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Newcastle Herald
Newcastle Herald
Lucinda Garbutt-Young

MYSTERIOUS: Major mining companies to back environment minister over mount pleasant mine - You Need To See This

Environment minister Tanya Plibersek in question time. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

Major coal mining companies are set to support environment minister Tanya Plibersek in court later this year after she refused to stop approval of four coal mines, including one in the Hunter.

Environment Council of Central Queensland (ECoCeQ) mounted a legal challenge against Ms Plibersek in early June after she denied calls to consider global warming when assessing coal mine applications.

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