions reduction methods set out the rules for estimating emissions reductions from different activities. Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has…[Read More]
REMINDER – Safeguard mechanism design – Comment sought
Published: April 10, 2015
Just a reminder that the Federal Department of the Environment has released the Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF): Safeguard mechanism consultation…[Read More]
National Pollutant Inventory Data 2013-14 – Released
Published: April 10, 2015
The Federal Government has released the 2013-14 National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data detailing emissions from more than 4,300 industry facilities…[Read More]
Hunt calls for Special Review to assess emissions trading scheme for Australia
Published: April 10, 2015
Federal Minister for the Environment, Greg Hunt has asked the Climate Change Authority to conduct a Special Review to assess…[Read More]
Review of Australia’s post-2020 target for greenhouse gas emissions – Issue Paper released – Comment sought
Published: April 10, 2015
The Federal Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has released, for comment, an issues paper on Setting Australia’s post-2020…[Read More]
Regulations will require sites with stockpile of waste tyres to be licenses
Published: April 10, 2015
Victoria’s Environment Minister, Lisa Neville has gazetted a notice of intention to issue regulations requiring sites with big stockpiles of…[Read More]
Melbourne and Sydney join global ‘Carbon Neutral’ cities alliance
Published: April 10, 2015
Sydney and Melbourne have joined 15 other cities to form the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, a collaboration of global cities…[Read More]
