Browsing: <a href="/tag/tas">Tasmania</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/chemicals">Chemicals</a>

UPC advances on infrastructure to support Bob Brown-opposed wind farm

Sewage biogas-to-hydrogen company signs deal with WA Water Corporation

Orica approved to export more hazardous waste

• New PFAS panel established
  
• New EPA board members appointed
  
• Federal government funds product stewardship forum

• Audit reveals serious deficiencies at pesticides regulator
  
• Supreme Court rejects mining lease challenge
  
• Deloitte 'runs the numbers' on Great Barrier Reef

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.

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

Tasmania's Supreme Court has overturned a planning tribunal ruling that the EPA could not direct a business to put in place containment measures for hazardous chemicals.

• Cougar Energy defends performance in face of Queensland charges
  
• Tasmania seeks comment on new agvet chemicals regulations
  
• Climate politicians to speak at upcoming business conference
  
• Carbon agency to fund office block retrofit