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Commentary on legal ramifications relating to genetically modified crops.

Small to medium sized business operations no longer need environmental approval from the state government to operate.

Robert Wilcher, Partner, speaks about the challenges and environmental liabilities for property developers in NSW.

A green lease incorporates certain clauses to promote environmentally sustainable practices into the commercial lease.

The Bill provides protection to the Great Barrier Reef by managing, regulating and restricting port related development.

While Australia is yet to enact legislation specific to greenwashing, the ASIC greenwashing enforcement actions to date have been conducted under existing securities laws,...

Western Australia (WA) has some of the world's largest known reserves of gas trapped in underground rock formations. To extract these gas reserves commercially, the technique

Many organisations now seek to voluntarily offset their carbon emissions in an effort to become more ‘carbon neutral’ and in recent years there has been a proliferation of carbon neutral claims and carbon footprint calculation methodologies. However, the lack of a standardised approach to carbon offset calculations has meant that the veracity of ‘carbon neutral’ claims is difficult to gauge.

Many developments do not proceed due to the difficulty of obtaining easements for access or drainage or other services over adjoining land. In some instances neighbouring owners will be opposed to a proposed development and will refuse to give easements in an endeavour to thwart the proposed development. In other cases, there will be a failure to negotiate a mutually acceptable purchase price or other terms of agreement.

In April 2008 the Environment Protection and Heritage Council (EPHC) of Australia requested its Standing Committee to report on ways to address impediments to responsible wind farm development. In November 2008 the EPHC released the report Impediments to Environmental and Socially Responsible Wind Farm Development. The report identified a lack of consistency between jurisdictions as to agreed frameworks and methods for assessing issues unique to wind farm development as the most significant impe

The statutory timeframe for registration by companies required to prepare Environment and Resource Efficiency Plans ("EREPs") is fast approaching.

Federal Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has released a report this week which suggests a carbon price of $40 per tonne is necessary to move to the first stage of a low emissions energy economy.

The Bill is the culmination of the Greentape Reduction Project, to investigate the unduly complex regulatory process.

This delegated legislation will support six bills to reduce red tape for the industrial chemicals industry in Australia.

If Australia is to ensure future water supplies, we must overcome our aversion to drinking recycled water.

Article briefly sets out guidelines for the progressive rehabilitation & closure plans & schedules under the EPA 1994 (Qld).

This new bilateral agreement represents progress towards an integrated 'one-stop-shop' for EIA and approvals in WA.