The Environment Protection Authority's purpose is to regulate developments and activities that may impact on environmental quality
and to promote best practice, sustainable environmental management. Its goals are clean air, clean water, clean land, acceptable noise levels
and sustainable use of resources.
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Real-time air quality data for Tasmania from the BLANkET network of monitoring stations.
The EPA regulates several hundred industrial and municipal activities of various types and sizes.
Policies and legislation underpin Tasmania's environmental management and pollution control systems.
The annual ‘Burn Brighter This Winter’ campaign provides easy-to-follow advice about how wood heaters can be operated to reduce smoke emissions.
The Environment Protection Authority has concluded its assessment of a proposal by LINE Hydrogen (Australia) Pty Ltd for a Hydrogen Production Facility at Main Road, George Town
The EPA is celebrating 10 years as naming rights sponsor for the EPA Sustainability Award category of the Tasmanian Community Achievement Awards and will be sponsoring two Award categories.
The Environmental Management and Pollution Control Act 1994 has recently been amended to include among other things a new section 23AA that provides the Director EPA with the discretion to publish, provide or make available environmental monitoring information.
The Environment Protection Authority acknowledges the Tasmanian Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of lutruwita (Tasmania) and pays respect to their Elders, past and present.