Mining Environmental Issues

• Abbot Point coal terminal to be scrutinised in Supreme Court

  By Dea Clark

  Posted June 24, 2016 11:34:07 | Updated June 24, 2016 14:37:24

  The Supreme Court will hear from a group of north Queensland residents questioning whether the State Government properly assessed the expansion of the Abbot Point Coal terminal before giving it the green light.

  Topics: courts-and-trials, great-barrier-reef, coal, mining-environmental-issues, activism-and-lobbying, federal---state-issues, bowen-4805, mackay-4740, townsville-4810

• Linc Energy's Qld plant built using 'unsafe and illegal' equipment: former engineer

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  Exclusive by the National Reporting Team's Mark Solomons

  Posted June 20, 2016 07:18:50 | Updated June 20, 2016 07:40:32

  Linc Energy's underground coal gasification plant in Queensland was built using cheap, unsafe and illegal equipment, a former engineer at the company claims.

  Topics: mining-industry, oil-and-gas, activism-and-lobbying, environment, mining-environmental-issues, business-economics-and-finance, mining-rural, chinchilla-4413, toowoomba-4350, australia

• ALP sticks to policy on environmental approvals

  ABC Rural

  By Babs McHugh

  Posted June 16, 2016 15:30:26

  Labor says it has no plans to revisit 'one-stop-shop' legislation that would have given state governments more say over environmental approvals.

  Topics: mining-rural, greens, environmental-policy, alp, mining-environmental-issues, federal-elections, mining-industry, perth-6000

• Greens and Minerals Council respond to ALP environment pledge on federal approvals. Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  4min 40sec

  Posted June 16, 2016 15:30:26

  Larissa Waters, Greens, welcomes ALP environment pledge but wants more; Brendon Pearson, Minerals Council, describes status-quo on environmental approvals as a lost opportunity.

  Topics: mining-rural, federal-elections, mining-environmental-issues, greens, environmental-policy, mining-industry, perth-6000

• Nicola Chirlian Facebook image image

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  ABC News

  Posted June 10, 2016 20:00:09

  Topics: environment, mining-environmental-issues, rural, mining-rural, uralla-2358

• First solar panels mounted image

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  ABC Rural

  Posted June 09, 2016 11:15:34

  Topics: solar-energy, mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, meekatharra-6642

• Solar panels near completion image

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  ABC Rural

  Posted June 09, 2016 11:15:34

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-industry, greenhouse-gas, solar-energy, mining-environmental-issues, meekatharra-6642

• Northampton lead tailings to be cleaned up

  By Sarah Taillier

  Posted June 08, 2016 13:14:41

  The Shire of Northampton says the removal of thousands of tonnes of lead tailings from an historic town in Western Australia's mid-west will eliminate long-held health concerns and improve property values.

  Topics: environmental-management, mining-environmental-issues, recycling-and-waste-management, northampton-6535, geraldton-6530

• Report warns of toxic mining legacy in NSW

  1233 ABC Newcastle

  By Cecilia Connell

  Posted June 08, 2016 09:25:36

  A new report into unfilled mining voids warns of damaging consequences across New South Wales.

  Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, coal, muswellbrook-2333, singleton-2330, newcastle-2300

• Victorian Government defers decision on coal seam gas (photos)

  By Bridget Judd and Stephanie Anderson

  Posted June 07, 2016 15:04:04 | Updated June 07, 2016 15:19:32

  The Victorian Government defers its decision on the future of unconventional gas exploration until at least August, after the new Minister asks for more time to consult.

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, environment, state-parliament, parliament, sale-3850, warrnambool-3280, portland-3305, vic

• Coal seam gas fear on Liverpool Plains as Santos outlines plans

  ABC New England

  By Kerrin Thomas

  Posted June 06, 2016 14:10:29

  Farmers on the Liverpool Plains express concern after obtaining information indicating Santos wants to drill up to four core coal seam gas exploration holes in the next three years.

  Topics: oil-and-gas, mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, gunnedah-2380

• Optimism about proposed Lithgow mine water treatment project

  ABC Central West

  By Gavin Coote

  Posted June 06, 2016 09:47:51

  A Lithgow community group is backing a proposed mine water treatment project for the Springvale mine, but says the current proposal does not go far enough.

  Topics: mining-environmental-issues, water-supply, environmental-management, lithgow-2790

• First large scale mine in PNG's Sepik region worries environmentalists Audio

  Audio
  Pacific Beat

  4min 41sec

  Posted June 06, 2016 07:25:00 | Updated June 06, 2016 09:44:10

  The feasibility study for the first large-scale copper and gold mine in Papua New Guinea's environmentally sensitive Sepik River catchment suggests it will be even bigger than anticipated.

  Topics: mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, mining-rural, pacific, papua-new-guinea

• Vote Compass: Australians oppose any relaxation of CSG restrictions

  By Stephanie Smail and Clare Blumer

  Posted June 02, 2016 16:31:00 | Updated June 03, 2016 08:20:56

  A growing number of Australians are against any easing of restrictions on the coal seam gas (CSG) industry, Vote Compass data reveals.

  Topics: oil-and-gas, mining-environmental-issues, federal-elections, federal-election, agricultural-policy, environmental-policy

• Former Linc Energy executives to be investigated over alleged contamination

  By the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy

  Posted June 02, 2016 16:31:00

  A dozen former executives from Linc Energy will be investigated over allegations the resources company caused serious contamination at its controversial gas plant on Queensland's Darling Downs.

  Topics: mining-environmental-issues, environmental-impact, environment, environmental-management, business-economics-and-finance, mining-industry, qld

• 'I can't think of a worse place': PNG copper mine alarms environmentalists (audio)

  Pacific Beat

  By Jemima Garrett

  Posted June 01, 2016 18:15:05

  Environmentalists say a proposed large-scale copper and gold mine in PNG's sensitive Sepik River region carries great risks to the pristine river system.

  Topics: mining-environmental-issues, environmental-impact, poverty, papua-new-guinea, pacific

• Locals push for action to stop NSW World Heritage area drying out

  By Greg Miskelly

  Posted May 30, 2016 10:25:06

  There is growing community concern for the future of Thirlmere Lakes National Park, as new scientific evidence shows more than three decades of local coal-mining has impacted water-levels.

  Topics: environment, environmental-impact, mining-environmental-issues, thirlmere-2572

• Coal mining to blame for poor state of Thirlmere Lakes

  By Greg Miskelly

  Posted May 29, 2016 11:21:10 | Updated May 29, 2016 12:13:29

  Forty years of coal mining near the Thirlmere Lakes south-west of Sydney is responsible for the dire state of the system, new research finds, in contrast to recent official inquiries.

  Topics: environment, mining-environmental-issues, water-management, thirlmere-2572, nsw

• Questions raised over NT Government's proposed fracking system

  By James Oaten

  Posted May 27, 2016 12:39:46 | Updated May 27, 2016 16:04:06

  The Northern Territory Government is one step closer to getting its proposed fracking system in place after an amendment is passed to allow changes to the Petroleum Act.

  Topics: mining-environmental-issues, environment, government-and-politics, nt

• Environment Centre NT down to one paid part-time staff member

  105.7 ABC Darwin

  By Emilia Terzon

  Posted May 26, 2016 14:48:30

  Job cuts at the Northern Territory's peak environmental organisation will leave it with just one paid part-time staff member.

  Topics: environmental-policy, mining-environmental-issues, activism-and-lobbying, federal---state-issues, nt, darwin-0800

• Former Linc Energy head ordered to clean up site of controversial gas project

  By the National Reporting Team's Mark Willacy

  Posted May 26, 2016 13:45:20 | Updated May 26, 2016 14:11:35

  The Queensland Environment Department has issued an Environmental Protection Order (EPO) to the former chief executive of Linc Energy, Peter Bond, ordering him to clean up the site of the company's controversial underground gas project near Chinchilla.

  Topics: environmental-policy, environment, environmental-management, mining-environmental-issues, chinchilla-4413, qld, australia

• 13 dead in Myanmar jade mine landslide, many are missing: officials

  Posted May 24, 2016 17:28:50 | Updated May 24, 2016 19:16:00

  A deadly landslide hits a remote jade mining region of northern Myanmar with 13 dead and more feared missing, officials say.

  Topics: mining-environmental-issues, accidents, landslide, burma, asia

• Stawell Gold Mine dust testing reveals elevated arsenic levels (video)

  By Tim Lamacraft

  Posted May 24, 2016 10:57:23

  Victoria's mining regulator says elevated levels of arsenic have been detected in dust samples that blew offsite from the Stawell Gold Mine.

  Topics: mining-environmental-issues, mining-industry, environmental-management, air-pollution, stawell-3380, douglas-3401, horsham-3400

• Opposition holds back from supporting amendments to Petroleum Act

  ABC Rural

  By Carl Curtain

  Posted May 23, 2016 16:58:39 | Updated May 23, 2016 17:26:21

  The Northern Territory Opposition says it will not support amendments to the Petroleum Act that are before Parliament this week.

  Topics: mining-rural, mining-environmental-issues, government-and-politics, darwin-0800

• Ken Vowles says Labor will not be supporting amendments to the Petroleum Act Audio

  Audio
  ABC Rural

  6min 56sec

  Posted May 23, 2016 16:58:39

  Northern Territory shadow minister for mines and energy Ken Vowles says he won't support amendments to the Petroleum Act before parliament this week.

  Topics: mining-rural, oil-and-gas, mining-industry, mining-environmental-issues, darwin-0800

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