A court today found a residents group has the right to challenge the consent for one of Australia's largest freight terminals, on the grounds it would endanger a newly-listed threatened species.
A court has ordered a company and its director to pay $342,500 after they illegally cleared land, with the bulk of money required to reimburse the regulator's costs.
A court has ordered an electricity distributor to pay $168,200 after one of its contractors illegally cleared within a national park, and the company will also spend up to $840,000 restoring an alternative access path to its powerlines.
Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg will re-examine a controversial port development, after an environment group alleged EPBC constraints on the project were vague and unenforceable.
The Australian Conservation Foundation has called for changes to the EPBC Act after the Federal Court today rejected its arguments that the federal approval for the Adani coal mine was invalid.
A farmer who shot an environmental officer in the back and killed him has shown no remorse and should be jailed for 35 years, the NSW Supreme Court ruled today.