Environment

The founders of carbon credit provider GreenCollar are set to face trial in a case by a company seeking to claw back profits from a business opportunity it says was diverted to other entities in breach of fiduciary duties.

A class action against Toyota can serve the car maker's Japanese parent company, in hopes of obtaining technical information about devices it claims were installed in vehicles to cheat emissions tests.

The Wilderness Society has sued the federal environment minister alleging she has failed in her duty to create recovery plans for 11 species at risk of extinction.

French waste management company Veolia has signed onto a 20-year project to build and operate a recycling facility in Canberra that will process 1.3 million tonnes of household recycling.

The Albanese government has granted a feasibility licence to a partnership between Equinor and Oceanex Energy to explore offshore in northern NSW for a planned wind farm project.

A judge has rejected AirServices bid for a separate hearing on whether it was required to manage environmental issues outside of its leased site at the Launceston Airport in Tasmania.

A Perth advocacy group and a local council can make submissions on bushfire risks at a hearing for the approval of a controversial Stoneville development by major Perth developer Satterley, which is set to double the town’s population.

Renewable energy company Amp Energy has requested more time to exercise its option to purchase land in South Australia for the development of its Cape Hardy advanced fuels precinct.

A top environmental lawyer has joined Jones Day as a partner in the firm's government regulation practice.