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Marketing and distribution company Metcash has identified significant energy and water savings, after joining the NSW environment department's Sustainability Advantage scheme, according to the company's sustainability manager, Louise Rhodes.

The Queensland environment department has rejected calls from the resources industry for a blanket exemption allowing flood-affected mining operations to discharge water without first assessing environmental impacts.

A Sydney metal electroplating company has slashed its water use by 89% after introducing innovative technology that enables it to recycle the rinse water it uses in its production process.

• Ferguson seeks views on $100 million renewables fund
  
• NSW kicks off greenhouse gas scheme review
  
• Victorian commission starts work on trade waste code
  
• U.S. courts will hear more climate cases: Deutsche Bank

• Gillard flags changes to water efficiency, ozone legislation
  
• Combet urges Coalition to join climate committee, Garnaut backs new process
  
• Melbourne City Council gains green financing powers
  
• Commonwealth Bank teams with Lend Lease Solar

• SA EPA stays silent on $80,000 court win over polluter
  
• SA issues stockpiling guide for new waste policy
  
• Council fined over hazardous waste in landfill
  
• Victoria invites sustainable energy funding applications

• Queensland minister rejects Cougar Energy report
  
• ACT releases bill to remove 'needless' EIS requirements
  
• Victoria issues review of controls on alternative water supplies
  
• NSW invites applications for Peter Cullen water scholarship

• Origin maintains green energy dominance, snaps up low-price RECs
  
• Macarthur Coal's mining emissions rise 13%
  
• WA uranium panel not up to scratch: Conservation Council
  
• Victoria boosts funding for five cleaner coal projects
  
• Reform of Victorian Water Act 'urgently needed': EDO
  
• Australian company wins $300 million Thai solar contract

• EPA Victoria issues emissions, licensing guidance
  
• Last call for Banksia environment awards
  
• AEMC finalises feed-in tariffs cost recovery rule
  
• NSW issues draft road noise policy
  
• New Zealand boosts renewables generation to 73%

Barwon Water is seeking EPA Victoria works approval for a $90 million water recycling plant, co-funded by the Federal and State governments, which will treat for re-use trade waste from Shell's Corio refinery and sewage from Geelong's northern suburbs, reducing the city's use of drinking water by 5%.