TOH edition: Thursday, 8 October 2026 · Planet & Nature
Local people can shape the climate's future: Hunter Valley residents win top-court backing to block a coal mine expansion
Reported by english.kyodonews.net
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A Hunter Valley community group has won Australia's first climate change case before its highest court, which upheld a decision blocking the Mount Pleasant coal mine extension. The proposed expansion would have allowed an additional 406 million tons of coal to be extracted.
The victory shows residents can use the courts to challenge major fossil-fuel projects and require closer scrutiny of their climate consequences.
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