The NSW EPA has added conditions to the licences of the state's four main coal terminals obliging them to monitor the extent of spills from loaded rail wagons during transit from mines.
Environment ministers have backed air quality measures that include tougher controls on particle pollution, but Australians will no longer have a consistent level of protection from the serious health effects of fine particles.
New NSW controls on some shipping emissions will benefit the residents of Balmain, but those living near Port Botany are exposed to much larger pollution loads, according to a new study.
Lubricants company Nulon must pay a $120,000 penalty plus costs and write to individuals made sick by odours that resulted from poor control systems and sloppy work practices.