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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – November 22, 2013

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Carbon tax bills pass House of Representatives

The House of Representatives had yesterday passed 11 Bills that will repeal the carbon tax. The Bills will now go before the Senate.

Australia’s geothermal energy prospects – comment sought

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) International Geothermal Expert Group is seeking feedback on its study into Australia’s geothermal energy prospects. This stakeholder consultation period is […]

Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 in House of Representatives

The Environment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 is currently before the House of Representatives to amend: (a) “the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) (EPBC […]

CSIRO commissioned to develop efficient approach for sample of soil carbon

The CSIRO has been commissioned by the Federal Department of the Environment and the Grains Research and Development Corporation to develop a statistically efficient approach for […]

Royal Commission into the former Home Insulation Programme

Greg Hunt, Federal Minister for Environment has announced that Cabinet has decided to establish a Royal Commission into the former Government’s Home Insulation Programme that caused […]

Historic information on groundwater quality in Victoria – now available

EPA Victoria has now made available a new web tool to assist with sourcing existing information about historic groundwater quality. You can now easily search a […]

QLD Regional Planning Legislation introduced – comment sought

The QLD Government has introduced the new Regional Planning Interests Bill into State Parliament this week. Deputy Premier and Minister for State Development, Planning and Infrastructure […]

New guide available for cogeneration

NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker has announced a new feasibility guide is available for businesses exploring the prospect of using cogeneration and trigeneration. “The guide gives […]

Draft NSW Bilateral Agreement released – comment sought

The Federal Department of Environment has released its draft Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC Act) Bilateral Agreement with New South Wales. Some of the […]

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