Site of planned Hunter coal plant is endangered bird's only NSW breeding area
by Ben Smee from Environment | The Guardian on (#4AHBA)
The regent honeyeater's plight has blocked previous Hunter Valley development plans in the Hunter economic zone
The site flagged for a 2,000 megawatt coal-fired power plant in the New South Wales Hunter region was the only breeding site in the state last year for the regent honeyeater, a critically endangered bird whose plight has blocked previous development plans.
Guardian Australia revealed yesterday that an agreement had been struck between the China Energy Engineering Corporation, Hong Kong-based Kaisun Holdings and a tiny Australian company, Cavcorp, to build a new coal plant.
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