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Queensland government move branded ‘another special deal’ for Carmichael mine

Green groups say the federal government decision amounts to ‘preferential treatment’

Senate inquiry to visit Port Augusta to investigate mistakes made after the closure of the Northern power plant

The Banks Group mine is going ahead despite fears it will devastate the local environment

Major hurdles to Carmichael mine remain despite comments by Karan Adani that the company has ‘completed financing’

Environmentalists have written to ministers, asking them to reform the planning system so that all future coal mines are automatically refused

The environmental impact of large-scale industrial activity can be felt long after the activity stops. A new study published in the journal ScienceDirect found that decades after the closure of the Giant Mine — located...

Windfall of $1bn shows state remains reliant on resources even amid renewables push

Decision meant Coalition could start funding coalmining projects while banks retreated

Queensland environment department will investigate but New Hope denies allegations

Case centres on state’s 2015 decision to hit company with bill for unpaid royalties and interest

Economist says Australian MPs ‘abusing the term’ in applying it to any decision to pull approval for Carmichael mine

Local people and environmentalists have 16 working days left to stop the first spade going into the ground at a beauty spot in Co Durham

Prosecution seen as key test of Queensland’s ability to hold mining companies to account

Through the magic of moss, anything is possible. Scientists at the University of Stockholm have discovered that Warnstofia fluitans, or floating hook moss, is capable of extracting arsenic from water. The miracle moss is...