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Go-ahead for mining under city’s water supply

Sydney Morning Herald 26th June, 2009 IN THE first decision made under new mining laws, the NSW Government has approved modified plans for a massive expansion of coalmining under Sydney’s drinking water catchment. The first proposal put forward by a … Continue reading

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Labor knew about toxic water threat

Sydney Morning Herald 19th June, 2009 THE State Government knew more than two years ago that a river feeding Sydney’s water supply was being contaminated with high levels of toxic metals and poisons including arsenic. As volunteers testing water samples … Continue reading

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Toxic metals threat

Sydney Morning Herald 18th June, 2009 HEAVY metals and poisons such as arsenic, copper and boron are leaching out of a coal-fired power station near Lithgow, wiping out marine life in a river that feeds Sydney’s drinking water supply. The … Continue reading

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Water v coal is no contest

Sydney Morning Herald 15th June, 2009 ONCE again Sydney’s planners are confronted with a conflict between developers wanting to extract the maximum return from land, and the environmental impact on the rest of us. This one involves not more gargantuan … Continue reading

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Longwall mine plan a threat to water supply

Sydney Morning Herald 10th June 2009 SYDNEY’S drinking water supply in and around the historic Cataract Dam is about to be undercut by multistorey longwall coalmines, in a case that will test the NSW Government’s willingness to apply its own … Continue reading

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