Delayed environment laws spark calls for urgent government action on water and fracking
by Adam Morton and Lisa Cox from Environment | The Guardian on (#6FMCP)
Minister Tanya Plibersek should strengthen trigger' protection to ensure projects are assessed for impact on water resources
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The Greens say the Albanese government has indicated it could be a year before promised environment laws are passed, a delay that potentially pushes the revamp close to the next federal election.
The environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, said last year she planned to introduce legislation in 2023 to reform the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act after major reviews found the law was failing and Australian nature was in poor and deteriorating health.
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