Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case over Mount Pleasant coalmine
In a landmark judgment, the nation’s highest court ruled that the approval of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion in Muswellbrook was invalid.
The Guardian reports that in a landmark judgment, the nation’s highest court ruled that the approval of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coalmine expansion in Muswellbrook was invalid.
This environment story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Hunter Valley, Mount Pleasant and Australia.
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- United Kingdom · Europe
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- The Guardian
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- Hunter Valley, Mount Pleasant, Australia, South Wales
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- Environment
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