Michael Nicholls 
🏭 For decades, finding a permanent home for recovered elemental mercury meant choosing between indefinite storage or high-risk overseas export. That is no longer the case.
🚰 Are your active remediation targets about to become obsolete? The NHMRC has opened public consultation on proposed updates to the Australian Drinking Water Guidelines. The draft revisions target the chemical fact sheets for ammonia, nickel, and chlorate.
🚰 A legacy PFAS plume has forced residents to rely on weekly water deliveries, proving that off-site migration risk is not just a technical problem to solve.
💰 Who pays when a local water utility discovers legacy forever chemicals migrating into their catchment? The UK Parliament’s Environmental Audit Committee has just published a report addressing this issue directly.
📉 3,202 megawatts down to just 510. That is the reality of capital flight when state environmental policy abruptly shifts. The newly elected Queensland government has repealed legislated renewable energy targets and extended the operational life of state-owned coal plants to at least 2046.
🐟 9,000 tonnes of mortality in three months. When an emergency intervention produces results like this, tighter regulatory requirements will follow. New data from EPA Tasmania reveals that over 9,000 tonnes of farmed salmon died in the first quarter of 2026.
How to compare excavation, in-situ treatment, containment and validation for soil and site remediation on contaminated properties in Australia.
When councils, regulators and transactions require a suitably qualified person or CEnvP Site Contamination Specialist on contaminated land projects.
What UPSS validation and tank pit validation involve for service station and petroleum sites in NSW and QLD, and common mistakes to avoid.
A practical guide to preliminary and detailed site investigations in Australia: when a PSI is enough, when a DSI is required, and how to scope the work.