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‘Fossil fuel free-for-all’: Queensland to block ‘activists’ from objecting to mining leases

The laws would prohibit objections from anyone living more than 125km away from a mining project, while also limiting the grounds for challenges.

‘Fossil fuel free-for-all’: Queensland to block ‘activists’ from objecting to mining leases

We haven't written up this one. The Sydney Morning Herald has the full story — the link below goes straight to it.

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US scraps greenhouse gas rules for power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency said it was repealing Biden-era limits on emissions made by power plants, in the "largest power sector deregulation action ever."

  • US administration reverses greenhouse gas emission rules for power plants
  • EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin announced scrapping of limits at G20 meeting
  • Decision aligns with fossil fuel industry support and regulatory burden reduction

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