Coalmines planned in the Galilee Basin – including Adani’s Carmichael mine – understated the likely impacts on surrounding water resources, a federal government scientific report has found.
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| Green groups say the report shows Adani’s Carmichael plan and other mines have been approved based on inadequate environmental information. |
The bioregional assessment report into the cumulative impact of coalmine proposals was published quietly last week. It was compiled by experts from the CSIRO, Geosciences Australia, the Bureau of Meteorology and the federal environment department.
The report modelled information from seven of 17 proposed coalmines in the Galilee and found there was a greater than 95% chance that they would cause hydrological changes to the Belyando River Basin.
Read the story from The Guardian by Ben Smee - “Galilee Basin mine plans understated water impact, government report says.”
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