Coal companies allowed to delay environmental offsets on NSW mines for up to 10 years
by Lisa Cox from on (#5P8QW)
Exclusive: At least nine mines have received special permission from regulators allowing them to avoid penalties
Promised environmental offsets for new and expanded coalmines in New South Wales have been delayed for years because governments have allowed companies to push back deadlines for protecting sites for conservation.
At least nine coalmines in NSW, including several in the Hunter Valley, received special permission from federal and state regulators on multiple occasions that allowed them to avoid penalties for not securing permanent protection of habitat.
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