THE approval recently of four coal mine extensions by Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek is irresponsible. These four mine extensions follow the approval of three new coal mines in September.
The four projects approved were the Boggabri coalmine in New South Wales and, in Queensland, BHP’s Caval Ridge Horse Pit, the Lake Vermont Meadowbrook coalmine and the Vulcan South coalmine.
The bur...
