New Hope Group today suffered a comprehensive High Court defeat that means all aspects of its New Acland coal project – including its carbon emissions – must be relitigated.
Western Australia's Appeals Convenor has rejected arguments from environmentalists that greenhouse gas conditions recommended for an onshore gas project are too weak.
An appeal has identified multiple failings in the Western Australian EPA's assessment of a gas-fired power station proposed by Fortescue, but the state government won't make the agency re-evaluate it.
The Victorian government has issued wide-ranging new environmental regulations and standards that will apply to businesses and organisations from July 1.
South Australia's EPA will use its environmental licensing powers to ensure businesses properly consider climate risks, says the state government's new five-year climate action plan.
NSW will require environmental impact statements for major projects to be certified by accredited environmental practitioners under proposed regulatory changes.