Environmental watchdog scraps strict carbon rules amid industry pressure

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The Environmental Protection Authority withdraws contentious new guidelines requiring major resource projects to completely offset their greenhouse gas emissions.

"We had a conversation for maybe 15 minutes, 20 minutes about it, but he obviously knew there were some very significant problems," he said.

"The EPA also appreciates that further discussion is merited to ensure that industry and stakeholders can anticipate how such guidelines can apply to proposals," the statement said. "Nor do we resile from our absolute right and obligation to provide advice to the Government on these matters," the statement said.

 

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😡Makes U wonder (a bit) who they’re REALLY working for. 😡

Respectfully, pleeease keep WA out of your Eastern States energy/power grid whatever, mess. This story is overblown.

They make it up as they go along, lucky it is fake so it doesn`t matter either way.

Carbon rules !? Do you mean carbon dioxide ?

...while there's profit to be made, lets rape and pillage

Don't say we are learning ?.

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