If Labor takes office after Saturday's election, Queensland's laws on impact assessment, planning, water, waste and offsets will likely change, and so too might the approach to drafting and enforcing environmental legislation.
A new KPMG study says more than 50% of the potent greenhouse gases in unwanted refrigerators aren't collected, and nor is a significant portion of the gas in old air-conditioners.
The big four banks are under new pressure from activists to cease financing coal projects that could harm the Great Barrier Reef, while 'Lock the Gate' today sought a NSW Ombudsman's investigation into approval processes for mines.
Government, Labor and Greens senators want to reduce levels of coal particulate in the Great Barrier Reef region, specify new limits for nutrient and particle-runoff and impose a moratorium on dredge spoil disposal.
Dredging and other activities that affect the Great Barrier Reef would no longer require EPBC approval, but would instead only be assessed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, under new proposals.
Chevron Australia has revealed how Direct Action will affect its Gorgon LNG gas project, as it seeks approval for a fourth LNG train that could boost annual emissions to almost 7.7 million tonnes a year.