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Santos is attempting to turn the tables on South Australia's EPA over the authority's demand to see documents on contamination at Port Bonython prepared for the company's lawyers by consultancy URS.

A Victorian tribunal has ruled that a company must follow tougher wind farm noise guidelines, despite a Supreme Court ruling to the contrary, while a South Australian court's decision to overturn development consent for a wind farm has major ramifications for the industry, says the project developer.

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.

• Three companies fined over sugar mill pollution
  
• EPA SA launches site contamination index
  
• Federal Government drafts new assessment bilateral agreement with WA

As the South Australian EPA comes under fire for a lack of transparency in its handling of groundwater contamination in an Adelaide suburb, Greens upper house member Mark Parnell will today notify State Parliament of his intention to revamp SA pollution law to increase community access to environmental information.

• Contractor's actions put lead mine under further EPA scrutiny
  
• SA EPA receives more than 2,300 complaints, finalises only two prosecutions
  
• Government seeks 'carbon farming' project applications

The SA Government and Nyrstar Port Pirie have conceded they have fallen a long way short of a 2010 goal to bring children's blood lead results below the WHO level of concern, with almost three out of every ten local children exceeding the limit, and they might not set a new deadline to meet it.

• Burke approves SA uranium mine expansion
  
• EPA cautions landowners after company fails to remove dumped waste from leased site
  
• ACT reviews Nature Conservation Act; seeks climate council members
  
• ACCC issues interim approval for fluorocarbons scheme
  
• Tasmania issues stormwater strategy

• ABARE tots up coal and renewables power plans
  
• Ousted U.S. Republican quotes Kim Beazley in climate sceptic critique(with video)
  
• Productivity Commission schedules urban water hearings
  
• EPA Victoria and environment group partner for community forums
  
• SA EPA issues desalination plant licence

• Major study of Australia's cities confirm air pollution health risks
  
• NSW offers grants for energy efficiency courses and training
  
• VECCI 12-step sustainability program delivers cuts to utility bills
  
• New SA greens skills centre to target construction workers
  
• Lower rainfall will make logging unsustainable in WA south-west, WA EPA says
  
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