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Health impacts of coal mining on babies to be studied as part of $1m boost
2+ hour, 13+ min ago (551+ words) Two University of Newcastle cardiovascular specialists have been awarded $1.2 million in medical research funding to improve heart health in the Hunter. The funding will support research into how babies' health is affected by air pollution from coal mining and bushfires…...
A new coal-fired power station and the 'cult of net zero': inside Hunter mining conference
13+ hour, 51+ min ago (653+ words) One Nation's NSW leader Stuart Bonds has implored the Hunter's mining community to fight back against what he described as the "cult of net zero" and confirmed the party wants to build a new coal-fired power station in the region....
'Absolutely devastating': worker dies in incident at Hunter coal mine
12+ hour, 45+ min ago (542+ words) A worker has been killed at a Hunter Valley mine on Monday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the United Wambo mine, west of Singleton, about 1pm following reports that a man had been struck by a truck. The man, believed…...
Nearly 300 Hunter coal jobs gone in staged mine closure
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (465+ words) One of the Hunter's largest coal mining companies will close one of its mines within 18 months, taking almost 300 jobs with it. Yancoal on Tuesday morning told its Ashton coal mine workforce the mine would be closed in stages, with a…...
'We don't take an ideological position': HVO mine extension referred for determination
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (574+ words) The man who will determine whether the state's biggest coal mining project proceeds says its environmental impacts need to be evaluated in the same way as a renewable energy proposal. Hunter Valley Operations, a joint venture project between Glencore and…...
Letters to the editor: Liddell Power Station closure signals end of coal-fired era in NSW | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW
2+ mon, 6+ day ago (604+ words) 'Years of underperformance': Impossible win for the Blues but they were outgunned Newcastle Herald 'Years of underperformance': Impossible win for the Blues but they were outgunned Blues, no wonder, along with NSW, you exploded with relief, with an impossible win,…...
'Not some sort of moral competition': minister backs new coal projects
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (541+ words) Industry and Science Minister Tim Ayres thinks that new coal and gas projects are not incompatible with Australia's net zero ambitions, and could contribute to global energy security. Senator Ayres' comments appeared to be at odds with the NSW government's…...
Daniel Roberts: Mount Hutton project hit with $60,000 pollution fines | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW
3+ mon, 4+ week ago (488+ words) Regulators issue $60,000 in pollution fines for a Mount Hutton development linked to Daniel Roberts. Uncover the ongoing defect issues....
Coal mine challenge reaches Australia's highest court
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (511+ words) For the couple behind a coal mine expansion challenge that's reached three levels of courts over four years, every fraction of a degree of warming matters. The Upper Hunter Valley region where Wendy Wales and Tony Lonergan call home has…...
Anoulack Chanthivong silent on agency's mine water pollution | Newcastle Herald | Newcastle, NSW
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (656+ words) Better Regulation Minister Anoulack Chanthivong refused to address Subsidence Advisory NSW's alleged pollution causing damage to Hunter homes. Uncover the agency's history of controversy....