Hunter Valley community group wins landmark high court climate change case

The Guardian Australia · 2026-10-07T00:20:29.000Z · Climate

Ruling on Mount Pleasant coalmine shows ‘we cannot continue to dig up coal … and pretend the consequences have nothing to do with us’, group saysA Hunter Valley community group has won Australia’s first high court case to consider climate change, in a ruling advocates say sets a binding national precedent for fossil fuel projects in New South Wales.In a landmark judgment, the nation’s highest court upheld an unanimous ruling by the NSW court of appeal that overturned MACH Energy’s proposed expansion of its Mount Pleasant coalmine in Muswellbrook. Continue reading...

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