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AT RISK: McArthur River

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MINING AND WATER SCANDALS

NSW: Arsenic in Our Waterways

 Recent analysis of pollution data from the coal mining industry in NSW has found that in 2013/14 the coal mining industry dumped 26,894kg of heavy metals and other pollutants into streams and rivers, including large volumes of dangerous substances like arsenic and lead.

 The report also found that the coal mining industry pollutes for free, whilst other industries like electricity generation have to pay to pollute. NSW taxpayers are losing out on $14M per year, because coal companies are allowed to pollute at no cost. 

 

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