ECan has provided access to the information it holds on residential land that it considers is potentially contaminated.

A clean-up of the average residential home ranges from $1,000 to a few hundred thousand, depending on the contamination.

Tighter air pollution restrictions have been put out by ECan, with a 1 May deadline for submissions wanting changes.

The ETS amendment bill reflects previously announced policy decisions in NZ and makes technical and operational changes.

Ground Cover tracks legislative and regulatory reform in resource management, local government and planning law.

Businesses seeking to appeal to environmentally conscious consumers must ensure their claims can be substantiated.

National will adopt most of the recommendations of the Caygill Review into the ETS, with two key exceptions.

These changes include a new target that 90 per cent of lakes and rivers meet swimmable water quality standards by 2040.

Results from the monitoring show no serious public health risk from airborne dust, but nuisance dust levels may exist.

You must understand the nature and previous uses of the land you own or are considering buying, to manage future costs.

There could be some confusion between the signalled government policy, the applicable standards, and industry practice.

The aim of the proposed NESAQ amendments is to better control the release of fine particulate matter into the air.

MFE is consulting on these proposed amendments to the Emissions Trading Scheme, NZ's principal policy for climate change.

Vendors and agents should note the current REA guidance and take care when commenting on methamphetamine test results.

The 2018 ETS Review focussed on some key proposals to help improve this afforestation scheme for market participants.

Farmers could face longer term issues of compliance and liability in the wake of this week's storm in Canterbury.

The latest amendments to the ETS will further soften the scheme to avoid more costs in the current economic climate.

Greenwashing is the use of misleading environmental claims that businesses make about themselves and/or their products.

The ETS review discussion document signals the need for a tightening of the ETS screws.

With our ever changing environmental status and growing social concerns, this change is now a reality.