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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Environment
Graham Readfearn

FOUND: Largest ever nsw coalmine plan will put pressure on state s net zero target watchdog says | Mind Blowing Facts

Coal in the Hunter Valley
Coal in the Hunter Valley. The EPA says plans to extend the life of the Glencore-Yancoal HVO mining complex is ‘largest ever proposal put forward’ in NSW. Photograph: Mark Baker/AP

The New South Wales environment watchdog says a plan to extend the life of a Hunter Valley coal-mining complex to 2050 is the “largest coal-mining proposal ever put forward” in the state.

Plans by Yancoal and Glencore to keep its joint-venture Hunter Valley Operations (HVO) mines in the Upper Hunter region going would see almost 30m tonnes of CO2 released, the EPA said in a letter to the state’s planning department.

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