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Guardian: The deputy premier of Queensland, Jeff Seeney, will put a plan to state cabinet that would reverse the decision to dump sediment from the Abbot Point coal port development on the Great Barrier Reef, disposing of it on land instead, according to a report.
Seeney told the Weekend Australian he would then seek a meeting with the federal environment minister, Greg Hunt, to gain Canberra’s approval for the land-based solution.
As reported by the Guardian this week, it is understood that the proponents,......
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Australia: Reversal over Great Barrier Reef dredge dumping plan
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on September 6th, 2014
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