Blue Mountains City Council fined over landfill leak
Blue Mountains City Council has been fined after landfill leachate from the Blaxland Waste Management Facility polluted Cripple Creek earlier this year.
Pesticide users reminded to meet record-keeping rules
A campaign looking at pesticide use in North-West NSW has found most landholders are complying with state’s environmental laws, but some need to keep better records,
Sydney man and company to pay $335,000 for land pollution
The man and business have been ordered to pay $335,043 in penalties and costs by the Liverpool Local Court for three land pollution offences in Sydney’s south-west.
Unlawful waste facility hit with $30,000 fine
A scrap metal recycling site in Sydney’s western suburbs has been fined $30,000 for unlawfully operating a waste facility without a licence or appropriate environmental controls.
Kincumber Quarry
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) regulates extractive activities at the Kincumber Quarry.
Aerial applicator fined for pesticide overspray
An aerial pesticides application company has been ordered to pay $72,750 in fines and costs for causing harm to two large eucalyptus trees
Pesticides outcomes approach
The EPA adopts a risk-based and outcomes-focused approach to ensure the safe use of pesticides in NSW.
Sydney man and company found guilty for Wheeny Creek pollution
A man and company have been found guilty for six offences relating to the dumping of more than 73,000 tonnes of asbestos contaminated waste in Wheeny Creek.
New role for NSW EPA CEO Tony Chappel
CEO Tony Chappel to depart NSW EPA after four years of leadership.
Ministerial statement: CEO Tony Chappel departs NSW EPA
Minister for the Environment, the Hon. Penny Sharpe MLC, thanks NSW EPA Tony Chappel for his service over the past four years.
