Legal stoush erupts over power station plans
Environmentalists have launched legal action against the proposed development of multi-billion dollar power stations in the New South Wales Hunter Valley and central west.
View ArticleRoad safety addressed in mine expansion approval
The local council's concerns about road safety near the BHP Billiton Mount Arthur mine in the Hunter Valley have been addressed in the latest approval for the colliery.
View ArticleNew mine inspectors start work
Planning Minister Tony Kelly says new inspectors will get straight down to business ensuring Hunter Valley coal mines are complying with consent conditions.
View ArticleHunter Valley mining plan takes shape
NSW Planning Minister Tony Kelly says a proposed Hunter Valley coal mining strategy is being prepared for a future industry workforce of 20,000 employees.
View ArticleFederal environment minister consults on new mine
Federal Environment Minister, Tony Burke, has inspected the site of Coal and Allied's long awaited Mount Pleasant open cut in the Hunter Valley.
View ArticleSpur-throated locusts swarm in NSW
An LHPA Ranger says that the swarms of female spur throated locusts which look set to lay eggs in the Nyngan area are, in her experience, unprecedented.
View ArticleSpur-throated locusts swarm in NSW
An LHPA Ranger says that the swarms of female spur throated locusts which look set to lay eggs in the Nyngan area are, in her 25 year experience, unprecedented.
View ArticleSpur-throated locusts swarm in NSW
An LHPA Ranger says that the swarms of female spur throated locusts which look set to lay eggs in the Nyngan area are, in her experience, unprecedented.
View ArticleAsthma ranked higher in new Upper Hunter report
The latest report on the potential health impacts of coal mining and other heavy industrial activity on Upper Hunter communities has found that asthma may be a more important issue for the region.
View ArticleSecurity tight at Hunter Valley power station
Security is tight at a big Hunter Valley power station, ahead of a planned protest tomorrow.
View ArticleMines in spotlight as air monitoring begins
NSW Minerals Council chief executive, Dr Nikki Williams, admits she has been "shocked" by the initial results of research into the cumulative impact of coal mining on the Upper Hunter.
View ArticleNSW Government releases latest mine performance stats
There has been a three-fold increase in the number of enforcement actions taken against coal mines by the NSW Department of Planning in the past year.
View ArticleMt Pleasant mining lease granted
After more than a decade in limbo Coal and Allied is ramping up plans for its controversial Mount Pleasant mining project in the Upper Hunter.
View ArticleHunter group lodges appeal over mine expansion
A Hunter Valley community group is appealing against the New South Wales government's approval of an $880 million expansion of the Ulan Coal Mine near Mudgee.
View ArticleSurvey reveals Hunter's sick rivers
A survey of the Hunter's waterways has revealed the health of some is so poor they could be at risk of dying completely.
View ArticleState Government's coal and gas scoping study under fire
Criticism of the State Government's coal and gas scoping study continues, with the lack of Hunter Valley representation on the stakeholder reference group under fire.
View ArticleHunter Valley mine trials new blasting products
Mining giant, Xstrata, has told the NSW Government it is trialing new blasting products to avoid fumes experienced at a Hunter Valley mine earlier this year.
View ArticleDocumentary sparks concern about water supplies
A Scone resident says she is now concerned for local water supplies after viewing the coal seam gas documentary 'Gasland'. Karen Macdonald was among 140 people who attended last night's screening of...
View ArticleHunter Council considers coal and gas mining ban
Upper Hunter Council will debate whether coal and gas mining should be banned in the shire.
View ArticleMining industry defends air monitors
The NSW Minerals Council has defended the Upper Hunter Air Quality Monitoring Network saying it was designed by a leading air quality expert in line with national standards for coarse particles.
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