GROUNDWATER ECOLOGY – QUEENSLAND

Tick for Adani but state stalling

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Original article by Jared Owens
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 10-Apr-19

Federal Environment Minister Melissa Price has approved the groundwater management plan for Adani’s proposed Carmichael coal mine. However, the groundwater plan must still be approved by the Queensland government, and state Environment Minister Leeanne Enoch says there are still several "uncertainties" regarding the plan. She has also expressed concern that lobbying by National Party MPs to approve the plan may have constituted political interference, a claim that has been rejected by Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

CORPORATES
AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ENERGY, ADANI MINING PTY LTD, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE PROTECTION, NATIONAL PARTY OF AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, THE WILDERNESS SOCIETY, QUEENSLAND. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, ENVIRONMENTAL DEFENDERS OFFICE LIMITED, CSIRO, GEOSCIENCE AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY

Rinehart mine would damage groundwater

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Original article by Mark Ludlow
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 10 : 20-Oct-15

The Land Court of Queensland has been told that the proposed Kevin’s Corner thermal coal mine should not proceed due to concerns about its impact on groundwater reserves. The $A4.2bn project is being undertaken by Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Coal and India-based GVK, which are facing opposition from environmentalists and farmers. The mine would export up to 30 million tonnes of coal each year.

CORPORATES
HANCOCK COAL PTY LTD, GVK INDUSTRIES LIMITED, LAND COURT OF QUEENSLAND, ADANI ENTERPRISES LIMITED, COAST AND COUNTRY ASSOCIATION OF QUEENSLAND INCORPORATED, NORTH QUEENSLAND CONSERVATION COUNCIL, MACKAY CONSERVATION GROUP INCORPORATED, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE ENVIRONMENT