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Rising water prices and concerns about water security have prompted BlueScope's Port Kembla steelworks to set a goal of sourcing all its water from sources other than the Sydney region's storage dams.

• Ex-environment department chief to head oil spill inquiry
  
• Businesses hold climate talks with premiers
  
• Westpac moves on carbon risk and trading
  
• 'What Labor won't tell you': Nationals warn of 20% hit to regional economies
  
• Policy highlights and flops: WWF commissions global analysis

• Combet denies $50bn surplus
  
• Bring the RET back and fix it: Milne to Senate
  
• ManheimFowles cuts mains water use by 73%

If you want major water conservation wins you need to carefully assess your water use and build momentum, Cadbury's Joe Croke tells CE Daily.

Federal agencies have made 'little progress' in adopting challenging water, energy and waste targets the federal environment department and are a long way from being sustainability leaders, says a report by the Auditor-General released yesterday.

• Federal Court upholds appeal over 'secondary boycott' environment defence
  
• Anti-mill lobby group moves on class action
  
• Government moves to ban carbon storage in reef
  
• Garrett launches new urban planning website
  
• National Water Commission sets out priorities
  
• Infrastructure Australia seeks submissions
  
  EPA Victoria issues domestic wastewater code

• National Water Commission to scrutinise water use by mines
  
• Federal energy program issues detailed efficiency guide
  
• NSW issues exemptions for land-applied wastes
  
• Shipping company fined $35,000
  
• Queensland council fined $40,000
  
• National Pollutant Inventory offers training on new reporting system
  
• Queensland EPA offers sustainability grants
  
• GM crops a boon for regional economies, ABARE says

• Push for 'bill of rights' approach in Victorian climate Bill
  
• Change laws, not just light bulbs, says Gore in new video
  
• Rudd to sign Australia up to international carbon markets partnership
  
• New NPI boiler manual released
  
• Tasmanian government tables water and sewerage reform bills
  
• Garnaut deadlines loom
  
• Moving beyond 'learn, burn and give': should MBAs involve a 'green Hippocratic oath'?

Qld businesses told to do more as 'level 6' water restrictions loom * Labor promises $100 million 'coast care' program * EPA Victoria finalises soil sampling guideline * Greenpeace slams sustainable palm oil roundtable * WBCSD plans business summit at Bali * Pew Centre chief welcomes business sea-change