Queensland government decision means company can begin work on mine site, but other federal approvals still required before coal extraction can beginAdani has been cleared to start work on its Carmichael coalmine after the Queensland government approved the company’s plans for groundwater management. Approval of the groundwater plans follows intense pressure on the Queensland government after swings to the LNP in Queensland at the federal election. The second was its groundwater management plans, which received a rushed federal approval immediately before the election was called. Adani’s failure to identify the source aquifer has been one of the problems identified in previous versions of its groundwater work. Former environment minister Melissa Price signed off on the groundwater plans despite concerns raised by the CSIRO and Geoscience Australia.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2019 03:44 UTC