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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – February 20, 2015

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Australia’s emissions reduction goals under review – comment sought

The Climate Change Authority has announced that it is reviewing Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals as part of a special review requested by Federal Environment […]

New rules for estimating emissions

Federal Environment Minister Greg Hunt has issued new rules or ‘methods’ covering how sectors including aviation, shipping, transport and coal mining estimate their emissions reductions and […]

Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure amendments – passed

  The Federal parliament has passed the Building Energy Efficiency Disclosure Amendment Bill 2014, which forms part of a package of amendments to streamline the administration […]

EPBC decisions valid following amendment

The Federal parliament has passed theEnvironment Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 which addresses implications rising from the Federal Court’s ‘Tarkine’ ruling.  The bill ensures the validity of […]

TENDER – For recyclables receival and processing services

Metropolitan Waste and Resource Recovery Group (MWRRG), has opened tenders for recyclables receival and processing services on behalf of four local councils in the central and […]

New draft waste strategy – Released for comment

NSW EPA has released a new draft waste strategy for public comment.  The NSW Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2014-21 (WARR) sets clear directions for a […]

Report into the performance of NSW EPA – Released

A report into the performance of the NSW EPA has been released by the NSW General Purpose Standing Committee. Under the review, the parliamentary committee considered […]

Diesel and marine emissions management strategy – Released

NSW EPA has released the Diesel and marine emissions management strategy which aims to reduce harmful emissions from non-road diesel and marine sources. The strategy addresses […]

Miles named State’s first reef Minister

Steven Miles has been named Queensland’s first Minister for the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland Premier Annastacia  Palaszczuk ‘s new cabinet. He also takes on the […]

Consultation sought on Green Industries SA

The South Australian government has released a discussion paper on Green Industries SA, the statutory authority set to replace Zero Waste SA. The paper outlines the […]

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