Media Releases
NSW Government to rig system for the mining industry
July 29, 2013
Amendments to a state environmental planning policy released for comment for just two weeks present a radical departure from balanced decision-making in consideration of coal mining applications, says the Lock the Gate Alliance.
Read MoreNEW AD CAMPAIGN, SAME OLD DISREGARD FOR AUSTRALIANS FROM CSG COMPANIES
July 29, 2013
The Lock The Gate Alliance has labelled the new $5M advertising campaign by the Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association (APPEA) as a re-hashed scare campaign that is both misleading and insulting to Australians trying to protect their land and water from CSG mining....
Read MoreLEGAL 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...
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