In the wake of a landmark NSW climate change court case, Glencore has released a detailed explanation of carbon emissions linked to its planned expansion of a Hunter Valley mine.
A company that earlier this year had a proposal for an open-cut coal mine refused partly on climate change grounds has decided not to appeal the decision.
A council that unsuccessfully challenged a BHP coal mine rehabilitation plan faces a hefty legal bill after it failed to convince a court that the matter was in the public interest.
Former NSW EPA chief, Anissa Levy, who resigned during the term of previous environment minister Gabrielle Upton, has returned with a much larger role.