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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
National
Ian Kirkwood

Lock The Gate slams Perrottet government over trio of NSW coal projects

Coal opponent Bev Smiles makes a point to Planning Minister Anthony Roberts and then upper house member Scot MacDonald during a protest at Singleton in 2017. Picture by Max Mason-Hubers

ENVIRONMENTAL group Lock The Gate Alliance says three coal expansion projects being considered by the NSW government for approval would create twice the annual greenhouse emissions of the entire New Zealand nation.

The group points out that two of the projects - life extension or expansion projects at the Ulan and Moolarben mines - are located within the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone being considered by the NSW Government.

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