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• WA mines regulator updates environmental reporting guide
  
• Health service to pay $42,000 penalty for diesel spill
  
• NSW directs waste levy money to regions

As it battles to survive being stripped of federal funding, the Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices has welcomed a Productivity Commission finding that governments should pay for public interest environmental litigation.

In a move that could lead to the closure of half its operations, Attorney-General George Brandis has axed federal funding for the network of state-based Environmental Defender's Offices that have fought high-profile cases on behalf of community groups and activists.

• Victoria offers building energy efficiency grants; supports industry programs
  
• Defence seeks environmental experts
  
• Tip-off by neighbouring business leads to spill fine

• Quarry operator fined $75,000, director yet to front court
  
• Low Carbon Australia teams with SA energy efficiency consultancy
  
• Governments flag plans to tighten fridge efficiency standards

• Company ordered to pay $36,000 for not replacing carbon filter
  
• Eight companies give enforceable undertakings over water efficiency breaches
  
• Parliament approves water efficiency labelling scheme changes
  
• New GRI sustainability reporting guidelines open for comment

• CSG industry rigorously regulated, says environmental lawyer
  
• Fraccing experience goes back 60 years: AGL
  
• Green infrastructure training courses start soon
  
• Big fine for dumping asbestos-contaminated fill

• 'Eco-tourism' property developer ordered to pay $198,000
  
• Victoria gazettes new EPA guidelines for enforceable undertakings
  
• Ai Group and VECCI seek SMEs to trial sustainability benchmarking tool

• $350m 'carbon price' write-down for TRUenergy power plant
  
• No place for alternative fuel mandates, new Federal strategy says
  
• Coal mine penalised $117,000
  
• Victoria makes EPBC referral justifying 'strategic' alpine grazing
  
• Focus $10bn clean energy body on RD&D, not deployment, says ESAA

• Paint company fined for failing to comply with resource efficiency scheme
  
• Alcoa and Victorian Government finalise new special agreement for coal mining
  
• Retailer efforts to 'green' supply chains risk ACCC scrutiny, IPA says
  
• P&O cuts water use, carbon emissions intensity