Environment groups have appealed to the Federal Court to prevent Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek from approving two coal mines, including Mt Pleasant near Muswellbrook, without first considering their climate impacts.
The appeals, filed by the Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECoCeQ), represented by Environmental Justice Australia, challenge the Environment Minister's refusal to properly assess the climate impact of Whitehaven's Narrabri underground coal mine expansion and MACH Energy's Mt Pleasant expansion.
