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• Government names potential radioactive waste storage sites
  
• Queensland Parliament passes dredging bill
  
• NSW awards industrial ecology grants

• WA EPA urges federal approach to biodiversity threat
  
• Approval for new tyres-to-fuel facility
  
• Ethanol plant to use wheat as feedstock

• First state government projects cleared to earn carbon credits
  
• 'Waste to energy' company wins right to earn credits
  
• Top companies send climate message to Canberra and business peers
  
• Use rates and stamp duty to encourage building efficiency: Study

• ACCC urged to approve waste paint levy
  
• New guidance on inter-state waste, underground tanks
  
• 'Low confidence' in rehabilitation of coal mine-affected swamps

Today's NSW Budget allocates $7 million to overhaul biodiversity laws and policies, and $16.9 million to halve assessment time for major projects and improve consultation.

• Alcoa to close coal-fired power station
  
• Court fines builder for waste dumping
  
• Forestry regulators join forces

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.

• Red-tape review of day-old deforestation regulation
  
• Hunt seeks reset of e-waste target
  
• WA to overhaul waste law

Victoria's energy efficiency scheme now won't be abolished in the wake of Labor's victory in Saturday's state election, while a promised inquiry could prompt a rethink of the EPA's role in reducing emissions.

A state parliamentary inquiry has partially heeded coal seam gas industry concerns about a Queensland environment bill and has also urged caution in introducing enforceable undertakings.