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Defence is doing 'good work' to reduce the impacts of PFAS on the town of Katherine, but it is in the council's interests to remain part of a class action against it, councillors have been advised.

• Veolia to conduct PFAS destruction trials
  
• New planning policy to define 'sustainability'
  
• Court orders company director to pay $55,000 for pollution

• NT government looks for fracking experts to join EPA board
  
• NSW offers 'fixed-rate' payments for perpetual conservation
  
• New report on pesticides regulator

Tellus Holdings, which is seeking approval to geosequester hazardous waste in the Northern Territory, says it would be open to receiving the huge stockpile of HCB waste held by Orica in Sydney.

• EPA reviews chemical control orders
  
• Regulator to clarify 'significant effect'
  
• New environment court commissioners named

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.

• NT Legislative Assembly passes EPA bill
  
• New bill to overhaul federal farm chemicals regime
  
• Only two thirds of ASX100 provides 'comprehensive' sustainability information