Donald Trump Jr. took to Twitter on Tuesday to oppose a mining project in southwestern Alaska that his father’s administration has previously supported.
Trump Jr. said he “100%” agreed with Vice President Mike Pence’s former chief-of-staff Nick Ayers …
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The National Cabinet on Friday agreed to move to single-touch environmental approvals underpinned by national environmental standards for Commonwealth environmental matters.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was also hoping to cut exc…
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The National Cabinet on Friday agreed to move to single-touch environmental approvals underpinned by national environmental standards for Commonwealth environmental matters.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said the government was also hoping to cut exc…
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Aboriginal and human rights groups on Thursday called for miner Rio Tinto Ltd to be stripped of its status as a human rights leader following its destruction of an Aboriginal sacred site showing evidence of 46 000 years of human habitation.
With state…
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The Victorian government has launched a Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority and the Latrobe Valley Regional Rehabilitation Strategy (LVRRS) to steer the rehabilitation of the Latrobe Valley’s brown coal mines.
Minister for Resources Jaclyn Symes said t…
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The Minerals Council of Australia (MCA) on Monday unveiled its Climate Action Plan, demonstrating the Australian resources industry’s commitment to decarbonizing the economy and to address climate change.
CEO Tania Constable said that the plan outlin…
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Iron-ore major Fortescue Metals has set a target to achieve net zero operational emissions by 2040.
The company on Tuesday said that the net zero emissions goal was core to the its climate change strategy and underpinned by a pathway to decarbonisatio…
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The Western Australian Minister for Environment, Stephen Dawson, has approved the Lake Disappointment sulphate of potash (SOP) project.
Project developer Reward Minerals on Thursday said the Ministerial approval was the most significant milestone ach…
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The federal government on Thursday released the Technology Investment Roadmap discussion paper, which is aimed at bringing a strategic and system-wide view to future investments in low emissions technologies.
Minister for Energy and Emissions Reductio…
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China’s environment ministry on Monday called on China Minmetals Corp to improve implementation of environmental protection measures and oversight of subsidiaries in a less than glowing report on the state-run metals producer’s compliance.
As it looks…
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