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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Matthew Kelly

Court upholds 'drug dealer's defence' for coal mine approvals

Mt Pleasant Mine. Tanya Plibersek inset

The Federal Court has upheld Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek's refusal to assess the climate impacts of coal mine expansions at Narrabri and Mount Pleasant near Muswellbrook.

The Environment Council of Central Queensland took Ms Plibersek and Narrabri Coal Operations (a subsidiary of Whitehaven Coal) and MACH Energy to court for failing to protect the environment from climate harm resulting from new coal and gas projects.

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