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Some people may apply for an exemption from the PFAS firefighting foam prohibition.

Farmers and pesticide users in Carrathool, Griffith, Murrumbidgee and Leeton this week may receive a  visit from the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) as part of a targeted education and compliance campaign aimed at proper pesticide use.

Newcrest’s Cadia Holdings Pty Ltd mine in Central West NSW has been issued with a draft pollution Prevention Notice and a draft licence variation regarding the management of emissions of dust and other pollutants as part of a new investigation commenced by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA).

This page provides information for those who supply or generate excavated material and wish to correctly classify their excavated material as virgin excavated natural material (VENM).

You can apply for an internal review of an EPA decision under the Government Information (Public Access ) Act 2009. Find out about the decisions that can be reviewed.

We play an important role in providing information to government, industry, business, media and the community about environmental protection and regulation and the state of the NSW environment.

We do not comment on current investigations into alleged unlawful conduct unless it is in the public interest to do so.

Information about the Protection of the Environment Operations (Clean Air) Regulation 2022 which came into force on 16 December 2022. It is the key regulatory mechanism in NSW for reducing emissions of harmful pollutants in the air.

The EPA commissions and conducts research to guide and support our programs and to inform our decision making.