Defence is doing 'good work' to reduce the impacts of PFAS on the town of Katherine, but it is in the council's interests to remain part of a class action against it, councillors have been advised.
In a move that shows even small amounts of PFAS can trigger regulatory intervention, the NSW EPA has issued a prevention notice to Cleanaway over waste accepted at its Kooragang Island treatment facility.
Environmental regulators have provided detailed advice for water utilities on accepting trade waste and using biosolids, in a proposed update of the national PFAS management plan.
Victorian businesses that have caused site contamination are much more likely to be pursued for compensation from next year, according to environmental specialist lawyer Stefan Fiedler, principal at law firm Russell Kennedy.
A new EPA could be established for Commonwealth lands, and those affected by PFAS will be better compensated, if the unanimous recommendations of a new parliamentary report are adopted.
The Queensland government will establish a new position of Rehabilitation Commissioner as it moves to strengthen remediation standards and reduce the risks of mining companies defaulting on closure obligations.