The NSW EPA has ordered coal-fired power generators to provide information on coal quality and maintenance and monitoring activities, as it investigates claims they manipulated National Pollutant Inventory reports.
A court has ruled that a summons issued to a food company should have provided details about the identity of the person responsible for an alleged licence breach.
Wastewater businesses say NSW's load-based licensing scheme should focus more on nutrient trades and offsets, while mining companies say they should continue to be exempt.
A drunk contractor sipping vodka and orange while supervising the transfer of contaminated fuel has led to $400,000 in penalties for Caltex Australia and an order to pay costs of $450,000.
Coal-fired generators have told the NSW EPA they should be exempt from licence charges that are based on the volume of pollutants they emit, and have warned fee increases could trigger 'disorderly' plant closures.