Australia State Pushes to Allow Mine Expansion Despite Court Ruling

Australia state pushes to allow mine expansion despite court ruling

Local mining firm Mach Energy had sought permission to extend the life of the open-cut Mount Pleasant coal mine by more than 20 years until 2048. But the High Court ruled last month that the expansion should be halted because planning bodies had not properly looked at the local impacts of planet-heating emissions from the coal, in what campaigners said was the first climate case to reach the nation's top judicial body. The New South Wales govern…

Minns government steps in to keep coal mine expansion

Despite a High Court ruling against it, the NSW government is proposing laws to allow the Mount Pleasant mine to expand its operation.

Protesters take aim at Chris Minns’ new coal law

Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan told a rally outside NSW Parliament that NSW needed to “wind back coal approvals, not doubling the production” corporations are allowed to take out. Pip Hinman and Peter Boyle report.

New South Wales: Australia state pushes to allow mine expansion despite court ruling

NSW Government’s “inappropriate” special treatment of coal mine trashes High Court win – 16 News

The Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook and Scone Healthy Environment Group (DAMS HEG) condemns Premier Chris Minns’ special law that puts the profits of a foreign-owned coal mining company ahead of the people of New South Wales and the ruling of Australia’s highest court. The NSW Government is expected to introduce legislation Tuesday or Wednesday, granting special permission … Continue reading "NSW Government’s “inappropriate” special treatment of co…