A moratorium has been recommended for all future coal seam gas (CSG) projects until further research is carried out and the approval process tightened to cover such issues as how salt will be disposed of and the likelihood of the earth sinking.
A Senate committee on Wednesday handed down an interim report on CSG mining, which includes 24 recommendations to prevent the sector from damaging agriculture or the environment.
One of them is a moratorium on future CSG mining until approvals include an independent assessment of possible earth surface movements and whether salt and brine residue can be effectively removed.
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