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Environment ministers have agreed to strengthen controls on particle pollution, speed up work on a national clean air agreement and establish a national standard for the environmental management of chemicals.

A Federal Government report, issued today, reveals plans to 'streamline' federal hazardous waste laws and to use mutual recognition arrangements to manage federal, state and territory threatened species lists.

A new review is assessing the amount and type of hazardous waste generated in Australia, and whether the nation has the infrastructure to properly treat and manage it.

• Hunt finalises new EPBC agreements with two states
  
• Queensland EPBC bilateral to be amended
  
• EPA MoU with Sydney Water seeks cooperation on 'emerging issues'

• EPA order likely to cost Koppers $700,000
  
• NSW to review controls on major hazard facilities
  
• Waste paint scheme to launch mid-2015
  
• Victoria amends landfill rules

• New composting guideline for Victoria
  
• NSW EPA introduces new rules for dangerous goods transport
  
• Macfarlane renews search for radioactive waste facility site

Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce today introduced a bill that would abolish new requirements for regular reviews of the safety of farm chemicals.

• Pilbara not coping with resource sector waste, study says
  
• Battery company and Mobil seek hazardous waste export permits
  
• SITA, Visy and Alex Fraser score Victorian waste grants

Changes to national legislation that regulate the use of agricultural and veterinary chemicals will for the first time mean that they must undergo a re-registration process, bringing Australia into line with other developed countries.

Environment ministers have largely endorsed the recommendations of a review that concludes the process for setting nationally-consistent environment standards is inefficient, overly-constrained and ripe for reform.