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Tara Cosoleto

Quashing decision could lead to pollution

Lawyers for a coal-fired power station say quashing an EPA decision could lead to more pollution. (David Crosling/AAP PHOTOS) (AAP)

Quashing the environmental regulator's decision to amend the licences of three Victorian coal-fired power stations could lead to worse pollution, lawyers have claimed.

Conservation group Environment Victoria is taking on Victoria's Environmental Protection Authority in the Supreme Court, claiming the regulator failed to consider state climate law in reviewing licences for three coal-fired power stations.

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