Asbestos: Rozelle parklands reopening delayed, with critics arguing extension shows EPA is a ‘toothless tiger’
by Tamsin Rose NSW state correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6JZGS)
Environment Protection Authority originally demanded asbestos be cleaned up by end of February but Transport for NSW granted extra month by watchdog
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The remediation and reopening of a major Sydney park where asbestos was found in mulch by a child in early January has been pushed back a month, sparking outrage from the local mayor and a state MP as more contamination is found across the city.
Transport for New South Wales on Thursday announced it had been granted an extension for the works at the Rozelle parklands by the state's environmental watchdog due to the extent of the remediation needed.
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