Spate of lithium-ion fires and NSW Government survey sparks community wakeup call on battery risks
Fire and Rescue NSW (FRNSW) is urging the public to wake up to the risks of lithium-ion battery products amid a spate of dangerous fires.
Illawarra man fined $3000 for illegal solarium operations
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a Wollongong man two penalty notices—each carrying the maximum fine of $1500—for allegedly operating an illegal solarium business in the Illawarra region.
EPA calling for community help on poisoned magpies
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is appealing for information from the Bonny Hills community after what it suspects may have been the deliberate poisoning of magpies in the area.
Western Sydney company fined $30,000 for dangerous chemicals storage
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has issued a $30,000 fine to Sika Australia, a chemicals company in Wetherill Park, for stockpiling flammable chemicals and storing them outside, posing a risk to the environment.
EPA launches biosolids compliance campaign
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is commencing a compliance campaign this week looking at how biosolids are processed and applied to agricultural land across the state under its Resource Recovery Orders (RRO) and Resource Recovery Exemptions (RRE).
New research funded to find plastic waste solutions
Three pioneering projects have been awarded $1.25 million by the NSW Government to tackle plastic pollution through innovative and impactful solutions.
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.
