Pages tagged "Coal_Gas"
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Centennial Coal’s Plan to Dump Millions of Litres of Toxic Water in Sydney’s Drinking Water Catchment Must Be Rejected
Centennial Coal’s latest bid to dump an additional 42 million litres of toxic wastewater daily into Sydney’s drinking water catchment is a reckless attack on the health of millions of Sydneysiders and a disaster for the environment, says Greens MP and mining spokesperson Cate Faehrmann.
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Cadia’s Licence Should Not be Renewed After Latest Pollution Incident: Greens
Newmont’s Cadia Gold Mine should be stripped of its Environment Protection Licence after confirming today that its tailings dam has leaked contaminated water into groundwater, Greens MP and water and mining spokesperson Cate Faehrmann said today.
PARLIAMENT
Cadia Mine Environment Protection License
Ms Cate Faehrmann: My question is directed to the Minister for the Environment. The ABC reported today that Newmont mining has confirmed polluted water from its Cadia goldmine operations containing arsenic, zinc, manganese and sulphate has entered the groundwater. Cadia's environment protection licence does not specify pollutant limits for groundwater or...