Environmental assessments could go out the window for mining projects, windfarms and other developments, green groups say
Environmental assessments could go out the window for mining projects, windfarms and other developments, green groups say
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Changes to New South Wales’s planning laws designed to fast-track housing are so broad they could facilitate fast-tracking of mines, power projects and infrastructure without environmental assessment, the Environmental Defenders Office has warned.
The proposed changes to NSW’s planning system, announced in September, were billed as a once-in-a-generation change that will speed up housing approvals.
Continue reading...Source: Guardian - World News
