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• Clean Energy Regulator defends avoided deforestation method
  
• Federal Treasury releases oil and gas clean-up levy draft Bill
  
• WA won't announce new climate commitments and targets before UN talks

• Mining company taken to Federal Court over biodiversity offsets
  
• Victoria reveals planning changes to align with new environment law
  
• Angus Taylor amends carbon farming regulations

• Frydenberg locks in details of HFC phase-down
  
• Qantas to go PFAS-free after hanger spill
  
• EPA proposes new scrap metal controls
  
• Fine for swearing at EPA officer

Upcoming events include conferences on Direct Action, contaminated sites, energy-from-waste and bioenergy, as well as the inaugural oration in honour of Fiona Wain, to be delivered by ARENA's Greg Bourne.

In a year of huge regulatory change for environmental managers, the Federal Government has started the process of handing core environmental responsibilities to states and abolishing carbon charges for large emitters, while all governments began targeting 'green tape'.

Seminars coming up around Australia over the next few months will cover topics including environmental compliance, energy efficiency, bioenergy, carbon and water management at mines.

• Clean Energy Regulator signs MoU with tax office
  
• Burke details EPBC EIS requirements for Cape York bauxite mine
  
• National power market rule fix for small low- or no-emissions generators
  
• SA residents doorknocked over Mobil site contamination

• Queensland minister attacks Orica's 'long history' of breaches
  
• Ernst & Young develops carbon price guide for CFOs
  
• Ai Group and AusIndustry run carbon grants seminars
  
• Sydney City wins $3.75m trigeneration grant
  
• SA EPA invites contaminated sites auditor applications

• Fuel leak fine for citrus processer, but Shell pays for clean-up
  
• NSW EPA prosecutes DuPont
  
• The EPBC 'streamlining' that's still stuck in the pipeline
  
• $12.4 million on offer to help develop carbon credit project rules
  
• Council landfills carbon price national forum

• No confidence in Magellan in wake of new lead result, WA minister warns
  
• ACCI and Greens polls apart on carbon tax
  
• Gold miner makes progress on cyanide code certification