Government under fire after approving expansion of controversial coal mining project: 'Many ... will die as a result'

Government under fire after approving expansion of controversial coal mining project: 'Many ... will die as a result'

Conservationists have pushed back against a plan to expand a coal mine in Australia, citing fears it will destroy animal habitats and contribute to the climate crisis. What's happening? According to The Guardian, the Albanese government approved the expansion of the Middlemount mine in Queensland's Bowen Basin. About 93 million tons of coal would reportedly be exported from the mine over 24 years.  However, hundreds of acres of greater glider an…