ENVIRONMENT

Bylong mine impact on farming land is limited: DPIE

THE NEW South Wales Department of Planning Industry & Environment has told a meeting of the Independent Planning Commission that Kepco’s proposed Bylong coal project will affect less than 8% of farmland if it is developed.

 Bylong Valley in NSW.

Bylong Valley in NSW.

Senior DPIE officers told the IPC that the land could be returned close to normal if rehabilitation using standards employed in the US.  DPIE officer Stephen O'Donoghue said an estimated 13% of the...

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