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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – September 6, 2019

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Large-scale Renewable Energy Target will be met in 2020 says Clean Energy Regulator

The Clean Energy Regulator has now approved enough capacity to guarantee that the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target of 33,000 gigawatt hours of additional renewable energy will […]

Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory – Quarterly update of released

The Federal Department of the Environment and Energy has released the Quarterly Update of Australia’s National Greenhouse Gas Inventory: March 2019. The update provides estimates of […]

ARENA commits funding towards QLD gasification project

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has committed $6.2 million in funding towards a waste to energy project in Queensland. The Logan City Council project will […]

New invention prevents the spread of PFAS and other pollutants from contaminated concrete

Scientists at the Australian Cooperative Research Centre for Contamination Assessment and Remediation of the Environment (CRC CARE) have developed and patented an invention that prevents the […]

Release of proposed Environment Protection Regulations and Environment Reference Standards (ERS) – Have your say!

Effective July 2020, the new Victorian environment protection laws will come into effect. EPA Victoria has released the subordinate legislation and reference standards to the Environment […]

NEW GUIDELINES: Identifying and managing the hazards and risk of fire at a waste resource recovery facility and how to comply with policy

EPA Victoria has released the fact sheet – Fire prevention: Combustible Recyclable and Waste Materials.  It is a guide to the – Management and storage of […]

New Electric Vehicle Charging Station Opens

A new rapid electric vehicle charging station has opened at RACV’s Torquay resort.  Powered by 100% renewable energy, the charging station is capable of charging an […]

Reef reports show why action is needed now to improve water quality

Two reports have been released by the Queensland Government that provide an update on the health of the Great Barrier Reef, show why urgent action is […]

University of the Sunshine Coast expects to reduce electricity usage by 40%

The University of the Sunshine Coast (USC) have installed 6,000 rooftop solar panels and a giant water battery and expects to save millions of dollars and […]

Proposed waste reforms – waste levy and financial assurances

As part of the Waste Reform Program, EPA SA is seeking your views on two proposed reforms: amendment to how the waste levy is collected from […]

Minor review of the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016

A minor review of the Local Nuisance and Litter Control Act 2016 is underway to consider any issues that have arisen in the administration of the […]

NEW GUIDELINES: Wind farms environmental noise guidelines

In mid-2018 EPA SA carried out a technical review of the Wind farms environmental noise guidelines to ensure that the guidelines are still appropriate. The review […]

WA Climate Change issues paper – released for comment

The Western Australian Government has released an Issues Paper on Climate Change in Western Australia and is calling for comment on the issues and questions outlined […]

Draft Compliance and Enforcement Policy for WA – released for comment

The WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulations (DWER) has released the draft Compliance and Enforcement Policy for comment. The Compliance and Enforcement Policy details the […]

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