Tanya Plibersek to reassess 18 proposed oil and gas projects to consider their climate change impact
by Graham Readfearn from on (#65EXW)
Queensland environment group had asked federal minister to revisit decisions made going back to 2011
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Federal environment officials have agreed to look again at 18 proposed new coal and gas projects after a Queensland environment group submitted requests to have the effects of climate change considered.
None of the 18 projects has been approved under the country's environment law, but have been through a process where the environment minister determines the nature and scale of their likely impacts.
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