EPA secures $870,000 in fines in private native forestry prosecutions
Whites Timber Products Pty Ltd and Whites Haulage Pty Ltd have been fined a total of $870,000, plus costs, in the Land and Environment Court, for three private native forestry offences (each) on private property in Kybeyan, Southern NSW.
New tool to support industry to deliver climate action
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has today released its finalised NSW Guide for Large Emitters, to clarify requirements for large-emitting projects and support transparent consideration of climate change in planning decisions.
Water sampling results for Botany Bay show PFAS below recreational guidelines
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has completed surface water sampling in Botany Bay, including Tower Beach.
Don’t be a Tosser! Taronga Zoo visitors help stop marine litter
A ‘Don’t be a Tosser!’ pop-up event at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo is bringing to life the devastating impact of litter on our wildlife and waterways, to highlight the need to reduce our use of plastics and dispose of them properly.
Company fined for ignoring EPA asbestos waste clean-up notice
Civil contracting company Rahme Civil Pty Ltd (Rahme Civil) has been fined $33,750 by Parramatta Local Court for failing to comply with an EPA clean-up notice and EPA notices for information and records after soil contaminated with asbestos was dumped at a rural property in Fernances Crossing, in the Cessnock area.
