Browsing: <a href="/tag/wa">WA</a> <i class="grey">•</i> <a href="/tag/air-pollution-odour">Air pollution, odour</a>

Originally facing a criminal negligence charge attracting a potential $1 million fine for red dust that blew off-site from its Wagerup refinery, Alcoa now faces a maximum penalty of just $125,000 after the offence was twice downgraded.

• Sydney's ozone levels to skyrocket
  
• Labor promises $40 million for 'emerging renewables'
  
• Orica wins approval to export first batch of hazardous waste
  
• Overdue Collie air study to be released 'imminently'
  
• ClimateWorks Australia wins 'Eureka' climate innovation award

• Obama – vote for an energy bill even if you question the science
  
• New emissions registry garners little interest
  
• NSW desalination plant up and running
  
• NSW offers 18 grants totalling $6.8 million
  
• WA reviews Goldfields SO₂ policy
  
• ABS releases environmental snapshot

• Boral hits back at ACF claims
  
• Government commissions review of Asia-Pacific Partnership projects
  
• WA releases draft policy for ambient air
  
• Synergy trials smart meters in Perth homes
  
• Ferguson appoints first directors to carbon capture institute
  
• UNEP: how ecosystems can help fight climate change

• Australia praised for stance on international transport emissions
  
• 'All our hopes rest on the U.S. and China', says Turnbull
  
• EPA Victoria and Global Sustainability issue new offsets guide
  
• Don't make RET a bargaining chip, implores Clean Energy Council
  
• Esperance port changes plea over lead debacle
  
• Australian scientists sound warning in new ice and climate change reports

Just days after WA's Department of Environment and Conservation approved the removal of 9,000 tonnes of bulk lead carbonate stranded at Esperance Port, Premier Colin Barnett has overturned the port's proposed ban on the bulk handling of nickel.

• Coal-fired power plant assessment challenge fails
  
• Banksia Award winners announced
  
• National Pollutant Inventory issues new manuals
  
• Gore urges U.S. to be 100% renewable in a decade (with video)
  
• OECD calls for policy shift on biofuels

The NSW Land and Environment Court has ordered Caltex to pay $78,000 to the Department of Environment and Climate Change for failing to control odours at the company’s Kurnell refinery during the 2006 Christmas holidays.



Meanwhile, the WA environment department has issued a $25,000 penalty to gold miner Barrick (Kanowna) Ltd following a tailings spill.

• Brokovich weighs in over emissions from Alcoa's WA refineries
  
• WA to revamp environmental approvals process
  
• EPA Victoria and developer tread lightly on Sydney project
  
• Indonesian province GHG emissions are more than half Australia's
  
• Tasmania looks for EPA board members
  
• Marks & Spencer to roll out plastic bag charge

Victoria tweaks mandatory energy and water efficiency scheme * WA orders Wyndham Port to prepare improvement plan * Federal government seeks emissions trading and climate risk experts * New climate department absorbs DFAT climate role * Upstream oil and gas greenhouse emissions up, but intensity down * Office tower owners partner with environment group * Victoria to offer second tranche geothermal permits