The expansion of a major coal mine would wipe out 50,000 blossom trees central to the survival of the critically endangered ...

A community group has successfully challenged the 22-year expansion of an open-cut coal mine, arguing the local effects of ...

Whitehaven Coal's proposed Winchester South mine is expected to produce up to 17 million tonnes of coal per year and "generate at least 583 million tonnes of climate pollution".

"The mine is an open-cut coal mine less than 10 km from the Great Barrier Reef, and the risk of pollution and irreversible damage to the reef is very real." ...

Australian open-cut coal mine operators may be able avoid reporting hundreds of thousands of tons of methane emissions if a government proposal to change how the releases are estimated is approved ...

Other mines that the ACCR says Glencore is seeking to expand include Hunter Valley Operations in NSW, the Rolleston Open Cut in Queensland state, and the Ulan Coal Mine Complex in NSW.

Protesters have rallied outside a court opposing what is set to be one of Australia's biggest coal mines, saying the ...

The Australian government on Wednesday turned down a proposal for a new open-cut coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, invoking environmental laws and the risk of “irreversible damage.” The ...

In a rare environmental victory, Australia’s environment minister Tanya Plibersek has rejected a proposed open-cut coal mine in Queensland. Open-cut mining, or pit mining, is a process where rocks and ...

“I’ve decided that the adverse environmental impacts are simply too great,” Plibersek said in her Twitter message. “The mine is an open cut coal mine less than 10 km from the Great Barrier ...

The Australian government on Wednesday turned down a proposal for a new open-cut coal mine near the Great Barrier Reef, invoking environmental laws and the risk of “irreversible damage.” The ...