Today Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has confirmed that the Clive Palmer-owned coal mine 10km from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been rejected.
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Rain exposes flaws with Qld mine water release laws
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Central Queensland coal mines are releasing billions of litres of water many thousand times saltier than the receiving rivers in the catchment of the Great Barrier Reef, prompting concerns about the ecological health of impacted waterways.
EnvA welcomes Glencore’s decision to scrap Valeria coal mine
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Glencore’s withdrawal of its huge Valeria coal project in Central Queensland is another sign that there is no future for new thermal coal mines as the world moves urgently to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
Whitehaven’s solutions to reduce emissions at Winchester South are a joke
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Community groups say it is “ridiculous” for Whitehaven to suggest its workers carpooling could seriously help mitigate the massive greenhouse gas emissions from its planned Winchester South thermal and metallurgical coal mine in Central Queensland.
Governments must take action to save the Great Barrier Reef
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The Australian and Queensland governments must act quickly and decisively to protect the Great Barrier Reef following the release of a new United Nations report.
Land court decision – climate change needs to be considered!
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The recent Land Court decision against Clive Palmer’s Galilee Coal Project will have welcome, far reaching consequences for all planned new coal mines in Queensland.
Coal mines ‘sneaking in’ under the radar
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The Queensland Government is allowing coal projects in Great Barrier Reef catchments and floodplains to escape basic environmental assessment because they don’t meet arbitrary coal volume thresholds.
Glencore needs to ditch its Valeria coal proposal
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International mining giant Glencore should ditch its proposed Valeria greenfield thermal coal mine if the company is serious about their carbon reduction goals.
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Proposed refusal of Central Queensland Coal mine
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Environmental Advocacy in Central Queensland has welcomed the proposed decision by Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek to reject the Clive Palmer-owned Central Queensland Coal mine just 10km upstream from the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area.
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