‘Unfathomable’: Narrabri coalmine expansion gets final approval from NSW planning commission
by Lisa Cox from on (#5XQT4)
Local farmers and environment groups say Whitehaven's project will drive further climate catastrophe
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A $400m coalmine expansion that would result in almost half a billion tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions has been conditionally approved by New South Wales planning authorities.
The NSW independent planning commission (IPC) has given final approval to Whitehaven's expansion of its Narrabri underground coalmine in the state's north-west.
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