Australia: Green group launches new bid to block Tarkine mine

Guardian: Environmentalists have launched another legal bid to block mining in the Tarkine region of Tasmania, claiming that the government has failed to properly consider the impact on species including the Tasmanian devil. The Save the Tarkine group has lodged a case in the federal court to challenge the decision to grant environmental approval for Venture Minerals' proposed mine at Riley creek, in the north-west of Tasmania. Tasmania's planning authority dismissed an appeal by Save the Tarkine last......

Read Complete Article at Water Conserve: Water Conservation RSS News Feed

You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.