Decisions by state regulators make it clear that approvals for coal mines and infrastructure won't consider emissions from coal burning, despite calls from activists.
Proponents of projects that could affect the Great Barrier Reef will face more stringent offset requirements and greater scrutiny of their cumulative impacts, according to a draft strategic assessment released today.
A new WA Government policy recommends notices be placed on title for properties likely to be affected by sea level rise, sets out four adaptation measures including 'planned retreat' and more than doubles the expected rise over the next 100 years.
A company will be allowed to seek approval for a full-scale oil shale plant at Gladstone, paving the way for development of massive reserves along the state's coast and prompting warnings from the Greens and environment groups.
Xstrata Coal Qld has failed to secure a Land Court order that Friends of the Earth pay legal costs incurred by the company while it fought the environment group's unsuccessful challenge to mining leases and approvals for the proposed Wandoan coal mine.