Media Releases
Battle for Bylong - As experts warn about warming beyond 1.5 degrees, NSW Government pushes forward with Bylong coal mine
October 09, 2018
Community groups have slammed the NSW Department of Planning and Environment (DoPE) for recommending a new thermal coal mine should proceed on the very same day that the IPCC warned the world needed to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
Read MoreAdani: FOI documents expose double standards on river haul
September 25, 2018
Lock the Gate has obtained documents under Right to Information laws in Queensland which reveal that Adani received a special deal on access to 12.5 billion litres of river water compared to other water users, and environmental assessments of it were weak.
Read MoreNT Water Act amendment to give fracking companies free pass to pollute water
September 19, 2018
Mining and fracking companies could be given an exemption allowing them to pollute water across entire exploration permit areas in the Northern Territory if draft changes to the NT Water Act are not rewritten to remove significant loopholes.
Read MoreSpecial Deal for Adani to take 12.5 Billion Litres of River Water Without Assessment
September 18, 2018
Lock the Gate says a decision by the Federal Environment Minister yesterday to allow Adani to take 12.5 billion litres of river water without any assessment of its water impacts is an appalling and dangerous move at a time of severe drought. The Minister...
Read MoreScourges of the bush: fire risk and salt waste in agency submissions to Santos’ Narrabri coal seam gas project
September 18, 2018
The Rural Fire Service and the Environmental Protection Agency have raised serious concerns about Santos’ controversial coal seam gasfield at Narrabri, validating community fears that the gasfield will bring two of the worst scourges of the bush - salt and fire.
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