Gold mining companies that received samples of products marketed as "environmentally friendly" substitutes for sodium cyanide have reported to regulators that they contained up to 27% of the chemical they were supposed to replace.
No one is sure whether state agencies can order Defence to take action over off-site contamination and, as class action lawyers circle, federal lawyers are trying to come up with an answer, a Senate inquiry has heard.
Tellus Holdings plans to establish Australia's first privately-operated landfill capable of handling low-level radioactive waste and persistent organic pollutants sourced from around the country.
The Federal Government has taken the next step towards significantly reducing the number of new industrial chemicals that must undergo pre-market assessment.
Caltex Australia has pleaded guilty in the NSW Land and Environment Court to a Tier 1 offence carrying a $2 million maximum penalty in relation to a fuel spill at its Banksmeadow terminal in Sydney.