Browsing: Air pollution, odour

The federal government has positioned itself to mandate low-sulfur petrol several years earlier than currently scheduled, as part of a $2 billion dollar support package for Ampol and Viva.

Instead of tightening NO2 air quality standards in two stages, environment ministers have decided to move immediately to goals that were originally proposed for 2025.

Federal, state and territory environment ministers have agreed to tighten air quality standards for SO2, NO2 and ozone.

Volkswagen has failed to convince the Full Federal Court that a $125 million penalty imposed on it for cheating on air pollution tests was manifestly excessive.

Pollution from Australia's ageing truck fleet is having a significant impact on health, Australia's advisory agency on roads warned today.

NRG's Gladstone power station is emitting substantially more particle pollution than it did a few years ago, according to an analysis of National Pollutant Inventory data.

• New NPI pollution data released on more than 4,000 facilities
  
• Safeguard must be overhauled: Carbon Market Institute
  
• Telco commits to 100% renewables by 2025

Changes to the NSW clean air regulation could deliver benefits worth $600 million, and a long-stalled licensing review will finally be completed, according to the state government's draft clean air strategy.

• National greenhouse gas emissions fall
  
• Vales Point seeks unique status on NOx emissions
  
• Senate inquiry launched into Ley's new EPBC Bill

• Children's blood lead levels rising near smelter
  
• Developer to pay $1m to clean-up asbestos-contaminated waste
  
• Union official to co-chair NSW's new renewables board