Media Releases
LEGAL CHALLENGE LODGED AGAINST 'DODGY' APPROVAL OF MAULES CREEK COAL MINE
July 19, 2013
A local environment group from north-western NSW has today lodged a legal challenge in the Federal Court against approval of the Whitehaven Maules Ck coal mine, near Narrabri, and the neighbouring Idemitsu Boggabri coal mine. Both mines were approved by the Federal Environment Minister...
Read MoreNSW Government must stop bullying local residents on behalf of mining companies
July 11, 2013
The NSW Government is taking the Fullerton Cove Residents Action Group to court in an attempt to force the local residents' group to pay the Government's legal bill. FCRAG launched proceedings in the NSW Land and Environment Court last year, challenging the approval by...
Read MoreNew Studies on Health Impacts of Air Pollution Must Trigger Action on Coal Dust
July 11, 2013
Lock The Gate Alliance has called on the Federal Health Minister to urgently strengthen standards on air pollution from coal mining, after new European studies which show airborne dust particles are linked to increases in lung cancer and heart failure. The first study found...
Read MoreIndustry Scare Campaign on Gas Prices A Lot of Hot Air
July 05, 2013
Lock The Gate Alliance has labelled the coal seam gas (CSG) industry as dishonest and untrustworthy after the release of a new report which shows that the CSG export industry will cause wholesale gas prices in Australia to triple. In February, the CSG industry...
Read MoreNorth West Communities Want Santos to Leave the Region Completely
June 28, 2013
North West NSW community members are calling on oil and gas giant Santos to leave the North West altogether in the wake of the announcement this morning that Santos are trimming the area of current coal seam gas exploration to sites in the Pilliga...
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