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22 Feb 2024
Asbestos investigation updates 22 February
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation into asbestos contaminated mulch has returned positive results for seven sites in the past day, and negative results for three sites.
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23 Feb 2024
Asbestos investigation updates 23 February
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation into asbestos contaminated mulch has returned positive results for five sites in the past day, and six negative results for other sites as of yesterday.
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24 Feb 2024
Asbestos investigation updates 24 February
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation into asbestos contaminated mulch has returned positive results for two sites in the past day, and a negative result for one site.
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04 Mar 2024
Individual fined over Hazelbrook Creek crayfish kill
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined an individual $8,250 for allegedly causing the death of a large number of crayfish in a tributary of Hazelbrook Creek in the Blue Mountains last August.
News
07 Mar 2024
Australian Industrial Energy Pty Ltd fined $15,000 for alleged turbid water discharge
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Australian Industrial Energy Pty Ltd (AIE) $15,000 for allegedly discharging a plume of turbid water the size of a football field from its Port Kembla Gas Terminal into the Port Kembla Outer Harbour last September.
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07 Mar 2024
EPA completes supply chain tracing for asbestos in mulch
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has reached the end of the supply chain as it traces mulch linked to the asbestos contamination originally discovered at the Rozelle Parklands.
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11 Mar 2024
Feedback sought for Newmont's Cadia mine licence review
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is seeking community feedback on its statutory five-yearly review of Newmont's Cadia mine Environment Protection Licence.
News
14 Mar 2024
Biggest boost to environmental regulation in three decades
Penalties for many environmental crimes will double under the biggest amendment to environmental protection laws since the Environment Protection Authority was created in 1991.
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14 Mar 2024
Newcastle company fined $15,000 over harbour coal spill
Coal handling facility Port Waratah Coal Services (PWCS) has been fined $15,000 by the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) over an alleged pollution incident during ship loading activities in Newcastle Harbour.
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15 Mar 2024
EPA fines Forestry Corporation $45K
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has fined Forestry Corporation of NSW (FCNSW) $45,000 after two separate incidents in Nadgee State Forest on the far south coast and Bagawa State Forest near Coffs Harbour.