The Coalition will have an unprecedented opportunity to put its stamp on national environmental laws and schemes, due to a host of reviews that are either imminent or already under way.
The United Nations has established major new restrictions on the international transport and disposal of plastic waste, and introduced new PFAS restrictions.
This year's National Pollutant Inventory data has provided evidence that widely-used emission estimation manuals are seriously flawed, according to an expert on the scheme.
In a move that shows even small amounts of PFAS can trigger regulatory intervention, the NSW EPA has issued a prevention notice to Cleanaway over waste accepted at its Kooragang Island treatment facility.
Environmental regulators have provided detailed advice for water utilities on accepting trade waste and using biosolids, in a proposed update of the national PFAS management plan.
Australia's NICNAS industrial chemical assessment scheme will be replaced in mid-2020, after the House of Representatives yesterday endorsed Senate-amended bills establishing a new regime.