High Court blocks major coal mine expansion
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Australia's highest court has upheld a first-of-its-kind environmental challenge to overturn a major coal mine expansion, after a years-long community campaign in east-central NSW. A landmark ruling from the Australian High Court means planning authorities must consider the emissions caused by burning Australian coal overseas when approving projects. The judgment leaves the proposed expansion of a coal mine in the New South Wales Hunter Valley in limbo. For more on this story: https://bit.ly/3THkxhQ
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