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The NSW EPA has entered into a legally binding Enforceable Undertaking with the John Holland and CPB Contractors joint venture, which has agreed to pay $150,000 after mulch allegedly containing minor...

Perilya Broken Hill Ltd has been fined $30,000 for dust pollution issues at its Southern Operations mine.

The EPA continues to investigate a fish kill event in the Hunter River at Mount Thorley. Teams of officers have been taking water samples and following up leads in the community.

A major review is underway to modernise the methods for modelling air pollutants in NSW, with consultation now open. 

The NSW EPA is investigating a fish kill event in the Hunter River at Mount Thorley.

Plastics that pollute our waterways, litter our parks and neighbourhoods, and contaminate our recycling efforts are set to be phased out.

The NSW Government has announced waste levy rates will not rise above the Consumer Price Index in the 2026–27 financial year.

The NSW Government is taking further action to reduce plastic waste, announcing the next phase of single-use and problematic plastic phase-outs.

In exciting news for the environment, NSW has reduced its plastic litter in the environment by 45% - the equivalent of 2,000 buses filled with plastic rubbish. This means NSW has blitzed past the...

The NSW Government has unveiled the first part of its infrastructure plan to prevent a waste crisis in NSW. This plan also incorporates updated settings on Energy from Waste, following the recent...

The NSW Environment Protection Authority has been working closely with NSW Maritime, Randwick City Council, and scientists to determine the origin of thousands of black balls that washed up on Eastern...