Pressure mounts on Tanya Plibersek to assess water impacts of NT Beetaloo Basin fracking project
NT government's environmental management plan approval of Tamboran gas development spurs calls for federal minister to step in
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Greens, independent MPs and conservation groups are urging the Albanese government to call in a contentious fracking project in the Beetaloo gas basin to be assessed under national water laws, with some warning the Northern Territory government has not properly examined its impact on the environment.
The NT government announced on Friday it has approved the environmental management plan for Tamboran Resources' Shenandoah South pilot project. The approval will allow the gas company to construct up to four exploration and appraisal sites, and undertake drilling and flow testing of up to 15 natural gas wells in the Beetaloo Basin south of Katherine.
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