The Queensland Greens today used the opportunity to appear before the state parliament’s Environment, Agriculture, Resources and Energy Committee to object to provisions in a new Waste Reduction and Recycling Bill which will allow treated coal seam gas mining water to be released to Queensland waterways including those which provide drinking water supplies.
‘The clauses have been included as emergency provisions but what sort of emergency would require permission to release csg water for 12 months?’ state spokesperson Libby Connors asked following her appearance.
‘The Queensland Greens agree with the Queensland Murray-Darling Committee: an emergency might allow for 7 days release, not a year’s. Read More
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