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• Legislated targets could help companies avoid carbon border levies: DFAT
  
• Government's science advisors oppose Santos plan to release untreated CSG water
  
• BlackRock invests $1 billion in Australian battery market
  
• New Beach Energy target is "greenwash": Market Forces

• Greens introduce bill to prevent coal underwriting
  
• Small business climate plan highlights insurance and heat stress
  
• SA MP introduces bill to protect Great Australian Bight

• Council canvasses interest in 4.98MW solar farm
  
• All states must follow Victoria's lead on kerbside funding, waste expert warns
  
• Parliament launches new water inquiry
  
• Energy Security Board releases National Energy Guarantee forum recording

New rules mean that companies, state governments and councils can earn carbon credits by installing anaerobic digesters to treat biosolids removed from effluent.

If Labor takes office after Saturday's election, Queensland's laws on impact assessment, planning, water, waste and offsets will likely change, and so too might the approach to drafting and enforcing environmental legislation.

• $47 billion in 'pollution incentives', says ACF study
  
• New spill assurance rules for offshore oil and gas
  
• Timber industry urges more councils to adopt wood policy

After almost six years as shadow climate and environment minister, Greg Hunt is Australia's new Environment Minister, while Ian Macfarlane will have responsibility for energy.

Shadow environment and climate minister Greg Hunt wants better protection for threatened species, as well as air and water quality improvements, but cautions that governments too often resort to regulation to achieve environmental goals.

• Herbicide discharge costs company $55,000
  
• Serious data gaps on CSG emissions: study
  
• Victoria announces $1.35m in waste grants

• New report showcases urban water innovators
  
• EPA Victoria details inter-state hazwaste transport terms
  
• Carbon costs 'immaterial', gas pipeline operator tells ASX
  
• Auditor-General reviews renewables program