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Court applies precautionary principle to asbestos contaminated fill material

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 6 2013

A recent decision of Justice Pepper in the Land & Environment Court in Wollondilly Shire Council v Foxman Environmental Development Services Pty Ltd

Approval of uranium project paves the way for a new industry in WA

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 6 2013

On 2 April 2013, the Federal Government gave final environmental approval to Toro Energy's uranium project at Wiluna in Western Australia. The

Trash into treasure - landfill gas and the Carbon Farming Initiative

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 6 2013

The Federal Government's Carbon Farming Initiative presents opportunities for local councils with landfill facilities. To fully grasp those

New contaminated sites NEPM in force at last

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 23 2013

The National Environment Protection (Assessment of Site Contamination) Measure (NEPM) was originally made in 1999 and was subject to a five year

New act to regulate clearing of regrowth vegetation in Queensland

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 26 2009

The new legislative framework requires that clearing of regulated regrowth vegetation only occur in accordance with the Regrowth Vegetation Code and where the chief executive has been notified

New EPA guidelines: when should projects be referred to the Northern Territory EPA?

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 6 2013

The Northern Territory Environmental Protection Authority (NT EPA) has released draft guidelines that will assist proponents and government agencies

NSW planning reforms: streamlining approvals: code assessment development

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 23 2013

In addition to the exempt, complying and merit assessment development tracks that we are familiar with under the existing Environmental Planning and

Quenching Melbourne's thirst with the Victorian desalination project

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • December 17 2009

With Melbourne's dam levels getting down to below 30 percent at times this year, the search for sustainable sources of drinking water has been a key priority for the Victorian Government

Victoria moves ahead with release of climate change white paper and the Climate Change Bill 2010

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • August 11 2010

The Climate Change Action Plan and the Bill represent a bold move by the Victorian Government to address the impacts of climate change at the State level

PPPs - closing the gap in the triple bottom line: people, planet, profit

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • September 17 2010

The future of Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) will increasingly include a fourth "P" - Planet