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Enviroment Network Weekly (ENW) E-News – March 12, 2021

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Work Safe Australia announces major update to Hazardous Chemicals Information System

Safe Work Australia has completed an update of the Hazardous Chemical Information System (HCIS). This update adds or updates the classification of 1,219 hazardous chemicals on […]

Carbon Market Report – Quarter 4 2020

The Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report – December 2020, released this week, shows two records were achieved last year, with 7 gigawatts […]

Energy businesses: compliance and enforcement update

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) has released its mid-year compliance and enforcement update report that highlights energy businesses paid $4.38 million in penalties over a six […]

FUNDING OPPORTUNITY: Commercialisation Fund

Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre Ltd (AMGC) co-funds industry projects to commercialise innovation. In this way, approved industry projects demonstrate how and the techniques, Australian manufacturing can […]

FUNDING OPPORUNITY: Carbon Capture Use and Storage Development Fund

The Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Development Fund provides businesses with grants of up to $25 million for pilot projects or pre-commercial projects aimed at reducing emissions. […]

EPA Victoria intensifies enforcement at recycling industry facilities

EPA Victoria is intensifying its enforcement and inspections at recycling industry sites, with inspection teams applying a zero-tolerance approach in order to eliminate any recycling fires […]

Proposed methodology for deriving background level concentration when assessing potentially contaminated land

EPA Victoria has released the proposed methodology for deriving background level concentration when assessing potentially contaminated land that comprises a set of requirements that must be […]

Yalourn Power Station closure

EnergyAustralia has announced it is bringing forward by four years the closure of the Yallourn Power Station in Victoria to mid-2028.  In a statement released by […]

The Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (PFAS Firefighting Foam) Regulation 2021

The NSW Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (PFAS Firefighting Foam) Regulation 2021 amends the NSW Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009 to […]

New reports relating to Captains Flat contamination

This week, NSW EPA released two new publications that relate to the contamination at and around the Captains Flat area – Captains Flat surfaced soil testing […]

Prosecution for rogue Operator for fake information about asbestos-contaminated waste disposal

A NSW contractor who was paid nearly a quarter of a million dollars to take asbestos contaminated soil to a lawful landfill has been handed a […]

New Ministerial Energy Council

The QLD Government will establish a Ministerial Energy Council to work with the QLD Government to deliver for the future energy needs of QLD. QLD Energy, […]

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