THE state government has imposed new conditions on the proposed Shenhua coal mine, planned for the rich Liverpool plains farmland in the state's north-west, including controls to prevent the groundwater resource from being damaged, in a bid to counter concerns over the proposal.
But environmental groups said the government has got the cart before the horse by allowing work to continue on the project before its new land-use policy has been finalised.
As much as $14 billion worth of coal projects are planned over the next decade, causing concern about their impact on farming land and the environment.
Sydney Morning Herald
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