Media Releases
Exposed: Department of Planning directed coal mines to ignore air pollution breaches
September 06, 2021
New analysis of compliance at four Hunter Valley coal mines over the past four years has revealed shocking evidence that the New South Wales Department of Planning directed coal mines to ignore breaches of air pollution conditions.
Read MoreSussan Ley shrugs off duty to children and approves coal mine expansion beneath water catchment
September 03, 2021
Lock the Gate Alliance has accused Federal Environment Minister Sussan Ley of putting the health of children at risk by approving a polluting coal mine extension that will threaten Greater Sydney’s drinking water and will be operated by a company in an extremely shoddy financial situation....
Read MoreSantos’ zombie claims don’t match coal seam gas reality
September 02, 2021
Lock the Gate Alliance has renewed calls on oil and gas giant Santos to abandon its interest in 1.1 million hectares of expired ‘zombie’ petroleum licences in north west NSW that cover some of the state’s best agricultural land, following claims made by the...
Read MoreNo plan to offset carbon bomb: NT Government poised to backflip on fracking offsets commitment
September 02, 2021
Protect Country Alliance has accused the NT Gunner Government of preparing to backflip over its promise to ensure fracking companies exploiting the Beetaloo Basin offset their greenhouse gas emissions.
Read MoreEleven years later, IPC finally flushes Hume Coal down gurgler due to threat posed to water, communities
August 31, 2021
Lock the Gate Alliance warmly welcomes the NSW Independent Planning Commission's decision to reject POSCO’s Hume Coal and rail project in the state’s Southern Highlands.
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