The NSW government is planning to strengthen assessment requirements for CCS projects, waste-to-energy projects, groundwater treatment activities, and large storage batteries.
In a move that underlines the risks for landlords in leasing property to poor-performing waste companies, the NSW EPA has ordered a landowner to clean up hundreds of tonnes of abandoned e-waste.
The NSW EPA has slightly eased its proposed controls on ammonia emissions from waste to energy facilities, but has reserved the right to impose tougher limits where appropriate.
The NSW Nature Conservation Council has rebuked the state government for suspending proposed changes to its biodiversity offsets regime, accusing it of caving-in to developers.
NSW's Independent Planning Commission has applied a carbon offset condition to a coal mining project that is weaker than the company was prepared to accept.
For the second time in two weeks, a NSW court has ruled that an EPA summons is flawed due to duplicity, and the agency is considering whether to launch an appeal.
Using lead-contaminated material to build a workers’ camp has resulted in an enforceable undertaking that will cost two related companies $1.5 million.
Developers in NSW that want to transfer their biodiversity offset liabilities to the state government will have to ask for a quote for the service, under proposed changes.
Too little of NSW's coal ash is re-used and urgent action is necessary to achieve an 80% re-use rate, according to a state parliamentary inquiry report.