The government s Environmental Impact Assessment (EIS) report was released on Wednesday, April 28. Director of technical and assessment services for the Department of Environment and Science Christopher Loveday wrote that while he considered the project would significantly contribute to the state s economy, it did present a number of significant risks. The director considered the project presented a number of unacceptable risks that could not be adequately managed or avoided, due to the location of the proposed mine and the lack of effective mitigation measures proposed by Clive Palmer s company, Central Queensland Coal Pty Ltd. The project presents a number of significant risks, due to its location, particularly its proximity to important environmental values, including the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and World Heritage Area, the Broad Sound Fish Habitat Area, Tooloombah Creek, Deep Creek, the Styx River Estuary, and associated groundwater resources and groundwater depe
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