Court action launched over Tanya Plibersek’s ‘irrational’ coal mine approvals

Energy & Natural Resources 2023-06-06 12:29 pm By Gareth Baker | Sydney

Climate justice groups have launched a challenge to federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek’s decision to expand two proposed mega coal mines in NSW, arguing her refusal to accept the scientific evidence of climate risk was irrational and unlawful.