By Benjamin Millar
Western suburb councils have slammed the state environmental watchdog’s decision to give the green light for toxic West Gate Tunnel soil to be treated in Ravenhall.
Environment Protection Authority Victoria (EPA) announced on Friday it had approved an Environment Management Plan (EMP) for Cleanaway’s Spoil Management and Reuse Facility to accept and process soil contaminated with PFAS and asbestos.
The approval is the second granted to the site after EPA revoked an earlier approval amid concerns it may not have been granted legally.
It follows recent reapprovals for dumping at Maddingley Brown Coal in in Bacchus Marsh and the Hi Quality site in Bulla.
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Environmental clearance to Kirthai HEP
Environmental clearance to Kirthai HEP
Since even minute aspects of the environmental issues, evaluation of any adverse impact, concerns of the stake holders, suggestions of the locals etc in relation to setting up of mega projects like the one in Paddar Kishtwar – 1320 MW 2nd stage Kirthai Hydel Project, are to be taken care of by the Appraisal Committee Panel of the Union Ministry of Environment and Forests. When the proposal for environmental clearance was sent to the Ministry, propagation of the fishes was feared to get vastly disturbed due to some changes in the river course while appraising the proposal in the year 2018. Certain points were raised which were to be clarified in order to get the environmental clearance. In other words, clearance per-se was deferred. It is heartening to note that in one of the recent meetings convened by the Committee where replies to the points raised were examined, environment clearance has now bee
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