Media Releases
Hunter can’t hold its breath for another empty draft strategy
March 18, 2021
A newly released NSW clean air draft strategy repeats the same findings about coal mining and air pollution in the Hunter already canvased in a discussion paper five years ago without offering any concrete solutions to clear the air, Lock the Gate Alliance says.
Read MoreKEPCO condemned for appealing court decision that stopped its proposed Bylong coal mine
March 17, 2021
The Bylong community is outraged after KEPCO today formally launched an appeal against the 2020 NSW Land and Environment Court’s ruling that upheld the 2019 Independent Planning Commission’s decision to reject the multinational company’s Bylong Valley coal mine proposal.
Read MoreUnpleasant proposal: Lock the Gate Alliance slams MACH’s Mt Pleasant expansion plan
March 17, 2021
MACH Energy’s planned expansion of its Mt Pleasant open cut coal mine in the Hunter Valley must not proceed because it would add to already unacceptable levels of air pollution and further erode the social and economic resilience of Muswellbrook, according to Lock the...
Read MoreShenhua would bulldoze core koala habitat: meeting minutes
March 16, 2021
Newly released meeting minutes reveal that if the Shenhua Watermark coal mine goes ahead, a railway associated with the project would carve through “core koala habitat” where several breeding females have been identified.
Read MoreNew land management alliance raising the bar on sustainability
March 15, 2021
Queensland’s peak agriculture industry bodies, natural resource management organisations, and environmental advocates have formed a working alliance to pool their resources and experiences in support of landholders and sustainable land management.
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