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• 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

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.

• Investa uses the 'people factor' to turbocharge efficiency
  
• Woolworths' two-step approach to proving efficiency gains
  
• Cogeneration helps BASF beat energy and emissions targets
  
• Government seeks consultant to review $1.5bn Water Smart program

• 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

• Burke names Government's coal seam gas scientific advisors
  
• TRUenergy lodges EPBC referral for open-cycle gas plant
  
• World business body releases quarry rehabilitation guidelines

• KPMG review of NSW waste levy won't examine 'general revenue' grab
  
• Government rejects Senate committee call to review land clearing laws
  
• Norske Skog slashes Derwent estuary discharges

Regulators are moving too slowly and the coal seam gas industry is developing too fast, according to the unanimous verdict of a Senate inquiry into the industry.

• Parliament toughens and extends ship oil spill penalties
  
• Institute issues carbon guide, schedules trading simulation
  
• Container deposits stoush leads to covenant council resignation
  
• Wildcat EPBC Act challenge fails

A new independent scientific body will provide advice on the likely water and groundwater effects of CSG and large coal projects, under the terms of a deal between Labor and key independents.

• More to come to secure EPBC protection for national parks, Burke says
  
• Centennial Coal to pay $1.45 million EPBC Act penalty
  
• Business seeks changes to Sydney trade waste plans, NSW incident reporting bill
  
• Toyota misses some five-year sustainability targets