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To investigate the levels of dust generated by coal train movements in the Hunter, the NSW EPA issued the Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) with a […]
EPA Victoria had released its third quarterly report of a 12 month air quality monitoring and noise assessment project in Francis Street, Yarraville. The project commenced […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued BHP Billiton Endeavour Coal a legal notice with a number of new licence conditions for West Cliff Colliery. […]
The SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has released its National Pollutant Inventory newsletter for South Australia’s 2011-12 reporting year. The SA EPA “received a total of […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority has released the Upper Hunter Air Particles Action Plan to provide better information about air quality and the actions underway to […]
The NSW Government has issued all open-cut mines with pollution control conditions aimed at cutting dust emissions by about 20 per cent. Environment Minister Robyn Parker […]
EPA Victoria has recently released this new guideline, Recommended Separation Distances for Industrial Residual Air Emissions. “This guideline provides advice on recommended separation distances between industrial […]
The coal and power industries in NSW will continue to fund the operation of the Upper Hunter Air Quality Monitoring Network (UHAQMN) with the commencement of […]
EPA Victoria has been monitoring and investigating the impacts of air pollution and noise emissions from trucks and cars, in Francis Street, Yarraville. EPA Victoria will […]
Chemical manufacturer Orica has been ordered to help fund turtle research, conservation and water monitoring initiatives in Gladstone Harbour following a decision handed down in the […]
NSW Environment Minister Robyn Parker has announced more than $1 million funding for local councils to create wood-smoke reduction initiatives. The funding announcement coincided with the […]
The new Waste Management Policy (National Pollutant Inventory) came into effect on 4 October 2012. The new policy replaces the Industrial Waste Management Policy (National […]
EPA Victoria has released a Draft Guideline for Environment Management: Recommended separation distances for industrial residual air emissions for consultation. The Guideline provides advice on […]
Consultation on proposed regulation Consultation is occurring on proposed changes to the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009, whereby holders of environment protection licences […]
EPA Victoria has released its first 3 month report, of a 12 month program, to monitor air quality and noise impacts of vehicles in Francis Street, […]
EPA Victoria has released the results of short term air quality monitoring that was undertaken in July 2012 near Hallam Road landfill. The monitoring of […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has commenced proceedings against Orica Australia Pty Ltd in the NSW Land and Environment Court for an alleged breach of […]
EPA Victoria is working with CSIRO on a project to investigate the likely trends in Victoria’s air quality over the next few decades. The study […]
The guideline, released by the SA Environment Protection Authority, Spray coating activities–control of air and noise emissions, replaces an earlier version (Spray painting activities–control of air […]
According to the NSW Department of Planning and Infrastructure, the operator of a coal mine in the Upper Hunter has been fined $3,000 for a breach […]
The Application for renewal of accreditation as a site contamination auditor is available from the South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA). This form is available to […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued penalty notices to three waste facilities in Eastern Creek and Kemps Creek as part of an ongoing odour […]
NSW environment protection licence holders are now required by law to publish pollution monitoring data on their websites, in accordance with the EPA requirements. Environment Protection […]
Orica pleaded guilty in the NSW Land and Environment Court recently for an incident that resulted in the discharge of ammonium nitrate at its Kooragang Island […]
The SA Environmental Protection Authority has released its National Pollutant Inventory newsletter, 2012. The EPA has “received a total of 463 reports for the 2010-11 reporting […]
Orica Australia has pleaded guilty in the NSW Land and Environment Court for the pollution incident that impacted on residents of Stockton Newcastle, on August 8, […]
NSW EPA has released a document outlining the requirements for publishing pollution monitoring data which provides details that environment protection licence holders must follow when publishing […]
The National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data on emissions and transfers for 2010-11 is now available. More than 4,000 facilities from a wide range of industry sectors, […]
EPA WA has completed its assessment of the application to amend the Environmental Protection (Western Power Transmission Substation Noise Emissions) Approval 2005 made by Western Power […]
The Federal Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has released the Carbon Farming Handbook to provide information to landholders, farmers, waste operators and other clean […]
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