Centennial Coal mine expansion threatens endangered sites hit by Black Summer mega blaze
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FebFebruary 2021 at 9:59pm
The company wants to mine underneath Tri-Star Swamp, left, having already mined under Carne West Swamp.
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There are fears threatened habitat and species which survived the Black Summer bushfires in the New South Wales Blue Mountains could be lost if a coal mine is allowed to expand.
Key points:
Centennial Coal mine s expansion is expected to cause subsidence at a series of endangered at Newnes Plateau
It wants to mine underneath a number of swamps that are listed as endangered ecological communities