A $107 million NSW fund to fast-track the supply of biodiversity credits will be operating by September, and responsibility for biodiversity stewardship agreements will shift to a new taskforce.
MACH Energy has provided advice to the NSW Independent Planning Commission from top law firm Ashurst arguing that its consent decision for a mine expansion needn't be bound by the landmark Rocky Hill climate ruling.
A scientific committee that advises state and federal governments on coal mines has warned that South32's revised proposal to expand its Dendrobium project will still have severe and irreversible impacts.
Industry is set to face a range of new requirements when planning new or expanded projects, under a groundwater strategy being developed by the NSW government.
After winning a key legal battle with the NSW EPA last year, a group known as the Bushfire Survivors for Climate Action is taking the state's Independent Planning Commission to court.
A court has fined the NSW Forestry Corporation $135,600 and ordered it to pay $150,000 in EPA costs for felling trees in koala habitat and other logging exclusion zones.
MACH Energy appears set to avoid a mandatory condition to offset mine emissions, despite a senior NSW planning department executive saying offsetting would be desirable.
A senior executive at the Australian Energy Market Operator, with a background in law and sustainability, has been appointed chief executive of NSW's EPA.
A court has ordered a recycling company to pay more than $0.5 million for exceeding processing restrictions, and has rejected key evidence given by its managing director.
In a move that will lead to scrutiny of companies including Macquarie-owned Bingo Industries, the NSW EPA has asked the ACCC to examine skip bin pricing in the state.