A court has ordered a major food company that polluted a waterway to make a $100,000 payment to a conservation group that is its partner in a bioenergy project.
With the aim of rapidly growing one of Australia's newest environmental markets, the Queensland government is seeking brokers to supply credits earned by keeping pollutants out of water flowing into the Great Barrier Reef.
Australia should introduce a wide-ranging monitoring regime for pesticide levels in soils and water, and speed agvet chemical assessment processes, says a new report for the federal government.
A Supreme Court judge has ordered Veolia to treat water from a mine, after hearing evidence that its refusal to do so has caused flooding and could affect coal supply to a power station.
For the second time in two weeks, a NSW court has ruled that an EPA summons is flawed due to duplicity, and the agency is considering whether to launch an appeal.
Sydney Water breached an environmental obligation and a duty of care by allowing treated effluent to erode downstream creek banks, the Chief Justice of NSW's environment court has held.
Coca Cola Amatil will achieve net-zero operational emissions by 2040, and has set new constraints on its use of plastic, as part of sustainability commitments announced today.