Slashing SO2 emissions from Alcoa's Anglesea power station by 90% would help to minimise Melbourne's air pollution, while fine particles and ozone will continue to be the main pollutants of concern in the city's airshed, says a new EPA Victoria study.
A Victorian tribunal has refused to grant a permit for a large free-range poultry farm, and has urged the chicken meat industry to do more to help farmers avoid environmental problems as they switch from caged production.
SITA has given EPA Victoria an enforceable undertaking that it will fix odour problems at its Hallam Road landfill and resolve community concerns about possible health effects, after its executives last month fronted an EPA-convened 'restorative justice' conference.