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• Carbon bills a 'political suicide note', Abbott tells Parliament
  
• Plastic packaging company cuts annual energy bill by $200,000
  
• NSW reviews native vegetation regulation
  
• EPA Victoria in court over coal plant challenge
  
• WA solar power station won't need EPBC Act scrutiny

• Dow Jones sustainability index hands top ranking to Westpac
  
• Clean Energy Council releases policy roadmap for large-scale solar
  
• What's hot in thermal soil treatment: EPA Victoria
  
• Printer cartridges gain 'carbon neutral' certification

Federal changes mean companies will find it easier to buy and use Australian carbon credits, a NSW review is likely to result in tougher environmental incident notification rules and a Western Australian appeal decision confirms that backers of major projects will face carbon offset obligations.

City West Water's latest resource efficiency success stories include a conveyor belt manufacturer that cut water use by 30% in 12 months, after aiming for less than a 15% reduction, and a tissue-maker that halved trade waste discharges and water consumption.

The Australian Green Infrastructure Council is looking for companies to join round-two trials of its sustainability rating tool, and is also hosting a masterclass on sustainable procurement for infrastructure projects.

Melbourne's City of Whitehorse aims to increase the proportion of its total procurement budget spent on environmentally-friendly products to 30%, building on achievements that this month earnt it an award for excellence in green procurement.

Most companies are closely watching the Federal carbon price push – and the likely outlines of a deal are starting to emerge – but state, territory and local governments are also taking action that has major implications for business.

• WA backs new Kimberley conservation strategy with $63 million
  
• Garnaut to hold forums in NSW, Queensland
  
• EPA Victoria signs sustainability covenant with bank
  
• Combet announces adaptation grants
  
• Nominations open for WA water awards
  
• Tasmanian Government hosts energy efficiency workshops

• BCA wary of 'formal' efficiency schemes, backs smart meters
  
• Network businesses make limited progress on demand management
  
• Godfrey Hirst, Grocon pick up Victorian sustainability awards
  
• Forests NSW punished over charred 'smoky mouse' habitat
  
• Solar roundtable offers chance to fix ailing flagship scheme, Milne says

Printing company Focus Press has become only the second organisation to achieve gold status in the NSW environment department's Sustainability Advantage scheme, capping off a ten-year environmental transformation that has saved the company more than $700,000 in landfill fees and electricity costs.