The fact that Glencore uses land to offset the impacts of a coal mine, doesn't mean the local council can rate it as mining land, an Appeal Court has ruled.
Too little of NSW's coal ash is re-used and urgent action is necessary to achieve an 80% re-use rate, according to a state parliamentary inquiry report.
After licence reviews lasting more than three years, EPA Victoria today announced it would not impose greenhouse gas limits on the state's three brown coal power stations.
The rise of renewable energy will affect the profitability of coal-fired plants to such an extent that at least one more will close by 2025, according to a new study.
The NSW EPA will invite public comment on Delta Electricity's application to have its ageing Vales Point power station once again exempted from modern NOx limits.
A court has ruled that a group of young people challenging a Clive Palmer coal project must clarify whose human rights will be infringed by its contribution to climate change.
Using treated water from a Melbourne sewage plant could reduce by more than a decade the time needed to fill the Latrobe Valley's three huge coal mine pits, according to Victoria's top mine rehabilitation expert.
New Hope Group today suffered a comprehensive High Court defeat that means all aspects of its New Acland coal project – including its carbon emissions – must be relitigated.
Two Whitehaven Coal businesses now face environmental penalties totalling up to $20 million, after failing to convince a NSW agency to accept their enforceable undertaking that included a large payment to the NSW Minerals Council.