‘Won’t stop this repeated behaviour’: campaigners decry $200,000 fine for Whitehaven Coal water theft
by Lisa Cox from on (#5SATW)
Critics say penalty does not come close to reflecting seriousness of miner taking 1bn litres of water without a licence over three years
Environmental campaigners have said a $200,000 fine issued to Whitehaven Coal for water theft at its Maules Creek mine near Boggabri will not stop this repeated behaviour".
The fine was handed down in the New South Wales Land and Environment Court on Wednesday after the company entered a guilty plea for taking 1bn litres of surface water without a licence over three years from 2016 to 2019.
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