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Queensland's Environment Minister Andrew McNamara and a Queensland government MP yesterday praised a former state EPA officer who resigned after blowing the whistle on lax regulation of lead levels in Mount Isa.



McNamara and member for Ipswich Rachel Nolan praised the officer as parliament unanimously approved legislation that will end the environmental regulation of mining operations through 'special agreements'.

• National Water Commission to scrutinise water use by mines
  
• Federal energy program issues detailed efficiency guide
  
• NSW issues exemptions for land-applied wastes
  
• Shipping company fined $35,000
  
• Queensland council fined $40,000
  
• National Pollutant Inventory offers training on new reporting system
  
• Queensland EPA offers sustainability grants
  
• GM crops a boon for regional economies, ABARE says

The Queensland EPA has served a notice on Australia's largest aluminium smelter demanding it verify its National Pollutant Inventory emissions reports after an EPA benchmarking study indicated the smelter is likely to have massively under-reported air emissions of substances including arsenic, cadmium and lead.

Class action lawyers Slater & Gordon are poised to take pre-litigation steps against Xstrata after being appointed to act for a young Mount Isa girl with extremely high blood lead levels and very high levels of other heavy metals.



The law firm is considering action against Xstrata, and is also scrutinising the performance of the Queensland government in regulating the company's operations.

• Rudd and Somare sign forest carbon partnership
  
  
  
• Stern hits back at Productivity Commission
  
  
  
• 'Poor environmental record' prompts EPA Victoria to oppose licence
  
  
  
• Queensland court hands down suspended jail sentence for polluter

• Rudd flags soil carbon push
  
• Sustainable buildings council briefs Garrett and Garnaut on 'white certificates' trading proposal
  
• Queensland EPA charges company directors over PCBs
  
• South Australia to ban plastic bags by year's end

Energy ministers approve 'stage two' energy efficiency package * Magistrate fines construction company $95,000 * Carbon risk – more than 40 ASX200 companies could suffer material losses * National Pollutant Inventory releases new guidance * NSW offers renewables funding * Sydney Water issues water conservation guidelines * SA approves $40 million foundry expansion