The decision is the first time 22-year-old environmental laws have been used to block a coal mine, potentially raising stakes for other fossil fuel projects.
Thursday, 15 April 2021, 2:59 pm
Duck hunters in Otago can look forward to an
above-average season this year if the weather plays it
part.
This year’s mallard monitoring results were
10% above the average count since 2015, Otago Fish &
Game officer Bruce Quirey said. Rivers and other
permanent bodies of water are likely to offer the best
shooting for mallards due to dry conditions, unless there is
substantial rain before opening weekend on May 1, Mr Quirey
said.
Otago Fish & Game conducted an aerial survey
last week across parts of the Taieri, Clutha and
Pomahaka.
Mallard monitoring is a trend count and
results can be affected by many variables, such as water
An independent scientific group has raised environmental concerns over Clive Palmer s proposed Central Queensland Coal project near St Lawrence. The project, proposed for Styx Basin, consists of an open cut operation and rail connection to the Queensland Rail North Coast Line. The project intends to mine two million tonnes per annum of run-of-mine coal, which when processed will produce 1.5 million tonnes per annum of semi soft coking coal. There are plans for the proposed mine to eventually ramp up production to 10 million tonnes a year. Central Queensland Coal was first proposed four years ago, but the company s latest Environmental Impact Assessment amendment has drawn concern from the independent Expert Scientific Committee on Coal Seam Gas and Large Coal Mining Development.