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NSW EPA has released a statement encouraging industry licensed by the EPA to prepare their operations to reduce potential odour issues. NSW EPA have started COVID-safe […]
EPA Victoria has fined an operator of a West Wodonga business $1,983 for storing waste oils and aviation fuel without a licence. During a routine inspection, […]
NSW EPA has issued Official Cautions to six open cut coal mines in NSW following an EPA investigation into waste haul truck tyres being buried. An […]
EPA SA has undertaken inspections of operators across four industries and have found that the majority are complying with their licence conditions. EPA SA reviewed a […]
NSW EPA has fined Dangerous Goods transport company $4,000 for not appropriately supervising one of its drivers to ensure safe and lawful transportation of dangerous goods. […]
EPA Victoria’s Fire Prevention team have inspected over 200 waste and resource recovery sites across Victoria so far this year, as part of a targeted prevention […]
Under the Environment Protection Act 1970, EPA Victoria has laid three charges against a company in Torquay that relates to an alleged chemical incident. EPA alleges […]
NSW EPA has fined a company $15,000 for allegedly accepting and storing asbestos contaminated waste at their contaminated soil treatment facility in NSW. The company is […]
NSW EPA released results from the May 2021 Get the Site Right inspection blitz that show more work is needed to help provide information and education […]
A person has been convicted in a NSW local court of polluting land by the deposition of soil containing asbestos following a prosecution by the NSW […]
A tyre recycling company has been fined $20,000 for dangerously and excessively stockpiling waste tyres following prosecution by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA). EPA Executive […]
The South Australian Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has charged a demolition and waste contractor and its director for allegedly operating unlicensed waste depots in Adelaide and […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined two waste facilities for poor management practices and offensive odours. A facility was issued with a $15,000 fine […]
The NSW EPA has fined a power station $15,000 for alleged air pollution offences. The power station was allegedly exceeding the licensed solid particles concentration limit […]
The EPA Victoria has fined a farming company over $8,000 for constructing an effluent pond in a manner that could pollute a nearby creek. The company […]
EPA Victoria has laid 12 charges against a company under the Environment Protection Act 1970 following a comprehensive investigation into a fire and e-waste stockpiling at […]
EPA Victoria has fined a particle board manufacturer more than $16,000 over two offences, including one that involved an explosion reported by a member of the […]
SA Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has charged a demolition and waste contractor and its director for allegedly operating unlicensed waste depots in Adelaide’s northeast and a […]
The NSW EPA has issued a $15,000 fine to a dredging company for an alleged water pollution incident which occurred while conducting works at Shell Cove […]
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Clean-Up Notice to a landfill facility to reduce identified odour emissions from the wastewater system at the […]
The NSW EPA has fined a coal mine $15,000 for allegedly exceeding its noise limits by three decibels. EPA Executive Director Regulatory Operations Carmen Dwyer said […]
The Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has released compliance updates that keep you informed of activities related to CER’s Compliance and Enforcement Priorities and other important information to […]
During an inspection by NSW EPA in October 2020, NSW EPA officers found instances of alleged poor environmental management, including the incorrect storage of dangerous chemicals […]
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 […]
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 […]
EPA Victoria has prosecuted a man who dumped tonnes of concrete by roadsides across Melbourne. The EPA-led investigation followed collaboration by multiple government agencies, media and […]
A developer in Newcastle has been ordered to pay more than $1 million to clean-up a that was allegedly used to illegally store hazardous construction waste. […]
Three businesses consisting of four metal and building and construction recycling sites, that have allegedly failed to meet regulatory requirements, have seen EPA Victoria officers issue […]
NSW EPA is warning rogue waste transport operators that fail to cooperate with EPA investigations “will see the law come down on them like a ton […]
The Federal Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment has fined a mining company in QLD for failing to comply with environmental approval conditions. On 30 […]
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