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Court Overturns Massive Coal Mine Approval on Climate Grounds

MOUNT PLEASANT COAL MINE NEAR MUSWELLBROOK, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA, JUL 24 – The NSW Court of Appeal found the Independent Planning Commission failed to consider climate impacts from exported coal, halting a 247 million tonne expansion until 2048, court documents show.

  • A Hunter Valley community group won a legal challenge to halt a significant coal mine expansion in New South Wales.
  • The New South Wales Court of Appeal ruled that the Independent Planning Commission's approval was invalid, stating it failed to consider climate impacts.
  • Wendy Wales of the Denman Aberdeen Muswellbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group described the ruling as a "landmark case" for the environment.
  • Environmental lawyer Elaine Johnson stated that this ruling could change how the New South Wales Government deals with emissions from coal mines.
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Hunter community group's court win could have big aftershocks for mining

Upper Hunter's legal win against a massive coal project reshapes NSW's approach to climate impact considerations.

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singletonargus.com.au broke the news in on Thursday, July 24, 2025.
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