Activists hail ‘historic win’ as NSW environment court rejects Bylong Valley coalmine
by Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#5BT7H)
Kepco had appealed against decision to refuse development proposal to extract 120m tonnes of coal over 25 years
The development of an underground and open-cut coalmine in the Bylong Valley will not be allowed to proceed after a ruling in the NSW land and environment court.
In what environmental campaigners described as a historic win, the court on Friday upheld a decision by the state's Independent Planning Commission (IPC) to reject Kepco's proposal for a mine that would extract up to 120m tonnes of coal over 25 years for export.
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