Court overturns massive coal mine approval on climate grounds - Sydney Morning Herald
Johnson Legal Director, Elaine Johnson, discusses the significance of a unanimous decision of the NSW Court of Appeal, overturning approval of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant coal mine expansion in the Upper Hunter.
Johnson Legal Principal Lawyer, Anita O’Hart, represented local Hunter Valley residents of the Denman Aberdeen Muswelbrook Scone Healthy Environment Group (DAMSHEG) in the NSW Court of Appeal. DAMSHEG challenged the Independent Planning Commission’s approval of MACH Energy’s Mount Pleasant Coal Mine expansion on grounds that included the failure to consider climate impacts on local communities.
