New South Wales State of the Environment reporting
The NSW State of the Environment (SoE) report is released every 3 years by the EPA. It describes the health of our environment – our land, water, air and ecosystems, and urban environment, at a statewide level.
Jindera property owner fined for illegal storage of waste tyres
The former owner of a Jindera property has been fined after allowing it to be used to illegally store waste tyres.
Growing waste, biodiversity and climate change challenges in NSW environment report
Lake Macquarie organics facility to address odours issue
The EPA has issued issued a Clean-Up notice to address odour issues at Lake Macquarie Organics Resource Facility following severe weather in May 2025.
Licensing reforms: information for environment protection licence holders
The EPA is updating how environment protection licences are managed to improve reporting, enhance transparency and better detect environmental risks. Changes include ending Annual Returns for most licensees, updating fee calculations, improving monitoring data use, and replacing the 5-year Environmental Risk Assessment.
Selected industry activity in the Sydney drinking water catchment
This map viewer provides information about certain industry activities that may impact the Sydney drinking water catchment.
Former Truegain site owner to pay $400K over failure to clean up contamination
The owner of a former waste oil refinery in Rutherford has been convicted for failing to comply with a clean-up notice and a prohibition notice.