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Farmers launch climate change court challenge against Narrabri coal seam gas project
A controversial coal seam gas project in regional New South Wales is facing a new legal challenge, after farmers filed papers alleging the State Government’s approval did not properly consider the impacts the project would have on climate change.
Key points:
- The Narrabri coal seam gas project was approved by the NSW Independent Planning Commission in September
- A legal challenge will argue the commission failed to properly assess the project’s emissions
- Farmers opposed to the project are also concerned by the potential impacts on nearby water resources
Farmers — members of the the Mullaley Gas and Pipeline Accord (MGPA) — argue the Independent Planning Commission (IPC) inappropriately compared the emissions from the $3.6 billion Narrabri…
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