Massive Bylong valley coalmine in NSW blocked on environmental grounds
by Lisa Cox from on (#4QKDJ)
Independent planning commission refuses South Korean company Kepco's $290m proposal
The New South Wales Independent Planning Commission has rejected the development of a coalmine near Mudgee because of significant concerns about environmental impacts, including on climate change, and the costs to future generations.
On Wednesday the commission said it had refused development approval for Kepco's proposal for an open-cut and underground coalmine in the Bylong valley that would extract up to 120m tonnes of coal over 25 years for export.
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