Independent Planning Commission says climate change impacts from Hunter Valley project will be ‘outweighed’ by economic benefits * Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates * Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The New South Wales independent planner has approved the biggest coalmine project to ever go before it, allowing mining to continue until 2045 at a Hunter Valley project described by climate groups as a “carbon bomb”. The Independent Planning Commission (IPC) has green lit the Hunter Valley Operations Continuation Project after a contentious assessment that drew in climate and environment groups, unions, state authorities and more than 10,000 public submissions. Continue reading...

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