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The temporary shut-down of Orica's Kooragang Island plant after a hexavalent chromium discharge cost the company $90m, according to half-year results issued today, which also reveal it has provided $190m for various clean-up and environmental projects.

Emissions of particulate from factories, mines and other facilities are increasing, but those of other common air pollutants are generally either steady or slowly decreasing, the latest NPI data shows.

• NSW EPA issues more than 60 anti-dust orders to open-cut coal mines
  
• NSW councils can bypass CSG no-go rules
  
• EPBC water trigger bill correction

• Iron ore miner heads to court over water licence refusal
  
• Newman targets rain tanks, solar hot water, biodiversity offsets
  
• New ozone regulation tighten air-con licensing procedures

• Company ordered to pay $36,000 for not replacing carbon filter
  
• Eight companies give enforceable undertakings over water efficiency breaches
  
• Parliament approves water efficiency labelling scheme changes
  
• New GRI sustainability reporting guidelines open for comment

• Court orders shipping company to pay $200,000 for oil spill
  
• Nationals and Greens slam Orica's inquiry appearances
  
• Alcoa power contracts carry carbon cost for Victoria, Budget says

Particle emissions from the Hazelwood brown coal power station more than doubled in a year, particle emissions in Gladstone increased more than 50% and a plunge in BP Kwinana refinery particulate almost entirely offset a hefty increase from CSBP, the latest NPI data shows.

• Northern Territory unveils pollution law changes
  
• Call to amend new NSW requirement to publish monitoring data
  
• We'll mandate utility disclosure of carbon charges, Queensland LNP says

• Burke rules out EPBC freeze while Barrier Reef assessment under way
  
• Robert Hill steps down from Low Carbon Australia post
  
• Victoria gazettes new marine pollution regulations
  
• New regulations issued for VEET energy efficiency scheme
  
• South Australia renews NOx exemption for Osborne cogen plant

The Northern Territory Government has circulated a draft bill to key stakeholders that will introduce a new offence of 'unauthorised pollution', whether or not it causes environmental harm.