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Adani has promised to fix its groundwater plan – but that might not be possible.
The federal government considered prosecuting Adani's potential environmental negligence over the history of its Australian CEO.
Throughout the centuries, a number of coal miners have documented their lives with paintings. Some of their works are now in museums and bring the stories of the "pitmen" back to life.
The legacy of the dirtiest of fuels – coal – has the potential to deliver a low carbon energy future.
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull's proposed changes to Australia's national environment act will significantly reduce judicial oversight on environmental decisions. Here's why that matters.
Mine communications are complex, slow and unreliable. The solution to keeping miners safe, and rescuing them when disaster strikes, might just be in their hands already.
As coal energy loses market share, major U.S. coal companies are filing for bankruptcy. One multi-billion-dollar question: will taxpayers be forced to pay for cleaning up abandoned mines?
Two years after Morwell was blanketed in smoke from the Hazelwood fire, environmental charges have been laid against the mine's operators. But the process should be more open and democratic - and quicker.
Methane is a stronger greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide, and Australia's coal mines are a major source.
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Director of the Centre for Energy and Natural Resources Law, Deakin Law School, Deakin University
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