Sydney Water has been fined $200,000 in a sentencing hearing after being found guilty of a serious pollution incident in 2019 when its actions caused untreated sewage to overflow into a nearby creek.
The NSW Greens have revealed their $800 million plan to deal with the waste crisis after the state's EPA ordered Coles and Woolworths to dump more than 5200 tonnes of stored soft plastics from the failed REDcycle scheme.
Global upstream oil and gas methane emissions are likely to be severely underestimated according to a new study that found the UK's offshore methane leakage levels are five times higher than reported, due to outdated emission factors.
In an important case considering the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal’s powers to issue stay orders under the state’s revised Environment Protection Act, big global meat products company Van Hessen has been denied a stay of a prohibition notice that will potentially cost it up to $200,000 per week and result in the loss of 30 full time jobs.