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Latest EPA media releases
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Former landfill at St Peters declared significantly contaminated
A former landfill site at St Peters in Sydney’s Inner West, now part of the St Peters Interchange, has been declared significantly contaminated by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) in response to ongoing detections of elevated methane and carbon dioxide levels at the site.
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Macquarie River pollution costs Dubbo sand quarry almost $250,000
A sand quarry near Dubbo has been fined $210,000 after polluting the Macquarie River with dirty water.
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Geta Skip company and director fined $60,000 for abandoned waste
The company and director of a skip bin waste removal business have been fined a total of $60,000 in Parramatta Local Court for leaving 6,000 cubic metres of waste on a Smithfield premises after the lease had ended. This is the equivalent of nearly two and a half Olympic swimming pools of waste.
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NSW leading action to prevent battery fires
At the Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Sydney today, Ministers agreed to take urgent action to help prevent potentially deadly battery fires.
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NSW reuse revolution eases cost-of-living crisis
The NSW community saved $432 million last year through second-hand shopping, helping to ease the cost-of-living crisis according to a new study into the reuse sector released today.
Latest Ministerial media releases
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NSW leading action to prevent battery fires
At the Environment Ministers’ Meeting in Sydney today, Ministers agreed to take urgent action to help prevent potentially deadly battery fires.
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Waste levy waived for areas hit by heavy rain and flooding
The Minns Labor Government is helping communities rebuild and recover from heavy rainfall and flooding by waiving the waste levy in affected areas.
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Return and Earn teams up with Little Wings to support seriously ill kids
Return and Earn has today announced its latest state-wide charity partnership with Little Wings, a free flight and ground transport service for seriously ill or injured children and their families based in rural or regional NSW.
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Waste levy scrapped for four more flood-hit areas
The NSW Government is extending the waste levy waiver to another four areas to further support communities grappling with the aftermath of heavy rainfall and flooding in early April.
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Waste levy scrapped for more flood-hit areas
Residents facing the challenging task of cleaning up after intense rainfall along the NSW coast can take flood-generated waste to the tip without paying the waste levy.
Latest news items
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Avian influenza alert
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Message from the CEO
As stewards of the environment, we lead by example. And while our role as a regulator is an important part of this, we also work through a much wider lens.
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Climate change survey data published
New interactive top-level data from our recent climate change survey is now available on the EPA website.
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Positive sounds from Noise Regulation review
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Darling-Baaka in the spotlight
The NSW Government is monitoring the health of the Darling-Baaka River and sharing information with experts, government and community to help inform future research and water management.