Browsing: <a href="/tag/qld">Queensland</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/site-contamination">Site contamination</a>

• Gillard to attend Rio+20 environmental summit
  
• Court orders mine to pay $85,000, after $10m clean up
  
• LNG plant EIS details cumulative impacts of Gladstone projects
  
• ACT large-scale solar auction draws 49 proposals

Most companies are closely watching the Federal carbon price push – and the likely outlines of a deal are starting to emerge – but state, territory and local governments are also taking action that has major implications for business.

Australia Pacific LNG maintains that small traces of BTEX found in its coal seam gas exploration wells at Surat Downs, Queensland, are completely unrelated to its fracking activities.

• Industry 'strongly supports' water efficiency labelling change: Garrett
  
• Orica's toxic waste export plan presents 'huge risk': National Toxics Network
  
• EPA Victoria issues pollution notice to desal company
  
• Queensland awards $750,000 in sustainability grants

• Albanese lifts marine levy to cover spill costs
  
• EnergyAustralia seeks $100 million 'smart grid' grant
  
• Previous coastal planning assumptions 'no longer valid'
  
• EPA Victoria issues clean-up notice to Mobil
  
• Public comment invited on Zerogen CCS power plant project
  
• UN climate chief to step down, join KPMG

In a disastrous year for Chinese-owned mining company MMG, it is being investigated for alleged heavy metal poisoning in Tasmania, prosecuted for water pollution in Queensland and faces the possibility of further legal action over a zinc pipeline spill.

• Xstrata stalling on Mount Isa lead, says lawyer
  
• Forum failure an indictment of Rudd approach, Greens say
  
• Report warns of ’conflict’ between environment and safety in oil and gas projects
  
• Garrett gazettes ozone protection regulations
  
• Energy officials take second shot at smart meter rules
  
• Queensland Government launches recycling policy for building materials
  
• Gore, Pachauri and Flannery to speak to Sydney youth summit

Legislation before the Queensland parliament will give authorities new powers to order clean-ups of site contamination and spills and to recover costs from those evading their clean-up responsibilities. Breaches will result in penalties of up to $300,000.

Federal government proposes new guidance on estimating GHG emissions * NSW to overhaul approach to wastes of concern * EPA Victoria sets November 2009 deadline for Shell's refinery clean up plan *



National Pollutant Inventory online reporting tool set to go live * EREP obligation kicks in for Victorian business * Growth in coal seam methane prompts Queensland EPA to look at by-product water